By Howard Gethin, Posted Nov 26, 2006
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Check the fine-print in your travel insurance – cycling is often in the dangerous activities category – so if you need to make a medical claim, make sure the police report doesn’t mention you were cycling at the time. Naturally, you might want to insure the bike too, if it’s worth it.
Certain countries will also like to know that you are cycling across them, and with some it is best not to mention bikes at all (China, being one). Don’t assume you’ll be let across a border on a bike, though generally it’s only an issue in places that have quite sensitive borders. In China, it used to be illegal for foreigners to travel between cities on a bike – according some officials it might still be…
When I first started traveling the only people who carried cell phones were drug dealers and to be seen talking on one was a bit of a giveaway.
No travelers ...
There was a feel-good article in the Guardian the other day about laughter classes in Tehran.
God knows there’s lots to laugh about. Here’s a comic speech given by the ...
