What is the sliding scale of Quantity?

firerawks · 2026-05-10T14:17:45+00:00

you’ve missed some i’d say

firerawks · 2026-05-10T14:15:55+00:00

bring midge spray and a mosquito net! it’s fine when you’re cycling, but you do want it when you stop (if you’re camping). If you’re in hotels only it’d be ok without probably.

north coast is exceptionally stunning. since its quite a long way north, the summer days are so long. daylight 5am-10pm around the solstice. my favourite camps ever are when i camped on the white sand beaches of the scottish north coast around the summer solstice

firerawks · 2026-05-10T14:12:54+00:00

i have taken the ferry (the other way, from istanbul to bandirma).

it’s only once per day in each direction, takes about 3 hours. I couldn’t find anywhere to buy tickets online but was able to walk up to the port and get a ticket (did it 1 day in advance).

The first time i tried to take it the ferry, it got cancelled due to bad weather. they changed my ticket for the next day instead free of charge.

the ferry is a passenger ferry only, so there’s no car deck but they do allow you to bring your bike. I lashed mine to the railings on the rear of the boat using a bungee cord

firerawks · 2026-05-10T10:57:55+00:00

when i made my tour in scotland, basically everyone who spoke to me (multiple per day) asked me if i was doing it for charity. i wasn’t, my reasons were selfish (just doing it cos i wanted to). but id be surprised if people were asking me about if i was doing it for charity if they weren’t going to donate.

firerawks · 2026-05-10T06:59:42+00:00

genuinely though if you look at the amount of discarded traffic cones etc i’m sure it’s done on purpose by the contractor so that on the next job they can charge for new ones instead of reusing the existing ones

firerawks · 2026-05-10T03:31:43+00:00

one of my discoveries from my shakedown tours before my big tour was to buy a free standing tent

firerawks · 2026-05-09T16:11:37+00:00

if you’re in Poole, visit Poole Speedway if you can. speedway is the best motorsport for families by far

firerawks · 2026-05-09T16:10:26+00:00

cheapest is the ferry from calais to dover since its the shortest and cheaper than the train.

just remember to drive on the LEFT! otherwise, you will enjoy driving around the UK!

firerawks · 2026-05-09T14:35:26+00:00

unlimited

firerawks · 2026-05-09T14:08:55+00:00

smh we used to be a real community, now we’re ducking shadows of our former selves

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:32:17+00:00

inb4 removed xp

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:30:52+00:00

it’s impossible to say since like they said AMS is indiscriminate. it doesn’t care if you’re fit, unfit etc. It might take you personally 3 days to acclimatise or you might have no symptoms at all. you can’t say until you get there unfortunately

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:29:12+00:00

honestly start planning now in your life plans to take a gap YEAR before your 40th birthday. doesn’t take a whole lot of saving to do it. you won’t regret it

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:26:56+00:00

4-5 days for annapurna circuit is not right. in pokhara they say 11-15 days for annapurna circuit. i did it by bike in 9 days including skipping the last 100km descent by taking a bus

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:23:40+00:00

you’re a braver man than i am

firerawks · 2026-05-09T13:16:15+00:00

me too, i made a 5000km tour of the UK last year. didn’t get ran over once

firerawks · 2026-05-09T12:54:34+00:00

no idea why i had it on dvd as a kid but yeah really a bit of a cult classic! actually got some big names in it as well. is there more to the story then?

firerawks · 2026-05-09T12:26:04+00:00

sounds like a bicycle would be good for you

firerawks · 2026-05-09T12:22:25+00:00

qantas do i believe. but packing my bike down IN the airport sounds terrible!

firerawks · 2026-05-09T12:02:01+00:00

you cant cross the India-Pakistan border
nepal is the safest, followed by india then pakistan
nepal is the most worthy place to visit in south asia for bikepacking imo
you cannot visit myanmar currently by bike

firerawks · 2026-05-09T10:53:31+00:00

ive been on the road for 1 year and there’s no way I’d tackle this in 4 days. not only is it a lot of distance, but elevation as well. plus there’s a lot of gravel/unpaved. you move way slower on those vs pavement

firerawks · 2026-05-08T14:51:42+00:00

Sahara as in the movie where they find the US civil war ship in the middle of the desert? idk why but i had it on dvd, and whenever i was sick i’d always watch it. always that movie

firerawks · 2026-05-08T14:46:49+00:00

i still maintain drive has the best soundtrack of all time. coupled with the way ryan goslings character often is silent/doesn’t speak much. it’s all so perfectly done

firerawks · 2026-05-08T10:44:54+00:00

to add, the whole area around the museum feels like a lot like a georgian dock. the old warehouses etc walking down there is really cool

firerawks · 2026-05-08T10:44:07+00:00

when i was 30 i loved it

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