After a pleasant week’s pedalling south east from Paris, we have reached Switzerland via a 200yd stretch of Germany. We followed the wonderful EuroVelo 6 cycle route for much of the wa... Read more
Here are the first set of photographs covering about 500km of cycling from Hampton Court Palace to the Palace of Versaille and a little bit beyond, following the Avenue Verte for much of the... Read more
As off about this very moment, Laura and I are taking the first of many pedal strokes of our trip. The first leg is Hampton Court Palace to the Palace of Versailles. Tonight we camp on the S... Read more
It is only five days until Sunday 18th August when Laura and I begin our cycle to Australia. We are mostly ordering things from Amazon, opening parcels and making long To Do lists. Read on f... Read more
I recently acquired a set of the new Primus Eta cooking pots – anodized aluminium, outdoor camping pans with heat exchangers on the base designed to improve fuel efficiency. I have use... Read more
I was recently asked to provide a list of 10 ‘recommended reads’ as the featured author in the September 2012 issue of Geographical Magazine. I thought I’d share the list h... Read more
It’s now only two weeks until Laura and I set off on our bikes in the vague direction of Australia and we are pleased to announce that the charity we will be supporting is JDRF. You ca... Read more
The Survival Zone LITE is a new, ultra light bivi bag, made with Pertex Endurance fabric and manufactured by Rab. I’ve been using one over the last month and will shortly be taking it... Read more
A guest post with advice for walking the Inca Trail courtesy of Helene from Dragoman. Ten tips for trekking the Inca Trail The Inca Trail is one of the world’s most amazing treks, taking you... Read more
Your expedition is not contingent upon someone else to get it off the ground. You save all that time creating sponsorship documents, researching contact details and making all those phone ca... Read more
Part of the reason I chose the Russian Altai mountains for a mountaineering expedition in 2009 was that I had never heard of the Altai Mountains before and, it seemed, nor had anyone else I... Read more
