Yesterday morning, immediately after having clicked on the ‘publish’ button for the previous post, I was presented with the following page. 2000! This is number 2001 and I’m about to put pen to paper (well, I’m not but you know what I mean) to write post 2002 all […]
When I cycled from Greece to Portugal in 2013, I spent most of my time pre-trip thinking about Greece, Albania and, to a certain extent, Croatia. I didn’t spend too much time consideringย the western European countries through which I would be cycling. In France, a country I know […]
A few weeks ago I put out an open invite to anyone who would like to contribute a piece to CyclingEurope.org. Simon Stanforth from Stanforth Bikes was the first to respond and he has writtenย an article about the inspiration behind the touring bike that he manufactures, the beautiful […]
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 […]
Monday 30th July Zรผrich to Stein am Rhein: 5 hours 55 minutes, 99km “I caught the early rays of sunshine on the lake while chatting to Marco, a Dutch cycle tourist, who arrived at the campsite at the same time as me last night. He was travelling south […]
My weekend is visitor free! I make it sound as though I have people staying here all the time; this is not the case and it was great to see Matt, Ross & Pirrko but it did make for a non-stop weekend, my visitors departure and arrival sandwiched […]
Laura Birchenoughย has just returned home from a cycle ride that took in the last part of the Eurovelo 5 – she stayed with Massimo Mazzone in Benevento – and then most of eastern / central Europe back to the UK. It seems to be the done thing to […]
Some books of potential interest, especially the one in the middle; Great Cycle Journeys of the World. The blurb reads:ย With 34 classic cycle routesย covering six continents,ย through some of the world’s most stunning natural landscapes, this book provides something for everyone planning their next cycling holiday. ย Featured areas […]
