England to India

Truck - near Akbuk to Samsun

Reason: friendly truck driver convinced me it would be fun; it was

Bus - Kabul to Kunduz

Reason: reported that two German cyclists killed two weeks earlier on same route

Flight - Herat to Kabul

Reason: exhausted all other possible options

Hitch-hiking - Khorog to Murghab

Reason: no brakes on bicycle and not enough time on visa.

Hitch-hiking - Kyzylart Pass to Sary Tash

Reason: front rim broken

Hitch-hiking - Sary Tash to Osh

Reason: front rim broken

Hitch-hiking - Osh to Bishkek

Reason: left bicycle in Osh, took wheel to Bishkek to get new rim