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Seems a bit excessive. Isn’t your new bike jersey sufficient?
2 years agoThat's actually mine... her is behind her. I put a load of reflective tape on it for when I ride at night here.
2 years agoAmazing how much color she’s layered her bike with.
2 years agoI have toyed with the idea and popped in a shop today to see how much it costs to print a small, desktop calendar - around US$15. That's more than I really want to pay. What do you pay there?
2 years agoDefinitely! Would the Taiwanese buy it? I would. The marketing is probably the hard part. I do my little bicycle calendars for family and friends every year. Since for a Flickr group I try to get a photo with bicycle on as many days in the year as possible I have a collection to choose from.
2 years agoMaybe I could do Chairs of Taoyuan one...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/19/a-nice-sit-down-benches-of-redditch-calendar-takes-britain-by-storm
I'll try and get a booster here before I fly over... my second shot was back in June or July. Mask wearing is standard here and, as you likely know, Taiwan has had few cases of Covid. Chinese New Year could change that, with a big influx of people who only will have a 7-day quarantine period in a hotel before being allowed home - to self-quarantine: some people won't follow that order.
My ride north of Newcastle goes a far as Berwick, which is pretty close to you. Obviously we can keep in touch about that and sort something out.
Yes, European Covid does not look great from abroad. It's going to be strange getting used to the (more or less) life as normal attitude after a few months over here. Singapore is currently managing the transition from 'zero Covid' to 'living with Covid' with varying degrees of success.
I get a booster jab a few weeks after getting back, which I think is a good idea.
Glad to hear you've got a few tours planned. I'm based in Edinburgh, so do let me know if you end up nearby.
The Covid situation in Europe looks scary, so I'm hoping it's under more control when I arrive.
My plans include a few multi-day bike trips - a loop north of Newcastle, a ride going from Spalding into Norfolk/Suffolk and another in South Wales. I'll be staying near Lincoln.
Where will you be based there: back in London?
Hi Graham,
I've been in Singapore for the last few months, working from home. Due to head back to the UK in the next few days.
Your drinks stop sounds like it was a lot of fun. I wouldn't fancy trying to put my leg behind my head.
I often recognise the Louisa coffee chain in your journals.
Glad to hear you're able to make it back to the UK. Any plans to go cycling while you're there?
Great to hear from you, Andy
No - it looks a bit like that place we sat outside after descending, and I was actually heading there, but I bailed after having a coffee. The coffee place - Louisa - is where we did stop before doing that climb out of Longtan. I didn't take a snap there this day.
This was the first time I've stopped at the small shop and it was a nice experience. The two men were real characters. It actually felt surreal.
Are you still working in the UK?
I will fly over to in April and stay for a few months.
Great journal, as always Graham. This isn't one of the places we stopped is it?
2 years agoIt’s the superpowers from that new bike jersey, I imagine.
2 years agoI'm amazing!... didn't you know?
2 years ago
Can't be too safe!... I will take a night shot with flash to see how it looks. Watch this space.
2 years ago