Cycle Dialogues focuses on collecting and connecting local histories and stories to create an alternative map of Ireland, Irish - a portraiture of people, culture and communities across Ireland and Birmingham.
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Artist explorer Sima Gonsai has cycled seven countries across the globe from Britain - Vietnam covering over 6000 miles. Her most recent journey includes a coastal route of Ireland from 14th August 2007 for six weeks. Her journey was entirly navigated by the shared recommendations of those she has met on route, online and even over the phone! Watch this space for regular updates - pics, blogs, bulletins etc.. see 'like to meet' below to become an 'alternative tour guide!'
Cycle Dialogues focuses on collecting and connecting local histories and stories to create an alternative map of the world - contrasting a portraiture of people, culture and communities across globe.
Cycle Dialogues Ireland:
The journey will follow a route of coastal Ireland, beginning at Dublin and finishing in Belfast, using eight major cities and counties on route as reference points. Provisional areas the project will visit are Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Slingo, Donegal, Derry and Belfast. The journey will embark on a 2500km cycle journey following county, city and rural routes in Ireland. Sima will travel approx 60-70 miles per day, 3 days on and one day off. This concludes to approx 30 cycle days and 10 days off, taking approx seven weeks to complete.
Cycling coastal Ireland will target rural communities, the unexplored and the untold. The bicycle can only travel along local and rural roads therefore maximising impact with isolated and rural people in Ireland.
Cycle Dialogues - Ireland Coast to Coast sponsors:
http:www.eccentriccity.co.uk
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Who I'd like to meet:
A travel guide postcard can be downloaded very soon. This is another why to share your stories with me. Details to follow.
People who have a route that they think is a must for Sima to travel along! Why? What's your story to your route? Please note that this journey is an alternative trip and is not a site seeing mission that typical tourists would do. Interests in the eccentric experiences, the hidden world of Ireland. Where does the road lead next? From anything from your school run to collecting peat - are these the routes that Sima should take? For the anticipated provisional route (please see above/ About Me).
Hey Sima it was nice meting you the other day, hope you're well. love your work it's really interesting, here's some vids i made on my bike a while ago!
Good talking to you the other day... Just watched your video! Looking forward to finding out more about it all when I'm back in October... (if we're not all too pissed!)...
Hi long long long time no speak! What are you up to now, any more cycling adventures planned? Has it hard to settle back to being in one place for more than a day?!
Hey Sima, congratulations on successfully finishing your crazy adventure, ta for the postcard it was er...memorable and even made me blush! By the time you read this a few of us will have welcomed you home at New St. Laters GFY Bling x
have a look below if you get the chance at the various articles and radio interview thats happened since I have been on this project - cut and paste them into your browser - will try and get copies up as soon as possible - but must keep peddling! Laters - Sima x
Hey up Sima, good to hear from ya & glad your having such a fAB adventure! ABsolutley ABtastic...Big up from the Birmingham Posse, we aiming to hook up wid ya soon, Take care m8 - I'm settled in me new ABode now -so i'll try and keep in touch more. Need to ABscond now as avin ABsyinth & ABba party - laters Bling x
"Kill" could mean either wood or church...it's an anglicisation of the gaelic words for these two...wood is choill and church is similar, but I forget what exactly...some Irishwoman I am!!! Keep on truckin....x
Just had a look at your pics!!!! Forget the long fair hair thing, then!!!! And camping isn't the only option...we are friendly folk here...we'll find u a bed! Siobhan
Hiya...yes come on over...if u r passing thru the town with the 12 arch bridge....btw you don't have long fair hair do ya?!!! Anyway, ask at the petrol station...Gala Texaco...they know where I live...feel free to camp, I do!!!! LOL...Siobhan
off on hols on Friday, then working on bike tour until 4 Sept. hopefully I won't miss you passing through Clare..? well done on the Wicklow bit - tough cycling there. Waterford is lovely, but you'll be leaving the Deise soon to meet up with the Rebels!
