Having a “best” country is daft but Japan is definitely better than all the others. We’d both visited briefly before this trip and were excited about the prospect of going back. It did not disappoint. But for some reason we... Read more
There is widespread consensus amongst the wisest and most informed members of the adventure community about the one website that stands head and shoulders above all others and I remain grateful for their recognition. However, here are five other... Read more
Cycling 10,000 miles from England to Australia took us through a European summer, winter in the Caucasus, a hot India, spring in Korea and Japan, summer in South East Asia and a cold, wet Australia. We still have New Zealand and America to get a... Read more
It has been five weeks since we last did a day of cycling – our longest break by a factor of about five – but tomorrow we set off once more. We’ve enjoyed a lovely rest with my brother and sister-in-law in Melbourne. Staying in... Read more
Without further ado, our photographs from cycling across Australia. Or, at least, a little bit of it. Vineyards were a big feature. As were an excellent array of animal-based warning signs. The Wall of Shoes. Spotting this koala genuinely made m... Read more
We surveyed 194 long distance cyclists to find out how popular internal (hub) gears are. Between them, the cyclists have completed 137 bicycle tours of 10,000km (6,000 miles) or more. Here are the results… Internal Hub Gears vs External Ge... Read more
Swedish company Primus recently launched a new lightweight titanium multi-fuel stove called the OmniLite Ti. I’ve been using the OmniLite for over two years now, first in Patagonia then whilst cycling around the world. In my view, it is th... Read more
*WARNING: This article has absolutely nothing to do with adventure, expeditions or cycling around the world. It’s just me abusing the position of my blog on my birthday.* I like films. I have a specific, evolving list of my Top Six Films w... Read more
I just watched a documentary about Steve Redmond completing the Ocean’s Seven and thought it was about time I talked about them on my blog… The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. The Ocean’... Read more
These days, Leon McCarron is a fully fledged, full time adventurer with a National Geographic TV series to his name and several big expeditions under his belt. However, in his new book – The Road Headed West – we meet a wonderfully i... Read more
Base layer materials explained, compared and reviewed. Synthetic Base Layers | Merino Wool | Bamboo | Cotton ‘Base layer’ is the name given to an item of clothing worn next to the skin during sport or activity. A varie... Read more
South East Asia provided bountiful opportunities for good photographs: rich colours, interesting people and fantastic wild life. Here are a collection of our favourites from the months that we spent cycling through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand an... Read more
