A snap shot of the journey from Watford to Harwich by bicycle, the first week of my grand cycling plans.
Jul 242014
Apr 192014
We are going back to 2002 for my first long trip. I went to Australia for two months and ended up staying for three. I travelled from Cairns up to Cape Tribulation and then worked my way down the East Coast, stopping at lots of spots on the way. I ended up in Sydney where I […]
Apr 172014
Between February 2001 and June 2002 I visited Canada three times. My first trip was to Saskatoon, right bang in the middle of Canada, prairie country, in the middle of winter, at night. Who knows what the temperature was that night but the short walk from the airport terminal to the car caused me to […]
Apr 162014
I guess Cancun isn’t really Mexico, I mean yes it’s in the country of Mexico (swap the ‘X’ for a ‘H’ to pronounce it in true Spanish style) but it’s hardly typical. Chichen Itza however I think we can call pretty Mexican or Mayan at least. A UNESCO World Heritage Site that lives up to it’s billing. […]
Apr 152014
Ascuncion, Paraguay – like a hot version of East Ham as my friend Tony eloquently described it. There was probably another adjective in there as well. It was a stop on a tour I did in South America in 2010 and more of a stop-gap. The Jesuit ruins near Trinidad were interesting to explore for a […]
Apr 142014
Instead of camping wild with the bears in Plitvice National Park, Shane and I decided it would be a better idea to try hitchhiking to the nearest campsite which we didn’t think was that far away. It took forever to get a lift but we finally did, with. The chap had no room in his boot due to […]
Apr 132014
Tighnabruaich on the west coast of Scotland is one of those beautiful little villages surrounded by the beautiful rolling hills of lowland Scotland. It would be one of my favourite places but for the weather……but when the sun is shining there aren’t many places I’d rather be. A friend of my brother had a house […]
Apr 122014
Slovenia vies for the best name of a capital in Europe, Ljubljana, pronounce that if you’ve never heard it before! I was only there for a few days in 2011 but managed to explore the centre of Ljubljana a fair bit. I was with my Aussie friend Shane whom I had got to know well whilst […]
Apr 112014
Yeah man, all is good, all is cool. Barbados – Our neighbour, Perry, personified the Bajan stereotype, loud, smiley, friendly, imposing and he knew how to have a good time! I was only there for a week in 2004 but I loved the island, exploring around in a little mini moke. I think it was also […]
Apr 092014
It’s Friday 16th January 2009. “As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you one months’ notice of my intention to leave my position as Project Services Manager. My last working day will therefore be Friday 13th February 2009.” My life would never be the same again. I flew into Nairobi a week […]