Bikepacking the Veneto Trail
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Bikepacking the Veneto Trail

The Veneto Trail is a 500km unsupported bikepacking adventure through the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Starting in Cittadella, the off road loop takes in the spectacular views & trails of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. I came to the Dolomites a few years ago when touring across the Alps – It rained the entire…

Trans Pyrenees Race Report
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Trans Pyrenees Race Report

The Trans Pyrenees is a self-supported ultra-distance race organised by Lost Dot, the team behind the famous Transcontinental Race. My Trans Pyrenees race report is from the second edition of the race, TPRNo2, originally schedule for the autumn of 2020 which took place at the end of September 2022. Starting in St Jean De Luz…

Bikepacking the Austrian Salzkammergut: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 4)
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Bikepacking the Austrian Salzkammergut: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 4)

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…

Bikepacking the Soca Valley: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 3)
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Bikepacking the Soca Valley: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 3)

My traverse across the Eastern Dolomites brought me to the foothills of the Julian Alps, where I was to begin bikepacking the Soca Valley. I’d experienced remoteness and isolation for the first time on this journey of one thousand miles. I’d ridden in thick clouds, through apocalyptic rain, getting further and further from civilisation. Having…

Bikepacking Across the Italian Dolomites: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 2)
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Bikepacking Across the Italian Dolomites: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 2)

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…

Bikepacking Switzerland: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 1)
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Bikepacking Switzerland: A Journey of One Thousand Miles (Part 1)

Part 1 of my journey of one thousand miles, across the European alps started in Switzerland. My plan was to ride across Switzerland through the Bernese Oberland & Graubunden, aiming to cross the border into Italy near Livigno. As crazy as a journey of one thousand miles across the alps may sound, it was a…

Alpine Kayaking: Sun, Mountains and Whitewater in France
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Alpine Kayaking: Sun, Mountains and Whitewater in France

Not quite Mr. Beans holiday to France, but not far off. 7 dirt bag kayakers alpine dreaming, in search of sun, mountains and whitewater kayaking in France. After paddling the steep Italian creeks, but not having much luck with sunshine, it didn’t seem right to head back to the UK without at least a little…

Croatia by Car
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Croatia by Car

Exploring Croatia by car, made my adventure so much easier. Having that flexibility to plan & adjust my week to suit me was the ideal way to fit as much into the trip as possible. Car camping is an idea I first came across in New Zealand – it’s the simple concept of living out…