IN snowy February, Ledbury woman Amy Jones became The Road Maker, with a mission to cycle all the way from the High Street to Singapore.

Currently, the adventurous cyclist, who is 25, is planning to over winter in Georgia, after seven months in the saddle.

If she is successful in her life-changing mission, she plan to publish a book.

Amy said: "In February, as the beast from the East swept across Britain, I set off with my bike and belongings down Ledbury High Street in a direction that will eventually take me to Singapore.

"So far, I have cycled over 5,000km through 14 countries. I still have a long way ahead of me. I am going to take a break from cycling during winter as many roads in Central Asia are closed due to bad weather. I will continue cycling in March 2019."

And the reason for such a gruelling ordeal?

Amy said: "I would love to inspire others from the area to break out of their comfort zone."

Amy's last blog post was from Greece (http://theroadmaker.com/), where she discussed the challenges of finding a safe and suitable place to camp.

The Road Maker is a collection of writing by Amy, who said the idea is to make her own road in life and to "re-learn how to live every minute of life fully".

Not every experience has been pleasant, earlier she wrote about the dangers of being tracked by feral dogs in Greece.

She posted: "Sara, a cyclist I met a few days earlier, had warned me about the road where a British lady was brutally killed by a pack of dogs last autumn. My mind was on high alert as I pushed my bike through rocks and gravel deep into Greece. Suddenly a noise interrupted my racing thoughts. Rocks were sliding down the hill just to the left of my path as ten dogs descended towards me.

"They had gathered under the shade of a tree and were staring in my direction. Should I turn back? Should I continue? I wished I was not forced to choose between either options. The dogs stood as I walked past and began to follow me. They were crawling low on their legs, as though hunting prey."

Luckily, she was able to reach a path where cycling was possible, and she left the wild dogs behind her.