A ride less ordinary
Adventure Biking & the art of Going Slow & Getting lost
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Midges, Grace & Wild Camping
This is a story about one of my early adventures, in the days when cycling was a minority interest, when the internet and mobile phones weren’t even distant dreams, fuel was something you put in your car and GPS was when you had more… Continue Reading “Midges, Grace & Wild Camping”
Diary of Sufferings
A 12-day trek in the Langtang region of Nepal. A holiday where a line was drawn. There was me before the holiday, and me after the holiday; my post-holiday version of myself being more in awe of nature and what humans endure to live… Continue Reading “Diary of Sufferings”
Ain’t no mountain high enough ……..
………Ain’t no valley low enough, except when it comes to Nepal, which has the highest mountain and the deepest valley in the world, and probably a whole host of other records involving height and depth. My impending trip to Nepal, however, doesn’t scale the… Continue Reading “Ain’t no mountain high enough ……..”
North of Watford Gap
I opened the living room door to find a room full of people on their mobile phones interacting with a quiz show on the telly. There were disney-esque purple princesses throwing green slime at astronauts, gaudy castles and exploding pyramids, all set to tension-inducing… Continue Reading “North of Watford Gap”
A Girls Own Adventure
My recent cycling trip to Sri Lanka was peppered with ‘firsts’. It was the first time I had planned an independent road-bike trip outside of Europe, it was also the first time that I hadn’t booked accommodation in advance, and the first time I… Continue Reading “A Girls Own Adventure”
Street-view Sri Lanka – a cycle tour
I have been to Sri Lanka twice before, once on a minibus and beach holiday, and once on an organised bike tour. So why a third time? The reason is a tad on the nerdy side. Sri Lanka happens to be one of the… Continue Reading “Street-view Sri Lanka – a cycle tour”
Chasing the sun; a winter cycle tour
I promised myself that every couple of months I would get out of London and go somewhere different. It didn’t really matter where, Timbuktu or Bognor Regis, just a change of scene. I didn’t make it as far as Bognor Regis, but decided on… Continue Reading “Chasing the sun; a winter cycle tour”
Seven Days in Provence
When I lived on the Island of Bali, we used to regularly witness a phenomenon locally known as ‘Bali Magic’; the unsuspecting tourist would arrive on the Island, and its irresistible lure would make such an impression on them, that life-changing decisions would be… Continue Reading “Seven Days in Provence”
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