My first bicycle belonged to someone else. The old man had picked it up from a mate at the pub. A pressed […]
Keeping it Local
Not all cycling rides are undertaken with a convoluted route in mind, or plans to arrive at some remote location […]
Bicycle Names, Lucky Charms, Mascots & Silly Superstitions
Cyclists are creatures of habit, as such it’s become usual for me to keep my ‘inside bikes’ located in different […]
Lost in Space
The toughest thing about bicycle touring is making the decision to GO. After that everything else falls into place […]
Kerala, Southern India
On first blush the coconut palm fringed beach at Puthenthoppu north of Trivandrum between the backwaters and the sea looked […]
South India: Goa to Kerala
Evidently their are over 1.2 million people employed by The Indian Railways, however it still proves difficult to find anyone […]
India – Jaipur, Udaipur and Mumbai
The Times of India is my touchstone, reporting on national and international affairs from an indian perspective. Currently the Supreme […]
India: Colour and Chaos
As the full moon draws closer, it’s wedding season in India. We see colourful processions everywhere. The brides and grooms […]
All All Aboard the Taj Expres
Even at 5.30 am, Delhi’s Nizamudin Station is a kaleidoscope of colour. A maddening cacophony of sounds seething with waves […]
Bye Bye Bangkok
Vientiane gives off a particular aroma, I pinned it down to a heady mix of duck soup Mekong river weed […]
