Docking at Gedser Denmark, the MV Copenhagen ferry belches then tilts its articulated nose skyward like the jaws of a […]
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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?
A Slice of Danish
Warm smoked herrings in a dill and butter sauce with pickled fennel and sour lingonberries. It was by sheer coincidence […]
Sweden You Stole My Heart and My Bicycle
We put aside the unpleasantness of having our bicycles stolen in Stockholm, grateful to miraculously recover Therese’s bicycle out front […]
Finland: Feasting and Freewheeling
Environment shapes culture. Almost 80% of Finland is forested, and there is an outdoor culture here: cycling, hiking, swimming, skiing, […]
Cycling Australia and Beyond
“How do you go with the road trains?” It’s a common question I get asked. While most of the Big […]
What do we value? An alternative to the mantra of “Jobs & Growth”.’
Between Dampier and Karratha on the Pilbara Coast of Western Australia is the Burrup Peninsula, part of the newly created […]
The Wonderous Tale of the Traveling HESTA Cooler Bag
When cycle touring, it’s essential that every piece of kit you carry has a purpose and pulls its weight. Experience […]
Project Management: Or how do you make dreams come true?
Cycling has always been part of the Australian Story. On the 5th of June 1899, Arthur Richardson set off from […]
Water
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water”: Benjamin Franklin There are many types of water and various […]
The Kindness of Strangers
We are Cycling through country that looks like a Fred Williams-inspired landscape painting. The blue-grey strip of highway slices through […]
