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	Janapar: Love, on a Bike 3.99 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Hit The Road: A Beginner’s Guide To Cycle Touring & Bikepacking 4.31 avg rating — 134 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essential Gear For Adventure Cycle Touring 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armenia by Deirdre Holding, Tom Allen (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tom’s Bike Trip Continues (UK Edition)

An update for readers wondering why this blog suddenly went silent about 18 months ago.

No, I didn’t receive a life-changing diagnosis. No, I’m not having a mid-life crisis (I had it at 23). No, I didn’t become a parent or divorcee. And no, I didn’t (yet) resume my attempt to cycle round the world.

Instead, I stumbled upon, applied for, was offered, and accepted the first fulltime job of my life: a

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

by David Graeber

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Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness

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Yemen : Travels in Dictionary Land

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