Over the last two years, cycling has had a hugely positive effect on my life. It’s become influential in the way I live each day of my life – almost to the point of obsession. Given cycling will be dominating the latter part of my 2020 plans, I thought I’d write this post to explain…
Bikepacking the Austrian Salzkammergut, the final leg on my journey of one thousand miles! From sunny Slovenia, I was greeted by rain and thunderstorms in Austria. The objective was Vienna. From Villach, Vienna was a pretty reasonable distance. But I didn’t come to alps for reasonable distance. I came to the alps to explore. I’d…
Part 2 of my journey of one thousand miles, bikepacking across the Italian Dolomites, started in spectacular fashion. Camping at high altitude, not far from Livigno. That night was the night the weather was due to break across the alps. TDF stage 19 had already been abandoned and the bad weather was due to move…
Nerves, apprehension, can I do it? All thoughts running through my mind ahead of my first 100 mile day on a bike. Truth be told, I was more scared of failure. What If I don’t do it? It didn’t bear thinking about. All the training I’ve done, through wind and rain. It would be so…
A weekend with nothing in the diary and a stunning spring weather forecast is the perfect recipe for an adventurous weekend in North Wales. But all this amazing spring weather does unfortunately mean the stagnation of whitewater kayaking. ‘Yeah but you can go mountain biking and running instead?’ is what you’re undoubtedly thinking. ‘Yeah but…
The Pembrokeshire coastlines are renowned for their breath-taking natural beauty. Despite being a place I’ve heard so much about, I’ve never previously explored the area. Personally, from a purely adventure perspective, I prefer mountains to the coastal scene – however I still absolutely love the Great British seaside. From the towns, the salty air & sea breeze…
Thursday 4th January! So we’re back inland and exploring the Tongariro National Park – or I wish that I could currently say I am writing my latest blog post coming from yet another cool place; i.e. the base of the three volcanoes at the heart of the park; the mountains Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu. Instead…