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	<title>Ride Earth &#187; Cycling</title>
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		<title>City Cycling</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2011/02/01/city-cycling/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2011/02/01/city-cycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructive Ranting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am now a cyclist in the city of London. I regularly find myself zipping along the streets of concrete beside pavement walkers avoiding black taxis and people driving aggressively but I love to cycle in the city. There is a great sense of independence and freedom from winding through the mazes of the back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bicycle touring equipment kit list</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/09/26/the-bicycle-touring-equipment-kit-list/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/09/26/the-bicycle-touring-equipment-kit-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=1092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good design, when it’s done well, becomes invisible. It’s only when it’s done poorly that we notice it. The idea is to design your bicycle touring equipment kit list so well that you don&#8217;t even need to think about it when you go on your cycle trip. To begin with you will have to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend in Switzerland, Scott, Moulton, and &#8216;The Ride&#8217; Journal</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/09/07/weekend-in-switzerland-scott-moulton-and-the-ride-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/09/07/weekend-in-switzerland-scott-moulton-and-the-ride-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently spent a fantastic weekend in deepest Switzerland; near to the city of Bern with an engineer at Scott bikes who has just recently finished work on the new Scott Genius LT full suspension bike which is the most advanced do-all mountain bike available on the market today with suspension travel settings that allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Bryne &#8211; the Bicycle Diaries, Cycle touring as a narrative and a way to understand the &#8216;real world&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/08/25/david-bryne-the-bicycle-diaries-cycle-touring-as-a-narrative-and-a-way-to-understand-the-real-world/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/08/25/david-bryne-the-bicycle-diaries-cycle-touring-as-a-narrative-and-a-way-to-understand-the-real-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructive Ranting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read some of David Byrne&#8217;s Bicycle Diaries; his observations by bicycle as his primary mode of city transport during his career as a musician and artist. In a conversational style, Byrne talks about the thoughts inspired by what he sees whilst riding his bike. I recently listened to a podcast of &#8216;the Bike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georiders &#8211; Mountain Biking in the Republic of Georgia</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/07/27/georiders-mountain-biking-in-the-republic-of-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/07/27/georiders-mountain-biking-in-the-republic-of-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructive Ranting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was travelling in India in 2009, I often dreamt of going back to Georgia and doing loads of mountain biking. I wanted to get involved in the local biking community and contribute. Back in Georgia, I was lucky to meet some local mountain bikers. I didn&#8217;t expect to find them because I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utility cycling and long distance cycling</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/07/15/utility-cycling-and-long-distance-cycling/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/07/15/utility-cycling-and-long-distance-cycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It is the most common type of cycling in the world&#8221; I recently cycled from Dover to London and from London to Stevenage on the way back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A couple of Morons go off the beaten track</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/06/06/a-couple-of-morons-go-off-the-beaten-track/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/06/06/a-couple-of-morons-go-off-the-beaten-track/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mongolia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last week of riding Tom and I have hit the off the beaten track after deciding that it would be more interesting. From Bulgan we reached the end of the asphault which was a token gesture as we left the settlement. Soon we were back on the dirt tracks which have made Mongolian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind-powered pedalling and diving into walls of dust for fun</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/28/wind-powered-pedalling-and-diving-into-walls-of-dust-for-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/28/wind-powered-pedalling-and-diving-into-walls-of-dust-for-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Summed up the last week has been a lot of fun cycling off-road tracks through stunning scenery with a generous helping of bizarre weather conditions. We started out from Ulaan Baatar on a hot sunny afternoon through the gridlocked traffic but were soon in the countryside. We stopped briefly for a plate of noodles with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soviet Mattress Suspension and Ulaan Baatar</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/22/soviet-mattress-suspension-and-ulaan-baatar/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/22/soviet-mattress-suspension-and-ulaan-baatar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom and I are now in Ulaan Baatar. The bus journey here was arduous. We expected it to take around seven hours  but it took the entire day. However, one day is nothing compared to the four days on the train. The bus had extra springy suspension and Tom and I were lucky enough to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain biking across Mongolia – Trans Siberian to Ulan Ude</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/16/mountain-biking-across-mongolia-%e2%80%93-trans-siberian-to-ulan-ude/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/05/16/mountain-biking-across-mongolia-%e2%80%93-trans-siberian-to-ulan-ude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 18:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2010/06/06/mountain-biking-across-mongolia-%e2%80%93-trans-siberian-to-ulan-ude/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom and I are in Ulan Ude. We spent 4 days on the train and 5600km on the Trans Siberian crossing Russia from Moscow. I came overland from London to Moscow via Eurolines and Ecolines buses. Tom came from Yerevan on trains and buses and took the ferry from Trabzon (Turkey) to Sochi (Russia). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curry, Dolma and Wilderness Mountain Biking in Armenia</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/11/15/curry-dolma-and-wilderness-mountain-biking-in-armenia/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/11/15/curry-dolma-and-wilderness-mountain-biking-in-armenia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom emailed me last week to tell me he was going to follow an old man on a horse to a hot spring at 3000m. That sounded like my idea of fun so I decided to go to Yerevan and do it. I went to the bus station in Ortachala in Tbilisi at 9.30 am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bicycle Critical Mass Tbilisi, Georgia for Climate Week</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/10/26/bicycle-critical-mass-tbilisi-georgia-for-climate-week/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/10/26/bicycle-critical-mass-tbilisi-georgia-for-climate-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 24th October cyclists, walkers and skaters gathered outside the Philharmonia theatre in Tbilisi to parade down Rustaveli as part of Climate Week combined with the &#8216;Tbilisoba&#8217; or Tbilisi&#8217;s day- a yearly traditional celebration. All the cyclists from the locality were there including some 50 teenagers with mountain bikes and bmxes. A huge  inflatable earth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weddings, unlike lightning, strike in the same place twice&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/10/06/weddings-unlike-lightning-strike-in-the-same-place-twice/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/10/06/weddings-unlike-lightning-strike-in-the-same-place-twice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post in a while to the Ride Earth blog because I&#8217;ve not been cycle touring recently. I returned via Public transport back from France to Tbilisi  at the end of the summer. I met Tom in Venice and we spent a long and strange evening sleeping on a bench drinking wine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memories from Iran</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/08/21/memories-from-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/08/21/memories-from-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write something more about my experience in Iran. At the time I didn&#8217;t write much on the blog. But I did write a lot in my diary which will appear in a book in the future. Some experiences stay in my mind in particular. They started at Agarak, the Armenian-Iranian border. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Frame</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/07/24/new-kona-caldera-mountain-bike-frame/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/07/24/new-kona-caldera-mountain-bike-frame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday I received a shiny new Kona Caldera aluminium hardtail mountain bike frame from Kona.  