The Long Ride
Jon CrooksPersonal stories from a global journey on two legs and two wheels.
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Albania Diaries, Part 3: Trans Dinarica
Day 1 (21 June 2025) - Trans Dinarica: Pogradec to Librazhd
When I eventually hit the road it was pretty easy going. Relatively flat, it was nice and cool compared to Aegina where I’d come from, and of course as I knew, there was a cy...
Albania Diaries, Part 2: On Two Wheels
16 September 2023 - Lake Ohrid
Albania was the 4th country on my Balkan Odyssey Bike Tour. I’d spent the summer riding from the northern city of Thessaloniki in Greece to the mountain town of Bansko, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains...
Albania Diaries, Part 1: Backpacking
What do you think of when you think of Albania? A brutal dictatorship, organized crime, poverty? Or stunning nature, a laid-back way of life, and famously genuine hospitality? Do you see a country with a certain old-fashioned, chaotic energ...
The Long Ride Meets The Deep Hole: My Continuing Struggle with Chronic Fatigue
Four months ago, my bike tour through Thailand triggered a profound post-viral collapse. This is an account of how my world shifted from travel and adventure to a relentless daily management of limited energy, and the determination I’m find...
Stuck in Defence Mode
When I last wrote about my health back in December, I talked about the persistent fatigue I’d been dealing with over the last few years and my growing suspicion that I was impacted by Long Covid. Since then things have gotten a lot worse....
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