The Rain in Spain, Part 1.
Back on the road with friends, from Faro, Portugal, to Teruel via Jerez and Jaén. Read more »
Stories of person-powered life and adventures by bicycle and sea kayak, at home and further afield. Car-independent life in Cornwall, UK, and longer, thoughtful journeys by bike in mostly high and empty places. There is also street photography, if you like that sort of thing.
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That Fairlight Faran
It took me a while but here's a quick look at what I did with my friend's used Fairlight Faran frameset ahead of a spot of touring in, hopefully, sunnier climes... Read more »
Surly Cross Check Bits and a Sewing Project
Revisiting my Surly Cross Check in its role as an all-weather, all-road, all-day mile muncher, and a new camera waist pack by way of enjoying some time at my sewing machine... Read more »
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A Few Days in the Desert
A long weekend bikepacking with friends in the Cambrian Desert of Wales Read more »
Galloway Gravel: part 1
Part one of a week spent exploring the tracks and trails of Dumfries & Galloway in the company of friends. Read more »
Brother Cycles AllDay
In a world obsessed with carbon, 12 speeds, & electronic shifting, the AllDay stands out as a simple, well-executed steel fixed wheel frame. Post... Read more »
South to Mingulay and Beyond
A Hebridean sea kayak journey from the Isle of Barra south to Mingulay and Barra Head. Towering cliffs, cathedral-like caves, and camping on remote... Read more »
Project: Big Fat Dummy Fenders
A workshop project to make a set of laminated wooden mudguards for my Surly Big Fat Dummy. Made from a blend of oak and... Read more »
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Dia de la Bandera – A Photo Essay
Street photography from Dia de la Bandera (Flag Day) in the town of Espinar, high in the Andes of southern Peru. Read more »
Thoughts Around Sustainability in Everyday Cycling
In which it can be demonstrated that the future belongs to the unwashed riders of old steel fixed-wheel bicycles... Read more »
Sea Kayak Saltash to Sennen
An impromptu sea kayak journey along the coast of Cornwall from Saltash to Sennen Cove. 190km over four and a half days made for... Read more »
Wayfarer Centenary Ride, and weekend
A weekend in north Wales with the Rough Stuff Fellowship, in honour of the centenary of Wayfarer's snow-bound crossing of the Berwyn Mountains. Read more »
The Hindustan-Tibet Highway
Winding it's way northeast through the Himalayas of Himachel Pradesh, the rough, landslide-prone Hindustan-Tibet Highway is an engineering marvel and makes for a great... Read more »
On the Road Again
The Empty Quarter… Laraos to Huancavelica
Technically “The Empty Quarter” applies to the Rub’ al Khali desert on the Arabian Peninsula, however I’m going to use a little creative license and use it to describe the last few days on my bike from Laraos; it could equally apply to parts of Bolivia and the Puna de Atacama in northern Chile and Argentina so I reserve the right to use it again. As usual I’ll use pictures rather then a tedious narrative to … Read more »
Mostly Buenos Aires
Some street photography from Buenos Aires and Villa Mercedes to wrap up seven months of bicycle travel from Peru. Read more »
The End of the Road
A medium-sized provincial town deep in the heart of Argentina, about 700km west of Buenos Aires, may seem like an odd place to end... Read more »
Córdoba Streets
Thought I’d sling up a few impressions of Córdoba city. It’s alright; colourful, busy, good icecream. I’ll say goodbye to friends here this evening... Read more »
Cerro Aspero
To my mind one of the greatest things about a bicycle is the ease with which it enables new friendships and shared adventures. The... Read more »
Photography
Spring Storm; a Mini Gallery
A windy spring afternoon at the beach with my Fuji x100f. Read more »
Autumn
Autumnal pictures and ramblings of minimal consequence.... Read more »
Montréal
A series of street snaps from a long overdue return Read more »
Vitoria Streets
The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men... a change of plans and a spot of street photography from Vitoria-Gasteiz. Read more »
Sea Kayaking
A Small Islands Journey…
.. or puffins and other places. Sea kayaking in the Small Isles with a side-trip to paddle around the seabird nesting colonies of the Farne Islands. Read more »
Weather Window
A brief respite from the relentless wind and rain, with spells of actual sunshine, afloat amongst the granite of... Read more »
Mostly West Cornwall
A round-up of snaps of a sea-kayaking flavour from the west of Cornwall... mostly. Read more »
Sea Kayak Saltash to Sennen
An impromptu sea kayak journey along the coast of Cornwall from Saltash to Sennen Cove. 190km over four and... Read more »
Bikes and Gear
That Fairlight Faran
It took me a while but here's a quick look at what I did with my friend's used Fairlight Faran frameset ahead of a spot of touring in, hopefully, sunnier climes... Read more »
Surly Cross Check Bits and a Sewing Project
Revisiting my Surly Cross Check in its role as an all-weather, all-road, all-day mile muncher, and a new camera waist pack by way of enjoying some time at my sewing machine again. Read more »
A Fixed Wheel Journey, of Sorts…
Something of an ode to the fixed wheel bicycle and why I still love to ride them. Read more »
Loose Ends
A few loose ends, or threads might be more appropriate given the largely bag-making flavour of this post, to tidy up as the end of the year approaches. Read more »
Spiti & Kinnaur
Spiti etc
Bikepacking through the stupendous Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalaya, as part of a two-wheeled exploration of the Spiti and Kinnaur Valleys. Read more »
Post-Himalayan Apathy…
It’s always ‘challenging’ returning home after a decent adventure but this time seems to have been, or rather ‘is’, particularly difficult. All I can... Read more »
A little bit of Delhi
I had a little bit of time in Delhi… I found street photography quite difficult. Despite the obvious potential it is the sort of... Read more »
The Hindustan-Tibet Highway
Winding it's way northeast through the Himalayas of Himachel Pradesh, the rough, landslide-prone Hindustan-Tibet Highway is an engineering marvel and makes for a great... Read more »
Transitions…
I’m really happy, got my Inner Line Permit. It had been on my mind a little because I kept hearing and reading all sorts... Read more »