This interview is part of a series in which we interview certain people featured on the database of long distance cycle journeys (LDCJ), which records individual bicycle trips over 10,000km in length. For more details, click here. Helen Lloyd sp... Read more
The last time I shaved was this time last year, shortly before setting off on my bike to cycle around the world. I now have a large, surprisingly ginger beard on my face. Frankly, I would not recommend it. Here are my top ten reasons why…... Read more
Our latest video: Cycling South East Asia. In this episode: Thai police posing for a photo with us. A grinning Bhuddist monk host. Me sleeping in a bike shop. Sketchy wooden bridges. Laura covered in flies. Lots of wet weather. You can see all o... Read more
This is a plug for a new adventure themed event starting next month: The Base Camp Festival. It’s in the Peak District on the weekend of September 5th-7th and organised by Explorers Connect, an excellent community for adventurers. Apparent... Read more
One year ago today, Laura and I wheeled our bikes nervously to Hampton Court Palace in matching JDRF charity t-shirts to be waved off by friends and family at the start line of what we hoped would be a journey to Australia. Last Friday, after 36... Read more
This morning, a man with an eye patch unrolled a map on our breakfast table and showed us where to dig for gold. I kid you not. We’d first spotted this chap – let’s call him One Eyed Bruce – rummaging through a bin a few... Read more
A few years back, a young cycle courier rode his bike around the world faster than anyone before him. Lots of cyclists keep blogs of their journey but, for me, his stood head and shoulders above the rest for quality of writing. So I’m plea... Read more
Tom Allen of Toms Bike Trip has recently published an ebook dedicated to providing advice for cycle tourists who need to kit themselves out. It’s a fantastic resource and chock full of hard earned knowledge. Now, before buying a self-publi... Read more
And so we bid farewell to Asia. It is nine months since we first crossed the Bosphorus under stormy skies to enter Anatolia. Nine months since we left Europe behind. Nine months since we last went to a Lidl. After nine months of inching our way... Read more
STATUS REPORT: We will very soon be leaving South East Asia. After that comes English speaking countries (or at least countries in which they do their best at it). And with them come Caucasian faces, Western food and the familiarity of countries... Read more
This article gives a detailed review of all the best and most common bivvy/bivi bags available. It contains a a buyer’s guide, recommendations of the best bivvy bags and comparison tables with details of every single bivvy bag available in... Read more
Just a quick blog to draw attention to my newly published Desert Expedition Resources. I’ve collected all of the articles I’ve written about desert expeditions which cover, amongst other things: the definition of what actually consti... Read more
