Michael Tyler in China. Stories of things Chinese.

Very testing. Wind in my face. Lots of hills. Significant hills which were long, steep and on winding roads. After the first 12 minutes of so getting out of Kumbag, spent the entire morning stood...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/kumbag-to-gelibolu/

Yes, there is a place called Kumbag! I thought I should visit… More seriously, it was the only place with a hotel that I wanted to stay at on the peninsula that was a reasonable distance from I...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/day-1-istanbul-to-kumbag/

Tomorrow I will begin the cycling part of my journey. It was a lucky thing that I decided to visit some of the galleries and musea on the other side of the river. Derailleur trouble It turns out ...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/cycling-around-korakoy-and-dolmabahce-palace/

And old ones. Here in Istanbul. And, lots of tourists too. Of which I am one. Arrival Was on Saturday. Technically Sunday when I disembarked the plane. A detail which I failed to account for when...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/young-turks/

From here. I’ve sorted my boat out, as much as I can.I’ve sorted my teeth out, as much as I can. The flooding rivers, (Thames and Cherwell), are finally abating (a little), although the Thame...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/moving-on/

Every four years, boats on the UK canal and waterways require a safety examination called a Boat Safety certificate, or BSS. Most of the stuff they’re looking at is to do with your fuel and ene...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/boat-safety-certificate/

Swept away Went to get some water on Sunday, this involves moving the boat to the water point rather than the other way around. Which ever way the boat is facing, I go in that direction until I r...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/floodwater-sweeps-bonnie-away/

Are you tired of dealing with connection problems on the Android Auto app? Discover the ultimate solution in this informative video that will help you bid farewell to frustrating disconnections. ...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/solving-android-auto-app-connection-problems/

Still in Kidlington, getting my teeth treated. Slowly. Floods Since my last post, there has been a lot of floods. These have affected the Cherwell and the Thames. These are two rivers which sandw...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/winter-floods/

Had a little walk down to Ironbridge today, New Years Eve close to my parents house. Made a short video with the River getting going. It’s been higher that this in the past, but with more rain ...

https://www.michaeltyler.co.uk/flooding-on-the-river-severn/