The sleepy seaside village of Ares has been beautiful. How quickly we become creatures of habit. Over the week here, […]
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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?
The Call of the Camino
It’s difficult to make small talk in a language you’re not competent in, especially if you are the only one […]
Avast Me Hearties!
The Bay of Biscay was once a notorious hunting ground for all kinds of Pirates and privateers. Those murdering raping […]
Autumn Cycling Across the Seas
I’m in the autumn of my life, cycling the last of the Canal de Nantes a Brest. Sticky ripe acorns […]
In the Company of Strangers
The lush vegetation and steep-sided valley with rocky outcrops give the Velodyssey Cycle trail an enchanted feeling, especially as the […]
Viva la France!
It’s a short ride along the coast from Cork to the Port at Ringaskiddy, past one last shrine to the […]
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Time moves differently around us, we aren’t in a hurry to do anything or be anywhere. Out on the road […]
The Emerald Isle
They don’t have summer in Ireland, just a different type of rain. Irish people enjoy a good conversation, especially about […]
Backroads through Ireland
Alongside the Liffey River on the Eastern edge of Dublin sitting like a monolith, the Guinness Brewery occupies a massive […]
Ireland
I’m excited, the crisp morning is full of promise. Jackdaws cheer us on as we cycle the aromatic stone-flanked roads […]
Cycle Touring Australia and Beyond 