All posts by “Laura McMorrow”

Laura in front of a Mongolian Buddhist shrine with Surly bicycles and Ortlieb panniers. Cycle tour of Mongolia | Crank and Cog.
February 17, 2016
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Some Press Clippings!

We’ve been included in a few online and print publications. Two Irish Times articles http://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-irish-couple-who-are-cycling-home-from-japan-1.2310432 http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/long-and-winding-road-ahead-of-mobile-irish-couple-1.2341927   Sugru-ers of the month: http://milled.com/sugru/9d6jvvG1DVHvWTJh   I love cycling blog: http://www.welovecycling.com/blog/132321/the-most-important-news-from-the-world-of-cycling/ Outsider magazine: http://www.outsider.ie/Features/December-2015/Outsider-People-of-the-Year-2015-%E2%80%93-the-long-list! Columbus Rides Bikes: http://www.columbusridesbikes.com/2015/12/cycling-across-outer-mongolia.html Tuam Herald: http://www.tuamherald.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/07/15/4038932-a-long-road-to-glenamaddy-for-couples-marathon-cycle/#comments Leitrim Observer: West Coast Wheelers: We were… Read More

October 30, 2015
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Slovakia

We were pretty unlucky for the 5 days we spent cycling through Slovakia. It rained non-stop every day so it’s all just a damp blur. To make matters worse we made a bad route decision and ended up on a really busy road with lots… Read More

Cycling the Transfagarason, Romania.
October 7, 2015
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Romania

Footage of our journey across Romania. We really enjoyed Bucharest and ended up staying way longer than we had envisioned. Our planned time-frame was quickly forgotten about when we were distracted by all the cafes, bars, shops  and markets. We were lucky enough to catch… Read More

Mongolian herders with camels and cycle tourers
August 26, 2015
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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar to Tsetserleg We were kindly hosted by EK and his family in UB who helped us hit the ground running. EK chauffeured us around to pick up supplies and extend our visas. We had our first taste of marmot and fermented mare’s milk. Thanks… Read More

June 25, 2015
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Japan-Hakusan

With less than a month to go I have started clearing out my apartment. Today I found some photos that I had forgotten about. This time last year we went on our first cycle tour around the Hakusan area of Ishikawa. We only had one pannier… Read More