One of the best thing’s about mine and Laura’s challenge to run the length of every Tube Line in London is that people “get it”. Sure, most people don’t spend t... Read more
Here are some blog entries from other people’s websites that I have enjoyed or got something from over the last two months and think that you might too. Have a look and cast your votes... Read more
What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirre... Read more
Sean Newall is preparing for his first of four grand expeditions which will take him through all 72 Commonwealth countries. Expedition number one will see him cycling 20,000 miles around the... Read more
I met Dan Martin in the Lake District last month where I commandeered a motorboat and shipped kit to an island that he swam to and where we cooked up a feast on an open fire and camped out... Read more
A month or so back I started a chain of guest blogs with some like-minded friends of mine. The idea is that we take it in turns to write articles and share them on each other’s website... Read more
I wish I had more money so that I could… Go to the South Pole without having to get a corporate sponsor Eat more healthily Make purchases based on a provider’s service, ideals, e... Read more
There’s a protestShe saidAnd I asked her what forJustice?Peace?Same as before? Um, noShe repliedA smile turned to frownNot in this placeNot in this town One side wrongOne side rightIt... Read more
I got an email out of the blue the other day from an expedition I’d heard about some time ago: Atlantic Rising. They were awarded the Land Rover ‘Go Beyond’ Bursary for the... Read more
When I started planning my trip a year or so back, I struggled to find any information about cycling rickshaws long distance. Almost as if it wasn’t a common thing to do. So, here are... Read more
I watched someone steal a bike last month. Right in front of me they cut the cable lock with a pair of pliers and pushed off with it into traffic on Notting Hill High Street. I was gutted. S... Read more
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats Janitors padlock the gates For security guards to patrol And bachelors phon... Read more
