Vientiane gives off a particular aroma, I pinned it down to a heady mix of duck soup Mekong River weed […]
Laid Back in Laos
At Chiang Kong, Thailand, we crossed the Friendship Bridge to Houayxay, Laos. Excited to be taking the slow boat along […]
Thailand to Laos it’s all Part of the Plan
It was relaxing rocking away to the rhythmic swaying of the number 1 overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. […]
Trains through Thailand
What kid didn’t want to grow up and drive trains? I met a guy once who was a train driver […]
Bangkok Sans Bicycles
It was cold in Paris; all hunched shoulders and hard faces. Europe is turning in on itself closing the borders […]
Plan B: Boxed up in Bordeaux
The sleepy seaside village of Ares has been beautiful. How quickly we become creatures of habit. Over the week here, […]
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 […]
