Matthew Hopkins

London, United Kingdom - for now....
An avid cycle tourer and Bicycle Mechanic, I also enjoy cycling, cooking, camping, cinema, computers, internet and tech.
04
Nov

0038: Days in the [Desert]

I have spent the past week with Jim and Julie at their home in Tucson Arizona while I sorted out
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31
Oct

0037: Mad dogs, Englishmen and tales in the midday sun.

Greyhound lost my bike! It's gone, just gone. Despite being in a huge box, with a tracking number
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24
Oct

0036: How the west was won (and where it got us).

Water towers sprout like giant mushrooms above the treeline. White painted, domed, alien and many in number are visible as
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18
Oct

0035: Statistics to date #2

As before, I am not meticulous about keeping all the facts and figures of my ride. I ride for the
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18
Oct

0034: New Orleans

Photos of my time in and around New Orleans. Many thanks to my host Krystal for showing me round the
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14
Oct

0033: Race for the Border pt. 2

On the morning I was due to leave Foley, I called in at Justin's bike shop East shore
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07
Oct

0032: Race for the Border pt.1

"Let me know if you are coming to Atlanta Georgia..." A message popped up on my phone from
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28
Sep

0031: New York City: The Wonderful and the Weird

Here are a few photos of my trip around New York city. For those that have never visited, I would
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23
Sep

0030: The American Dream (and the power of old Women)

"I am not going to reset your visa and if you want to extend it, you need to make
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18
Sep

0029: on to TO.ON: part 2

The Soo was kind. The sun shone. I rested, I grilled and ate steak and donuts and muffins and nachos
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