Bissau
Guinea Bissau December 2019 Not many have heard of Guinea Bissau partially because there are a host of other countries with the Guinea name and partially as it is a … Continue reading
Bangladesh Transportation
March 2019 For half an hour I watched the Uber I requested move slightly on my screen; a side street here another route there. It was only ever 300 meters … Continue reading
Beirut
January 2019 Fuelled by caffeine and nicotine, the city of Beirut is abuzz. In the street, women in fur trimmed burkas pass ladies in mini skirts with out even a … Continue reading
Lebanon
January 2019 “Are you from the U.N.?”, asked the guy at the table next to me. “No. I am a tourist”, I replied and so a conversation began. Such has … Continue reading
The Manaslu
Nepal – September 2018 Big gouges pockmarked the trail. In some spots the boulders haven’t bounced off and continued there downward journey. Small slumps have occurred everywhere partially obscuring our … Continue reading
The Reykjavegur Trail – Reykjavik to the Airport via the Blue Lagoon
Iceland – August 2018 The two gentlemen in the front of the Land Rover were quite perplexed. Being 50 years old and Icelandic they had never heard of the Reykjavegur … Continue reading
The Arctic Circle Trail
August 2018 Welcome to a frozen land. A place where even the edges of this vast island only thaw a few meters down in the summer. The summer brings endless … Continue reading
Squamish to Sunshine Coast Trail
Vancouver July 2018 Growing up in Vancouver, I had always assumed the Sunshine Coast was an island. In my mind, anything that is only accessible by ferry had to be … Continue reading
A Sprint Across France
June 2018 – France It’s 861 kilometres from Marseille to Ghent in Belgium if you are a crow and you fly straight. Crows never seem to fly straight and cyclists … Continue reading
A Grand Traverse
France – May 2018 I had ridden to the Lyon airport from London; Jon had flown. I had a heavy pannier laden touring bike with slicks; Jon had a carbon … Continue reading
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