Travel is a paradox, it both broadens the mind and narrows the perspective. While it’s wonderful to be swanning about […]
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Cycle Touring Australia and Beyond
I love bicycle touring and have ridden from Melbourne to Darwin, Melbourne to Adelaide, Melbourne to Cooktown, Pert to Melbourne and toured around Victoria and Tasmania. In 2015 I rode around the world! In 2017 6000kms half way around Australia then another 4000kms Helsinki to Athens via Scandinavia. Where to next?
Flower Power
From Freiburg, Germany we went back across the river for a leisurely 70km ride to Colmar in France. We rode […]
Don’t Mention the War
After a few days of relaxed summer cycling in the beautiful Northern Alsace region of France, we took the free […]
The Daily Cycle
There’s a rhythm to the road enjoyed by self-supported cycling tourists. We only ever have a general idea of where […]
Auf Weidersehen Germany and Thanks for the Pretzels
I like a salty savory snack and I do enjoy a good pretzel. Just like those big doughy things you […]
Mellow in Mainz – Rest day on the Rhine
“Campingplatz?” I asked a couple of German touring cyclists on the outskirts of Mainz. They weren’t sure but said “If […]
Fantasy Land
We have entered another world. One populated with improbable precariously perched fairytale castles. Where the line between past and present, […]
Damp Day’s in Deutschland
We have spent some wonderful relaxed days cycling the serpentine Rhine through medieval villages their church bells chiming calling the […]
A Bridge Too Far: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Like a living expression of a Rembrandt still life, a potted plant or vase of flowers sits perfectly centered behind […]
No Dutch, No Map, No GPS, No Wi Fi, No Worries!
We entered the USA, the UK, and now Europe via the sea. The ferry trip from Harwich to The Hook […]
