Every one of them, mostly men, were stark naked, basking in the sunlight. On their backs, on their sides, legs splayed or crossed, they read and chatted the afternoon away. We watched, amazed, as one of them stood up beside his bicycle and began packing away his belongings.
About
Old World Wandering is the story of two overland journeys. The first was from London to Shanghai. Over the course of 18 months, Claire and I covered 39 000 kilometres, passed through 20 countries and slept in a variety of bad hotels. The second, from Shanghai to Cape Town, the city we both call home, has not yet begun – but our itchy feet will be back on the road by the end of 2010.
Find out more
- London to Shanghai, overland: Our route from one end of Eurasia to the other, with links to articles and photos uploaded along the way.
- Shanghai to Cape Town, overland: Our rough itinerary, and a good place to make suggestions.
- Overland travel: Why? Not because we’re afraid of flying.
- Photos: We’ve taken 25,000 since leaving London and put the best online.
- Map: Both journeys charted on an interactive Google map.
- Categories: We’ve broken the old world into regions. Moving west to east, following the course of our first journey, there’s the British Isles, the Continent, the Near East, Middle East and North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East. On our second journey, we’ll revisit the Indian Subcontinent, the Far East, the Middle East and North Africa as well as pass through South-East Asia, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Us: More people read about Claire, probably because she has pretty eyes. I have a profile too.
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- Email: Write to me at iain@oldworldwandering.com or Claire at claire@oldworldwandering.com.
