28 April 10
I am looking for more corporate donations to my charities landaid and 'footballs for fun' as the games approach in order to reach my total of 20,000. We have publicity being arranged in a few papers and ITV and are hoping to increase on this, so any donations would represent…
17 April 10
'I love you more than you know'....At last. Someone loves me. And by the sounds of it, quite alot! I'll admit that to finally hear this utterance from one of a pair of Ethiopian girls as I cycled past them is fairly unexpected, but that is neither here nor there.…
3 April 10
Abound in Abyssinia Call me a lout, call me a yob, call be a Stella drinking Brits-on-tour hooligan, I don’t care. The Muslims have got it all wrong. Beer is good. Fact! This particular epiphany, this moment of clarity, this biblical vision came to me as I crossed the border…
3 April 10
Escape From KhartoumThe further I travel south, the less efficient internet systems seem to be. Subsequently, if I could ask you to click on the following link to get my blog that details my tales of cycling from Cairo to the World Cup. I have done my best to make…
12 March 10
Hello,Given the difficulties of uploading photos and videos in Sudan, I haven't been able to do it on this blog. However, if you are interested, my other blog is much more complete and interesting so please click on this link to get the full picture (http://www.cycletothecup.co.uk/blog/).The text for the blog…
9 March 10
The Sudan Egypt border is bigger than simply the border between two nations, it represents the change from a mostly Arab and muslim Egypt to a country that is really an amalgamation of black Africa and the arab Middle East, both Muslim and Christian.The boat trip along Lake Nasa or…
21 February 10
Life by Mantra'Never look forward to anything until it is in your grasp' In other words, not until you are eating, sleeping or drinking your desire can you take it as a given that it will happen. Stating that you are looking forward to something is currently a deadly sin…
16 February 10
The Baptism of Fire is Upon UsIt all starts with a toast. A toast to wish us well on our trip, but also a toast that comprised of two bottles of vodka kindly brought round by our Ozzie friend Justin (fixed everything for us, not just the booze).We approached the…
11 February 10
From Cairo to Cape Town - The BeginningI thought I’d start my first official blog before I leave on my cycle adventure from Cairo to Cape Town with some sort of introduction.My name is Dickon Broadhurst and I am a 27 year old chartered surveyor. Tired of life in the…
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