Out & About Archives - Alistair Langston

New Bike – A Santos Travelmaster

August 23, 2011December 29, 2011 by Alistair Langston

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A couple of weeks ago I ordered a new bike, a Santos Travelmaster. There wasn't anything wrong with the old bike really except that I was finding that after a days ride I was getting backache mainly caused because the handlebars just weren't high enough and I found myself stretched…

Chasing Dolphins

November 18, 2010April 19, 2015 by Alistair Langston

Alistair Langston

It was a day for wandering around Albufeira and seeing if much had changed since my last visit earlier in the year. Around lunchtime I found myself down at the marina just outside of the old town. It's a peculiar place in that it is almost secluded from the main…

A Winter Break In The Sun

November 17, 2010 by Alistair Langston

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Time to relax and unwind for a quiet week in Portugal! The day didn't start well, Although I awoke early I successfully missed the train to the airport! OK I only missed it by a couple of minutes but I still missed it. Fortunately there was another train to get…

Cycling Around Arran

September 28, 2010 by Alistair Langston

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[caption id="attachment_1398" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Isle of Arran"][/caption] A few weeks ago I picked up a copy of a standard road atlas and was flicking through the pages with a vague notion to find a route I could cycle in order to breake in new bike... if it offered the opportunity…

Myanmar (Burma), Thoughts Of The Far East

July 24, 2010 by Alistair Langston

Alistair Langston

For the past eight years since I have been living in Scotland and usually around this time of year, June to September, I often catch myself glancing out of the window at the falling rain and wonder what has become of the Scottish summer. It always seems to be the…

Wanderlust!

May 25, 2010 by Alistair Langston

Alistair Langston

I was just looking back at a calendar and realised that this time last year I was spending the week over in in Lanzarote. In fact a week earlier I flew down to Bournemouth to visit relatives for a couple of days then back to Scotland and a drive up…

Trek Study

May 21, 2010 by Alistair Langston

Alistair Langston

Trek Study is a research study of an investigational patch that may prevent or lessen the effects of Travellers' Diarrhoea. Full details of the study are available on their website - www.trekstudy.com OK so you are still reading either because you have already applied and looking for more information whilst…

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Would I Do It Again!

May 19, 2010 by Alistair Langston

Alistair Langston

Bearing in mind this was basically a free holiday as a result of participating in the Trek Study trial, a number of people have asked me if I would do it again. The answer is simple... damn right I would do it again! Yes, there could have been adverse consequences…

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