Cycling from Frankfurt to Mainz via Wiesbaden
Cycling from Germany's Financial Hub... I am still not sure why I went to Frankfurt as the city is not somewhere that people would...
Yorkshire Dales Cycling Weekend
Sometimes things do not go to plan and end up better... I am a great believer in 'signs' and that if the universe is telling you not to...
Cycling to Basel - Part 3
Out of Mulhouse and to the Rhine... The final stage of my 3-day cycle tour through ‘three countries’ took me from Mulhouse to Basel. This...
Cycling through Alsace - Part 2
Leaving Breisach and going back into France... After reaching Breisach and spending the night there, I decided to head back into France...
Cycling from Strasbourg to Basel - Part 1
Arriving into the European Parliament city... Strasbourg is located in eastern France and part of Alsace approximately two hours from...
Cycling from Belfast to Lough Neagh
Making a return to Northern Ireland for just £5... After our memorable 2014 cycle tour along the Causeway Cycle Route to Portrush...
Cycling along the D-Day Landing Beaches
Twenty years on since my last visit to Caen... My girlfriend and her Mum were heading down to Portsmouth for my Mum’s hen weekend aboard...
Swifty Scooting around Hull - 2017 UK City of Culture
Swifty Scooting around Hull... I have been to Hull a few times over the past couple of years and often thought that its reputation as a...
Cycling in Hamburg and the Elbphilharmonie
A mysterious city on the Elbe... At Hamburg Airport, there is a long line of quotes attributed to famous people who have described their...
Fat Biking in Northern Finland
Another chance to go back to Finland... I have always enjoyed going to Finland and feel at home with the quirkiness of the country. I...
Cycling around Copenhagen
So Simon said - "Let's go to Copenhagen..." There is a running joke in our office about my cycling day trips with colleagues from work...
Cycling from Glasgow to Loch Lomond
What to do between Christmas and New Year? During the period between Christmas and New Year, I enjoy heading out on my bike on a short...
Alicante - A cycling day trip to Spain
Feeling like a 1980s 'Playboy' for the day... If someone said to me that they were jetting off to Spain for the day, I would immediately...
Nuremberg for a bargain £4 return!
Back to Bavaria... I have always enjoyed spending time in Bavaria in southern Germany. The region has always been a place where I can...
Cycling around the Preston Guild Wheel
Finding the best Brompton for the price of a basic model... Ever since renting my first Brompton folding bike from the Brompton Dock, I...