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I am 36 years old, living on the North Essex border with Suffolk, England. This is me with my Godson Keir Young at Aldeburgh (Suffolk, England). On 1st June 2007 I am due to start a round-the-world bicycle ride starting in Vancouver, Canada. Taking in Alaska, USA, New Zealand and Australia - I am not too sure where to go from Oz!!!



Travel Blog Posts


Dearest kind Colin

Published: September 16th 2007North America » Canada » British Columbia
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September 16th 2007

Dearest kind Colin For those of you who may not know, Colin has passed away. Please remember his kindness, fantastic personality and great smile in all of your thoughts & prayers. To say he will be sadly missed is the greatest of understatements. Rest in Peace Aunt Joan, Julie, Nigel, Lauren and Jonathan ... read more



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August 17th 2007

***CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE PAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS, TO SEE THESE CLICK ON THE RELEVANT PAGE NUMBER AT THE FOOT OF THIS DIARY ENTRY*** *** MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IS colin.d.Snowdon@hotmail.com PLEASE DROP ME A LINE FROM TIME TO TIME*** ***FEEL FREE TO FORWARD MY EMAIL ADDRESS OR DIARY BLOG ONTO ANYONE THAT MAY BE INTERESTED*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'PREVIOUS JOURNALS' IKON AT THE FOOT OF THIS DIARY ENTRY*** I have ridden through many tiny towns on my trip. Many only consist of a few ramshackle huts and outhouses, usually each with a scrap yard of rusting junk strewn all around. A lot of people living in these wild, lonely places are here for one reason and one ... read more



Anchorage - made it!

Published: August 15th 2007North America » United States » Alaska » Anchorage
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July 30th 2007

***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY PREVIOUS JOURNALS, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AND CLICK ‘PREVIOUS JOURNALS’*** ***PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IS Colin.d.snowdon@hotmail.com *** **PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD MY DIARY ONTO ANYONE YOU FEEL MAY BE INTERESTED*** ***PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE PAGE OF PHOTOS - TO VIEW THE OTHER PAGES SIMPLY CLICK THE PAGE NUMBER AT THE FOOT OF THIS ENTRY*** Howdee folks. Okay, there has been an amazing amount of things happening and my head is literally spinning. I have not had access to the internet for ages, so I am going to be pounding out the diary entries to bring everyone up to date. These will not be in order, but I don’t think that this will make any difference. In ... read more



Skagway, Juneau & Whitehorse

Published: September 4th 2007North America » Canada » Yukon » Whitehorse
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July 22nd 2007

***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY PREVIOUS JOURNALS, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AND CLICK ‘PREVIOUS JOURNALS’*** ***PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IS Colin.d.snowdon@hotmail.com *** **PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD MY DIARY ONTO ANYONE YOU FEEL MAY BE INTERESTED*** ***PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE PAGE OF PHOTOS - TO VIEW THE OTHER PAGES SIMPLY CLICK THE PAGE NUMBER AT THE FOOT OF THIS ENTRY*** Now that I am back in Vancouver the internet access is excellent and I will be getting my diaries fully up to date, before heading off down the west coast of America to San Diego. It is very weird being back here, having completed a full loop of British Columbia and Alaska, and cycled over 5,000 km. Suddenly there are millions of ... read more



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July 21st 2007

***CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE PAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS, TO SEE THESE CLICK ON THE RELEVANT PAGE NUMBER AT THE FOOT OF THIS DIARY ENTRY*** *** MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IS colin.d.Snowdon@hotmail.com PLEASE DROP ME A LINE FROM TIME TO TIME*** ***FEEL FREE TO FORWARD MY EMAIL ADDRESS OR DIARY BLOG ONTO ANYONE THAT MAY BE INTERESTED*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'PREVIOUS JOURNALS' IKON AT THE FOOT OF THIS DIARY ENTRY*** Thanks to everyone who has wished me happy birthday for the 14th August, I had an excellent time in Prince Rupert - thanks to Emily, Christine, Tom & Dianne and Mike & Becky, Bob, Marcia & Sophia for the cards, pressies, cake and the resulting hangover etc. More to ... read more



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July 13th 2007

***CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, THEN CLICK THE 'PREVIOUS JOURNALS' AT THE FOOT OF THIS ENTRY*** ***PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD ME ANY EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY DIARY ENTRIES AUTOMATICALLY*** ***PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS - TO VIEW PAGE 2 SIMPLY CLICK ON '2' AT THE FOOT OF THIS*** Apologies to everyone that has been patiently awaiting my next blog, but I simply haven't had any internet access for weeks. I am currently in Whitehorse and will be publishing a number of journals (not necessarily in the right order, but there you go). if you RECEIVE a number of emails, they will be different so don't delete any of them thinking they are duplicates. The internet access in ... read more



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July 4th 2007

***CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE ‘PREVIOUS JOURNALS’ ICON AT THE FOOT OF THIS BLOG*** ***THERE ARE TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS. CLICK ON ‘2’ AT THE FOOT OF THIS BLOG TO SEE THE SECOND PAGE*** ***PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD ME ANY EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY DIARY AUTOMATICALLY*** I arrived in Stewart having followed the Glacier Highway 37A down to its dead end. The 37A is only 65km long, but it is a stunning 65km, with seriously high mountains on all sides. You have to stretch your neck upwards to see where they meet the sky. There is still a lot of snow on the top of the higher peaks, following an abnormally high snowfall that started in ... read more



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July 3rd 2007

***CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, THEN CLICK THE 'PREVIOUS JOURNALS' AT THE FOOT OF THIS ENTRY*** ***PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD ME ANY EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY DIARY ENTRIES AUTOMATICALLY*** Apologies to everyone that has been patiently awaiting my next blog, but I simply haven't had any internet access for weeks. I am currently in Whitehorse and will be publishing a number of journals (not necessarily in the right order, but there you go). if you RECEIVE a number of emails, they will be different so don't delete any of them thinking they are duplicates. The internet access in Whitehorse is poor as well as being $12 per hour so I am not too sure how many blog's I can afford ... read more



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June 28th 2007

***CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*** ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE ‘PREVIOUS JOURNALS’ ICON AT THE FOOT OF THIS BLOG*** ***THERE ARE TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS. CLICK ON ‘2’ TO SEE THE SECOND PAGE*** ***PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD ME ANY EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY DIARY AUTOMATICALLY*** Kitwanga to Meziadin Junction - 165km 12 hours in the saddle I was awoken at gone midnight by a very loud bang. I jumped up listening to the remnants of the bang echoing around the mountains. It sounded like a gunshot. I took my earplugs out and sat in the dark listening. I wear earplugs in the tent because I would rather not know if something is outside. Ignorance is bliss as far as I am ... read more



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June 25th 2007

*** CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE *** *** TO VIEW MY PREVIOUS BLOGS, SCROLL DOWN & CLICK 'PREVIOUS JOURNALS'*** I know that I have only just sent a blog, but I have found a really good internet access point that is free, so I am taking the opportunity to update you on the latest goings on. Sorry if this is too much for you all to take in, but it helps rest my weary legs whilst I put these together. Prince George to Vanderhoof - 125km 9 hrs in the saddle On the advice of a number of people in Prince George, I have purchased some bear mace. Apparently the chances of a bear encounter (both Grizzly and/or Black/Brown) now increases significantly as I make my way Northwest along the Yellowhead Highway 16, so it ... read more






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