A speedy tour of the world, through 26 snapshots. Travel round the world from A to Z and -- hopefully -- be inspired to plan some adventures of your own. There's only a couple of letters that are a little on the tenuous side!

Why do we travel?

• We travel because we are curious, wanting to see, try and learn new things.
• We travel to meet interesting people.
• We travel for fun.
• We travel for escapism, to get away from "normal" for a little while.

This week, Russia was chosen to host the 2018 Soccer World Cup. Small news in the USA, but massive for the rest of us across the world! As an Englishman it was disappointing that the tournament is not coming to England, as I had hoped.

But if it was...

"But I know solitude. Three years in the desert have taught me its taste. What is frightening is not the consuming of youth out there in that mineral landscape, but the perception that far...

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I don't know where I am. My feet hurt. My shirt is heavy with sweat. It's been a hard day. I have walked since dawn, about eight hours, down red dusty tracks beside the sliding green waters of the Kaveri River.

I am hiding from the...

I have spent over five years of my life on cycle journeys across five continents.

Here is a list of some of the most spectacular, enjoyable segments I have ridden. But there is so much world out there so please do let me know in the comments...

The world sounded scary until I stepped out into it. Sure, it sounded exciting. Exotic places like Pakistan or Guatemala or Syria: I knew they had fascinating cultures and people that I'd love to get to know. I'd seen beautiful photography of extraordinary places and read exotic stories of crazy,...