Long Road to Freetown (Part 1)
This is the first of two updates about the journey from Labe in Guinea to Freetown in Sierra Leone. This part takes me as far as Kindia, where I had…
Photos of the Gambia, Senegal and the Guinea’s
Here’s a selection of photos from the last few weeks cycling through the Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Guinea. Unfortunately electricity and internet connection are in short supply in this…
The Best of Times, The Toughest of Times (Part 2)
3 weeks, 4 countries, 7 boat rides, 1200km cycled. There have been good days and bad days, the best days and worst ones. At times it’s been tough and tiring,…
The Best of Times, The Toughest of Times (Part 1)
A lot has been and gone since the last update… 3 weeks, 4 countries, 7 boat rides, 1200km cycled. There have been good days and bad days, the best days…
In Search Of Beer – from the Sahara to Senegal
Since my last update in Nouakchott, where I signed off at the point of disembarkation of the iron-ore train with decision to take a bush-taxi to Atar in the depths…
A Whole Lotta Sand
Day 1 – Slow start Not even half a day in reality. By the time we’d had breakfast, packed our panniers, checked emails and then carried the bikes down the…
Trans-Saharan Crossing Begins
Gateway to the Sahara Guelmim, the ‘gateway to the Sahara’ as it is known, which hints at it’s former importance as a trading post on the caravan routes of old,…
Photos from the Sahara, Morocco and Western Sahara
Photos from the last few days. Cycling from Guelmim, the gateway to the Sahara; to Laayoune, the first major town in the disputed Western Sahara which has been well and truly…
Photos from Andalusia, Spain
Another selection of photos, this time from Seville onwards.
…Photos from Central Spain
A selection of photos from Leon to Cordoba in Spain.
…Photos from Northern Spain
A selection of photos from the first week in Spain, from Pamplona to Leon
…Photos from France (part 2)
Here’s some more photos from the journey through France, from Rochefort to Sauveterre de Bearn (where I’m now relaxing).
…Photos from France
I’m now in Saint Sevre having a lovely time (the sun is now out!), just a day or two from the border with Spain. Until I get round to a…
First week in France
1 day getting there, 5 days cycling, 1 day doing very little… I can’t quite believe it is nearly a week ago since I waved goodbye to the shores of…
Warm-up Day 1: A Long Day…
…but not many hours cycling. Having only got back from California Friday evening and recovered from mild jet lag, I’ve not had a lot of time to get the last…
Travelling without books doesn’t mean nothing to read
I’ve recently started reading again. This happens periodically. I won’t read a single book for months and then something will spark my interest and I’m off. All my spare time…
The Three Amigos
So today was the cycle from Sancti Spiritus to Trinidad. This, I decided very early on was going to be a good day – and so it has proved to be.…
To Sancti Spiritus…
Extract straight from my journal, 25th April 2008 Another Plaza, another bench Once again, sitting and chilling in another plaza – La Plaza Maceo in Sancti Spiritus this time. I…
To Remedios…
Extract, as I wrote in my journal, for 24th April. Santa Clara to Remedios Today I cycled from Santa Clara to here in Remedios. Up early for some pics of…
What Bandits?
Warning: Bandidos Back on my first day in Cuba, I was conversing with a sympathetic Havana taxi-driver. In my rusty Spanish I explained that I was going to spend the…