They supported Tom and I with our Explosif frames. However, my frame came a cropper in New Delhi when it snapped near the rear dropout (after 16k of riding loaded with luggage). I was able to get it welded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Two Month Storm</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/07/13/a-two-month-storm/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/07/13/a-two-month-storm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4HWW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew welch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CENN]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dave allen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demonstrations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Long time since I wrote, I know. In fact I&#8217;ve been spending a lot of time in front of a computer. I&#8217;ve been writing every morning and now have written 95000 words of my book. I met one of my sister&#8217;s friends a couple of days ago who has just finished writing a book she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 things I&#8217;ve learnt from writing a book so far</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/06/01/10-things-ive-learnt-from-writing-a-book-so-far/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/06/01/10-things-ive-learnt-from-writing-a-book-so-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m now 55,000 words into my book&#8217;s first draft and I&#8217;ve learnt a few things which I thought I&#8217;d share: Get up early in the morning to write. e.g. 6 am. I tried writing late at night and got into a counter-productive routine of falling asleep at 10.30 pm, waking up at 2 am and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting things clear</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/26/getting-things-clear/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/26/getting-things-clear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructive Ranting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working a lot on creative stuff recently. My profession is in the field of web design. I&#8217;ve been posting artwork onto the Ride Earth flickr photo album, and other creative nuggets of inspiration and perhaps they don&#8217;t belong there. So I&#8217;m working on splitting things up so that Ride Earth is just about [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Youtube video: Is cycle touring becoming boring?</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/09/youtube-video-is-cycle-touring-becoming-boring/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/09/youtube-video-is-cycle-touring-becoming-boring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructive Ranting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interesting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to a Youtube video: &#8216;Is cycle touring becoming boring&#8217;? It&#8217;s as interesting as you allow yourself to make it. It&#8217;s the same as any travel, but you&#8217;re on a bike. If I&#8217;m not mistaken, you cannot say that travel in general is becoming boring&#8230;. If you&#8217;re a boring person and you don&#8217;t go [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Holi Smokes Batman!</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/03/17/holi-smokes-batman/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/03/17/holi-smokes-batman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[powder]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week it was the Holi festival where people throw colourful powder and drench each other with water. I took a cycle ride through the Mehrauli area near the Qutab Minar monument just as the festivities were peaking in the morning. Most people were stained from head to toe a shade of purple which resulted [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving India and onward to Kathmandu</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/02/05/leaving-india-and-onward-to-kathmandu/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/02/05/leaving-india-and-onward-to-kathmandu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddhism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enlightenment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extrawheel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Filming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaffer Tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting Lost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improvisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intrigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lethargy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental  State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Negativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedalling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relaxed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stomach Bug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Street Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trekking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I arrived last night in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. The country holds great intrigue for me and my initial impressions do not disappoint. Kathmandu is a relaxed and historical place which, I get the inkling, has a great deal to offer for those who are willing to hang about and dig deeper below the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Donating a bike on behalf of Wheels4Life</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/01/29/donating-a-bike-on-behalf-of-wheels4life/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/01/29/donating-a-bike-on-behalf-of-wheels4life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashram]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bike Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donating a bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orphanage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-sufficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suburbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Varanasi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wheels4Life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was taking photos of a beautiful sunset after a long day&#8217;s ride when I chanced upon a couple of Hindu nuns who were standing outside their school / orphanage. When I first noticed the orange-clad ladies they spent some minutes watching me do various acrobatics getting different angles of the sky and I  noticed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Days at an Ashram</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/01/12/8-days-at-an-ashram/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/01/12/8-days-at-an-ashram/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banana Plantations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharoch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Get Off the Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedalling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Towns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Camping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel a bit like I haven&#8217;t been telling the full story through the blog in terms of what&#8217;s been going on. This is mainly because I&#8217;ve had to do everything from internet cafes and time and expense are a factor. December involved a decision to get off the main highway and spend some time [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swimming with dolphins</title>
		<link>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2008/12/07/orange-is-the-colour/</link>
		<comments>http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2008/12/07/orange-is-the-colour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Almond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aroused]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhaji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bizarre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daughtered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dhaal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating With My Fingers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward De Bono]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fingers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Decision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grandfather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gujarat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Husband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jainism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lateral Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milling about]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procrastination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rolling Pin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Smiling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Temples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thighs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Variety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Camping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://andy.ride-earth.org.uk/?p=260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a strange last week. The urge to use some of my newly rediscovered lateral thinking skills has been bubbling to the surface. I found Edward De Bono&#8217;s book Lateral Thinking in a book shop in Quetta and through reading it, I&#8217;ve found inspiration to find new challenging adventures and varied experiences. Cycle touring [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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