The Vale of White Horse is sandwiched between the North Wessex Downs and the Cotswolds and connected by the bustling towns of Swindon and Oxford. Within a 15 minute drive of either the M4 or M40 you can be deep into the Oxfordshire Countryside; the natural cotswold-stone villages tucked in to the green rolling hills … Continue reading UK Weekend Breaks: Vale of White Horse… By Bike
When we're not seeking adventures in exotic countries we spend a lot of time exploring our own beautiful country. Many say I don't write enough about our Great British adventures, so here's the first for 2018. So far, it's been a LONG, cold and quite wet winter. But any sign of the sun and we … Continue reading Rambling around the Chew Valley, North Somerset
As the great adventurer Alistair Humphreys' writes, "you do not need to fly to the other side of the planet to undertake an expedition. You do not need to be an elite athlete, expertly trained or rich to have an adventure. Adventure is only a state of mind." Of course, sometimes it helps to know … Continue reading Kayaking on the Thames – microadventures of summer 2016
There's nothing like taking some new kit out of it's packaging, the smell of new Lycra setting the cycling taste-buds alive and giving it the initial once-over for new features, technical materials and over-all design. Like a little girl at Christmas, I was excited and very privileged to open the colourful Drops team issue* long-sleeve thermal jersey designed by their … Continue reading Colouring the Road – Drops Cycling & Prendas Thermal Jersey Review
Only a couple of months ago, my parents took the brave move of packing up our family home of 20 years and moving down to Devon to be by the sea. Bideford, a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torrington is 20 mins from Barnstaple and just over an hour from Exeter … Continue reading Exploring the Tarka Trail in North Devon
Almost 3 years ago to the date, I ventured out on my first night ride in windy and flat Amsterdam. I'd not long been cycling (you can tell by the passion in my writing) and was itching to get on the bike at any given opportunity and loved every second of it. This was also … Continue reading Cyclocross Noir
This year has been all about adventures and I have no intention of stopping yet. Portugal, France & Spain There hasn't been 1 day of annual leave I've taken in the UK; getting as much sun-time abroad as possible and micro-adventures here in the UK at weekends. The year started in a very (surprisingly but welcome) … Continue reading 2015 adventure round-up: Sri Lanka, France, Spain, Portugal, Cornwall