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 way through France. They’re almost all taken by... 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 South Downs and tomorrow (Monday) we cycle to Newhaven f... 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 for details of how to wave us off or join us for the fir... 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 used them on an induction period of two cycle tours and wi... 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 here and encourage you to add some of your own favourite... 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 can donate online now. Who are JDRF? JDRF exists to find... 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 on a 12-month cycle around the world. This review gives... 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 across the unspoilt Peruvian Andes, through some of th... 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 calls. You don’t have to repeatedly pitch to uninte... 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 spoke to. So, it’s been great to hear of others c... Read more
…sounds like the name of a dodgy crime fighting duo but they’re ac tually the names of a couple of cool projects. Howard Drakes sent me this email out of the blue which I thought might be of interest: Greetings Tim I came across your... Read more
