It's a Blog - A Fish Out of Water

Updates

A new look A Fish Out Of Water

It’s a blog about cycle touring, why it’s a great

Jamie Shannon February 10, 2021

Austria

Maastricht to Munich – Across the Alps and onto Munich

Cycling over Furka Pass – Swiss Alps Eventually, I came

Jamie Shannon September 15, 2020

Austria

Maastricht to Munich -Schwarzwald and crossing the Alps

French border – the Alps Cycle touring through The Black

Jamie Shannon September 8, 2020

Belgium

Maastricht to Munich – Cycling eight countries in 23 days

Maastricht to the French border Having spent a good couple

Jamie Shannon September 1, 2020

Updates

A few photos from Hanoi, Vietnam

Jamie Shannon April 17, 2017

Cycle Touring

Luang Prabang to Hanoi. Yet more extraordinary coincidences. The end is nigh

I arrived back in Hanoi almost a month ago and I have

Jamie Shannon February 7, 2017

Cycle Touring

Civilisation at last! Lazy days in Nong khiaw, Laos and meeting a kindred spirit

Arriving in Nong khiaw, I was faced with a plethora

Jamie Shannon January 27, 2017

Cycle Touring

Cycling up and down in Laos and meeting strange ladies of the night

I crossed into Laos and immediately set to work in

Jamie Shannon January 17, 2017

Cycle Touring

Gotta get out of Vietnam quickly! Desperate times call for….

I had woken up every morning in the last few

Jamie Shannon January 14, 2017

Cycle Touring

Hanoi – What to do? I’m running out of money fast!

Well yet again I have left it far too late

Jamie Shannon January 6, 2017

Cycle Touring

Crossing into South East Asia at long last. Western food is back on the menu!

Not so long ago in a place not very far

Jamie Shannon January 1, 2017

China

Guangxi. Leaving China behind and trying to exit through the wrong border

Greetings from Hanoi, Vietnam. Yes I really did finally make

Jamie Shannon December 20, 2016

China

I can’t afford a Hospital! Don’t worry, our leader pays for you

I slept like a baby to be honest but I

Jamie Shannon December 11, 2016

China

Guizhou province. Every day seems a real struggle now. Difficult days in China

I’ve just come back from a walk to the town

Jamie Shannon December 10, 2016

China

The road through China from Mianyang. Lost in Luzhou

The road from Mianyang With me not wanting to get

Jamie Shannon December 9, 2016

China

A quick update from China

I honestly don’t know where to start as I sit

Jamie Shannon December 8, 2016

China

China – an introduction

I’m currently holed up in another sprawling and traffic congested

Jamie Shannon November 24, 2016

China

Sichuan, China. Epic scenery and curious but friendly locals

I left bright and early as I knew I had

Jamie Shannon November 23, 2016

China

Gansu province, China. Freezing nights and lost in translation with locals

Leaving Lanzhou Having somehow found my through the midday traffic

Jamie Shannon November 22, 2016

China

Reunited with my bicycle and searching for a police permit with a man called Brian

8th November I arrived safe and well in the

Jamie Shannon November 20, 2016

China

Entering China and onwards to Kashgar!

Having escaped the border crossing, I found my way to

Jamie Shannon November 16, 2016