We’ve now been away for well over a year. Life on the road is generally pretty sweet and we love the freedom from responsibility it affords. However, there are one or two things we’re looking forward to getting back to in a few weeks... Read more
Here are some of our favourite photos from cycling across New Zealand’s North Island. New Zealand is a beautiful place… As well as the nice views, it has some interesting Maori history… They’ve got some great cycle routes... Read more
No more family. No more familiar faces presenting us with plates of delicious food. No more spending our days on a couch, in a car or by the pool. No more bed, no more mattress. No more anyone. It was back to how it had been for so long. Just th... Read more
Can’t decide what to do for your next expedition? Here’s a list of the eight largest desert’s on the planet taken from The Economist’s excellent World in Figures. What are the largest deserts? Sahara Desert* – North... Read more
“Adventurers” are always writing articles/stories and giving talks with the ostensible aim of motivating people to get out and do stuff for themselves. But the problems raised in response are often the same: people don’t where... Read more
This article is part of a series in which experts in their field share their top ten tips. Today’s advice comes from Leon McCarron who’s excellent documentaries have featured on National Geographic and been reviewed on this website.... Read more
We are about to cycle across the southern states of the USA. This is the final leg of our bicycle journey around the world, and over the last few months people have been telling us how good the food is going to be in this part of the world. Food... Read more
We’ve compiled kit lists from 37 different long distance cycle tourers and put them all in one place: here. The cyclists all come from the Database of Long Distance Cycle Journeys (LDCJ)* . Of the 139 trips registered, 37 of them have deta... Read more
I recently sorted through some of my Opinion articles from over the years and drew out a few themes about expeditions and adventure. Here is a summary of my ethos with plenty of links… My strong view is that adventure need not require time... Read more
There are rocks in New Zealand which are just a few years old. By the time you read this, there might even be some which are just a few hours’ old, should one of the country’s many volcanoes have decided to wake up and shake up a bit... Read more
This is a comprehensive list of pretty much every single item that Laura and I have with us, in our panniers, on our bikes and about our persons. We have written separately about particular areas of kit already e.g. wet weather gear, electronics... Read more
