by Ishbel Holmes | Dec 5, 2015 | All Blog Posts, South America
Backpackers Refugio Del Mochilero is the place to stay in Ushuaia if you are a bicycle tourer. Be warned, word of mouth ensures this hostel is booked out weeks in advance. All bicyle tourers however are guaranteed a place to sleep, even if it’s full... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 25, 2015 | All Blog Posts
A Scottish Lass Cycling Around the World This is the first video in a series. Sharing with you the meaning of Scottish words as I travel around the world. ‘Numpty’ Travelling the length and breadth of Iran, I was blessed to spend time in a rice farming... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 24, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
I arrive in Tehran with the British Foreign Office advising against all but essential travel to Iran. I sure wish I had listened to the warnings. I spend 5 weeks backpacking Iran on my own. As you can see from my photos, it was a very dangerous thing to do. I mean,... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 10, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
To give you better insight into life in the rice fields of Iran, a short video accompanies this blog. This may be normal every day life for the people here but it’s a completely new experience for me. In Britain, we don’t have rice fields. It’s my...