#plan

Setting out

The Cave The fierceness of the midday sun wanes into a balmy afternoon haze as I lock my bike at the foot of the escarpment. Picking my...

How to slow down: lessons in pace from Eastern Europe

Coming to a halt. Lipcani, Moldova I met Joke and Björn resting in the shade of some large umbrellas as I pulled into the forecourt of...

Depends who's asking: Taxis

I rode from Madaba, the City of Mosaics, and home to a large Christian population, down to the Jordan River, dropping hundreds of feet in...

Depends who's asking: A Fool's Endeavour

Note to self: the term ‘fall’ here refers to both a waterfall and a potential fall to the death if attempting to traverse carrying a...

Magic 3.5 - Italy Ultralight

It’s been a while. Working a 9:00-5:30 job means there’s not always as much opportunity as I’d like to escape what feels like the...

BE HERE NOW: Cheating

Everyone has their own philosophy regarding travel, and I see myself as quite a purist, refusing to accept the ‘validity’ of other forms...

BE HERE NOW: Lost

Sitting here at my computer, safely within the comforting bubble of middle-class existence, it’s easy to start getting all preachy and...

Let the West begin - TN, AR and OK

Why hello! I am typing to you from Warner, Oklahoma, with just over 1250 miles on the clock and fast approaching my halfway point. I am...

East of the Mississippi - NC and TN

Greetings from Nashville! I'm sorry it's been a while since I've uploaded, but I've not got particularly regular access to the internet...

The Hour Approacheth...

Right. Time to get back in the saddle. I'm finally home in not-so-sunny Saffron Walden, and have been trying to rack up the miles in...

A Mixed Bag

The last few days have been rather up and down, so I reckoned it was about time for an update. DISASTER! I had always known that the bike...

3 Months and Counting!

Hello one and all! It's excatly 3 months today when I will be flying out to the USA to begin my trip, so I've put together a little...

So what's the plan?

Welcome! Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thank you to all those who have already been generous enough to donate to my cause....