Things are Looking Up – Naadam and Road to Kharkhorin – in maps
Having made the decision not to do a big packrafting trip, the relief was tangible. Finally I felt like I could do things I really wanted to. And I wanted…
Bikepacking to Terelj National Park
I’m here in Ulaanbaatar for the Naadam Festival and until next week when I can get my Kazakhstan visa. The one guy at the embassy who issues them is on…
A Week Biking Baikal and Buryatia – in maps
Well, it took 8 days to reach the Mongolian border from Irkutsk. As always, the shortest route is not always the quickest!. Here’s how it went. I haven’t been feeling…
Photos of Lake Baikal and Off-Road Biking in Buryatia
It’s started hard and slow out of Irkutsk to reach Lake Baikal. But since then things have been great… it has been long days of hard ups and fun downs,…
Into The Cold – Winter Biking Blog part 1
I had thought that since Spring is just round the corner (although I’m not so sure having looked at the forecast for this weekend), I should finally write up about…
Photos from a Winter Bike Tour
Still no real blog post, but do not worry – Here are some more photos from the 3-weeks of biking and camping in northern Sweden, Finland and Norway… Hopefully they…
Winter Bike Tour Countdown FTO-Day Minus 15
So I’m getting rather excited and with just the occasional fit of doubt, which may be more aptly described as ‘bricking it’. In only 15 more days I shall be…
Postcard Past – Spain’s Caminito del Rey and Mulhacen
On my bookshelf at home are some old photo albums, from the days when cameras came with film and you got prints of your images. Today I took a look…
Rubbish Rafting on the River Waveney
It is easy to do something if you want to. The problem is, it is often easier not to. We are all good at making excuses for not doing things.…
Video of Cycling Nevada and Utah – Road to Las Vegas
This latest short video is from our ride along the back roads (and virtually non-existent roads) of Nevada and Utah. We did eventually make it to town though. A rather…
Video of Cycling Utah’s Highway 12 in November
One of the most beautiful roads I’ve cycled has to be highway 12 in Utah. From Torrey to Zion National Park, passing via Calf Creek Falls, Bryce Canyon and Red…
Video of DR Congo Train Journey
For those who followed my trip through Africa, you’ll know that I loved the Congo. And sometimes hated it too! But mostly I loved it and those experiences in my…
Video of Packrafting the Rio Coco
And here is the video for the second half of our Nicaraguan packrafting adventure. From the confluence of the Rio Bocay, we paddled down the Rio Coco passing several Miskito…
Video of Packrafting the Rio Bocay
There’s no doubt about it. Packrafting in Nicaragua was one of the highlights of my journey through central America. Apologies for not yet finishing the blog of the trip. I…
Video of the Congo Train Journey
I cycled 2,000km acros the DRC. But the DRC is a huge country, and that still didn’t get me all the way. So by the time I reached Katanga province,…
Video of Biking the Guineas’ Backroads
Still one of my favourite parts for biking, was the three weeks we spent cycling from Guinea Bissau’s capital to Kindia in the south of Guinea on my ride through…
Saving the Best til Last – Backroads of Belize
With only a couple of weeks left until the end of this trip, where I fly out of Cancun, Mexico, I wanted just one more mini-adventure. And it would be…
Photos Belize – Backroads at their Best
With only a couple of weeks left until my flight home from Cancun, I decided to spend it cycling the length of Belize, including off-road riding… Belize is a little…
Photos of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
From the Caribbean coast in Guatemala, we cycled inland and up hills to El Salvador. A brief stop in San Salvaldor to recuperate and we hit the cross-country route Honduras.…
Crocodiles and Ray Mears
…And so we survived our first day and night on the river. But who knows what the new day will bring… It brought crocodiles. The day started calmly. The early…