I’m fairly open about reviews; I don’t expect everyone to enjoy reading Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie and where justified criticism is offered, I take it on board as helpful advice. I am in the fortunate position of having many more positive reviews for the book […]
It’s getting on for five years since I first came up with the idea of cycling to Italy during my long summer holiday from work as a teacher. At the time, in those initial weeks and months of frankly secret planning (I was never even sure myself whether […]
A few months ago I wrote about Neola, a cyclist from Halifax who is planning a trip across Europe this summer from Santander to Romania. I may well bump into her and her fellow touring cyclist as I make my way in the other direction across Europe. Neola […]
So, my early Spring travels continue next week with a visit to Slovakia for some hiking (althoughย more about that in a second). What do I know about Slovakia? Well, I know that physically it is a landlocked country with Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary […]
The fighting of 1944 inflicted severe damage upon Caen, the capital of Basse Normandy and the town where I am currently staying. Much of the central area is taken up with uninspiring architecture from the post war period. I knew all this by simply reading my Rough Guide […]
Dear friends Earlier this weekend my book โGood Vibrations: Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggieโย sold its 5,000thย copy and Iโd like to use this milestone to take the opportunity of saying a heart-felt โthanksโ to all of you. Written following a six-week cycle from my home in southern […]
Mentions of my book on far-flung websites are always intriguing to read; the thought that someone far off is absorbed in reading about my little journey across Europe is as delightful as it is curious. Even more so when they are not written in English. This has been […]
On watching the video below your first reaction may be โhasnโt the person behind the camera got better things to do with their time on a cold, snowy day in the north of England?โ. It is a film of a journey through Calderdale in West Yorkshire but not […]
