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Scary Tunnel

I wondered how many had died inside there. I know I was getting worried that one of us might pass out.

Sep 24, 2024

Scary Tunnel

Sep 24, 2024

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Lost in the Desert — Southern Morocco

And then the track we were following across the sand disappeared…

Oct 14, 2024

Lost in the Desert — Southern Morocco

Oct 14, 2024

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An Encounter With Real Bikers in Vietnam

In the remote forests of Vietnam, close to the Cambodian border, I met men who redefine what it means to be a biker

Oct 17, 2024

An Encounter With Real Bikers in Vietnam

Oct 17, 2024

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Beneath Georgia’s Ancient Towers: A Journey through History and Decay

The depth of history here humbles me as the timelessness of it is overwhelming

Oct 24, 2024

A bike parked on the side of the road with an old castle and the mountains of Georgia in the background.

Oct 24, 2024

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Judy Dench Bikes

It’s that way with bikes too…

Sep 2, 2024

An early model BMW on a dirt road with a rope tied around the saddle.

Sep 2, 2024

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In the Rain, I Am Taken in by a Kazakh Woman Who Offers Me a Bed for the Night

We two spend a companionable evening together without a shared language

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A laden off-road motorcycle stands on a muddy track next to a leaning wooden fence and a small log-built Russian house.

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Kindness and Hurt on Our Long Walk to Lourenco Marques

These memories of a 12-year-old have remained with me for decades

Jul 1

A man and his son stand next to a rail line in the bush veld.

Jul 1

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Random Conversations on a Road Trip Across Rural America

Listening to ordinary folk talk reveals the heart of a nation

Jun 26

Pictures on a cafe wall depicting three smiling young women.

Jun 26

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I Visit the Museum of Oppression, Tomsk, Siberia

I feel the despair of vanished hopes brush cold against my skin

Jun 22

An old woman waters flowers in a church garden.

Jun 22

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The Long Road to Botswana

A hope-filled journey by thumb during Apartheid South Africa

Jun 20

A young man stands on a roadside, hitching.

Jun 20

Lawrence Bransby

Lawrence Bransby

What defines me? Teacher? South African? British? But the ME in this life seems to have become the desire for adventure motorcycle travel - hence my stories.

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