Fieldnotes and reflections from later life — cycling, wandering, noticing, and making sense of things along the way.
Back on the road again – and it feels good! Follow me on the first stage of my cycle ride around Britain—an adventure I’ll be completing in sections, when the weather is fair and life allows. I’m still figuring out what “Britain” includes exactly (suggestions welcome!), but this first leg took me 200 miles from …
Continue reading Cycling around Britain, Stage 1: Pedal Power, Pit Stops and Punctures
This was to be my last big motorbike trip. It was 2013 and it marked the end of a wonderful few years of two-wheeled petrol powered adventures across Europe and North Africa. Before I tell you about it, I should probably rewind a bit... The year before, I’d taken a solo motorbike trip to a …
Continue reading Crossing Lines – A Ride Through the Balkans
There’s a certain romance to the word mountaineer — conjuring images of icy peaks, ropes slicing into snow, and brave souls dangling off cliffs in storm-force winds. That’s definitely not me. My own mountain experience has been more about long days on foot, navigating wild and remote uplands, and camping out in the hills. I’ve …
No Route Map: Still Learning, Still Looking 