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About Derek Cullen

http://www.nohangingaround.com

Derek Cullen is a solo travel blogger from Ireland, travelling the world and working online. In late 2013 he began riding a bicycle solo across Africa and now writes about solo travel, fear, change, anxiety and lifestyle design.

Everything is impossible, until it happens

February 4, 2017 by Derek Cullen4 Comments

Backpacker at the airport

In late 2013, I decided to ride a bicycle through Africa in an attempt to turn my life around. My parents had passed away back home in Ireland but, to tell the truth, it was not their memory that had dislodged my equilibrium, it was me indulging in self-destruction. It all seemed so impossible on the airplane as I sat reading a beginner’s manual about how to repair punctures, but after a year spent riding through deserts, mountains, remote … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Angkor Wat, Bicycle, Cambodia, Canada, Desert, Ireland, Journey, Lifestyle, Namibia, Solo Travel, Thailand, Wildlife

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