A bus driver took the time to wind down his window and thank me for stopping to let him pull out (and this, the day after I wrote about Bicycle Karma!) I ended up naked but for my socks in t... Read more
It would be fair to say that I like doing things that other people often consider weird. Taking cold showers, swimming outdoors and dragging tyres spring to mind, as do most of the things on... Read more
Eureka moments don’t happen. There’s no such thing as a split-second moment of inspiration or a lightning strike, flash bulb of an idea. At least, not for me. Instead, there... Read more
What annoys you on a daily basis? Traffic? Missing the bus/train by seconds? Flat tyre? Burning your toast? What a pain in the ass! So what do you do? Clench your fists. Grit your teeth. Cur... Read more
My legs are pistons, firing repeatedly in a hypnotic cadence, a relentless machine hell bent on speed. Churning the big cog over and over, I’m flying through London at a dangerous rate... Read more
The aim of this blog entry is to encourage you to explore your local area. I recently moved back to the town in which I grew up. In many ways that could be viewed as a step back, a regressio... Read more
Today we have our first of what I hope will be many guest blogs. And who better to start than Mr Rob Cousins? Rob has run the multi-day Marathon of Britain and the 145-mile Grand Union Canal... Read more
I recently got back from three weeks in the wilds of the Russian Altai mountains and am immediately faced with a problem: motivation or, rather, a lack of it. It affects everything I do, be... Read more
As a young adventurer, it’s easy to become despondent in the belief that “everything has been done” and that there is nowhere left to explore. At least, that is, without doing something so e... Read more
Fancy an adventure but a bit low on pennies? The Spam Challenge is a feature in Adventure Travel magazine which sets your resources for a weekend of fun at £70 and a tin of pork. I’ve... Read more
I was hosted this weekend by my good friend Rob Cousins who features on these pages under the almighty Arch-to-Arc Triathlon. He’s always an inspiration, not just because of the amazin... Read more
