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Breaking the Cycle Central Asia – All the way to the Aral Sea
10th – 14th April | Kyzylorda to Kokaral Dam Distance: 520km | Total Distance: 1719km Day 18 – 124km We left our Kyzylorda apartment – on the fourth floor of a Soviet-style building – apartment blocks have the same design all over…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: Kyzylorda and the Hydro-Complex
6th – 9th April | Turkistan to Kyzylorda | Distance: 323km | Total Distance: 1199km Day 14 (6th April) – 119km In Turkistan, our guide Islam was afflicted with a health issue and after much discussion with his family and the team,…
Life along the Syr Darya
30th March – 5th April Kazakhstan Border to Turkistan Distance: 406km | Total Distance: 871km The border crossing between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was even more chaotic than the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan crossing a few days earlier. We had to walk my bike and lug all…
A Dam Collapse and the Accidental Lake
27-29 March 2025 | Total distance: 408km From Tashkent the plan was to drive back to Buka, the town that we stayed in on our first night in Uzbekistan, as I didn’t need to cycle the same road twice and…
BREAKING THE CYCLE CENTRAL ASIA – A chilly start
The first six days on the road have been very hectic and I haven’t found time to publish this blog until now. I decided to make Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan the expedition base as it is most central to…
BREAKING THE CYCLE CENTRAL ASIA – Introduction
Welcome to the first blog for what’s going to be an epic journey through the heart of Central Asia. I’m writing from my room in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, soon to travel 300km north across the Fann Mountains and down to the ancient…
Podcast #9: Central Asia Calling With Dr. Kate Leeming
Dr. Kate Leeming isn’t just an accomplished explorer; she’s also a passionate advocate for sustainability and education. You might know her from her groundbreaking cycling expeditions across some of the toughest terrains on Earth—think Russia, Antarctica, Africa, and of course,…
Across the Red Heart – a fantastic video in the making
“I really just love travelling by bike. It gives an incredible connection with people and the land.” Kate Leeming This is the teaser for a 4×60 min TV series about my recent Breaking the Cycle Across Australia expedition. WE ARE…