What boy 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 your 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, steep sided valley with rocky outcrops gives the Velodyssey an enchanted feeling, especially as the early morning […]
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 regarding […]
