Tag: Backpacking

Bornholm: A Lap of Denmark’s Sunshine Island (19/06/25- 22/06/25

Jul 12, 2025

I really thought my first blog entry of 2026 would be about riding the Tour Divide – a race I’ve dreamed about for years. For anyone unfamiliar, it’s an ultra-distance, self-supported bike race following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, stretching roughly 4,400 km from Canada to the Mexican border. It’s considered one of the toughest … More Bornholm: A Lap of Denmark’s Sunshine Island (19/06/25- 22/06/25

Pico Veleta: Exploring the Spanish Badlands (25/08/24-26/08/24)

Jul 6, 2025

I have always limited this blog to bikepacking trips (or sections of much longer overland bike tours), that consist of at least a few days. I’ve cycled many ‘weekenders’ and ‘overnighters’ over the last few years that have been wonderful adventures, but I’ve never included them here because I’ve tried to keep this site limited … More Pico Veleta: Exploring the Spanish Badlands (25/08/24-26/08/24)

The Giant Circle: Cycling the Biggest Possible Loop in Britain (02/03/24-15/04/24)

Dec 27, 2024

When I started my current job at komoot at the end of 2022, I did some thinking about the type of stories that the community on our platform find most inspiring and engaging. One of the best examples was Quinda’s ‘The Netherlands’ biggest circle‘, which had been really popular. A quirky and unique idea, which … More The Giant Circle: Cycling the Biggest Possible Loop in Britain (02/03/24-15/04/24)

Alps Epic Part 1: Tour des Combins (02/09/23-06/09/23)

Jan 15, 2024

It’s a while since I’ve written anything here! In fact, it’s a while since I’ve written anything full stop. This will probably be the least action the blog has seen since I started it in 2015 (8 years ago!), but that’s partly because this year has involved the least cycling in quite some time. It’s … More Alps Epic Part 1: Tour des Combins (02/09/23-06/09/23)

Old Chalk Way: Following The Greater Ridgeway Coast-to-Coast (29/09/22-04/10/22)

Dec 28, 2022

A pattern has emerged in the last few years.  I get to around September, see the first leaves start to fall and panic that I haven’t squeezed in enough adventures over the summer months. Forgetting that the British weather does actually start to become quite dodgy by autumn, I then book in one last escapade … More Old Chalk Way: Following The Greater Ridgeway Coast-to-Coast (29/09/22-04/10/22)

Britain & Ireland Part 3: Along Lon Las Cymru (Dublin to Hungerford 06/05/22-11/05/22)

Aug 3, 2022

It was raining the day I rode into Dublin. The type of incessant drizzle that makes any town feel a little depressing. I picked up a flat white from one of the many fancy cafes at the edge of St Stephen’s Green and settled on a park bench with enough tree cover to protect me … More Britain & Ireland Part 3: Along Lon Las Cymru (Dublin to Hungerford 06/05/22-11/05/22)

Britain and Ireland Part 2: The Thomastown Curse (Cork to Dublin 26/04/22-06/05/22)

Aug 2, 2022

There was something quite charming about Cork. I arrived at a budget hostel in the early afternoon and had the rest of the day to wander through town. The sun was out, which helped. I picked up a brochure for a self-guided walking tour and strolled through town, along the river, past the university campus … More Britain and Ireland Part 2: The Thomastown Curse (Cork to Dublin 26/04/22-06/05/22)

Britain and Ireland Part 1: All Roads Lead to Fishguard (Bournemouth to Cork 21/04/22-26/04/22)

Jul 22, 2022

My month in Morocco had been amazing – and I wouldn’t have changed anything about it – but for my next ride I wanted to do something completely opposite. I had time for a 3-week trip, which meant anywhere would be possible, but I settled for somewhere closer to home. A country that I’ve always … More Britain and Ireland Part 1: All Roads Lead to Fishguard (Bournemouth to Cork 21/04/22-26/04/22)

Morocco Part 3: The Anti-Atlas (Zagora to Agadir 21/03/22-31/03/22)

May 30, 2022

I had a full day off in Zagora to let my body recover from the crash. The only problem was that my body wasn’t really recovering. My road rash wasn’t worrying me too much (even if getting changed for bed was uncomfortable), but my knee was really buggered from the crash.  I was also quite … More Morocco Part 3: The Anti-Atlas (Zagora to Agadir 21/03/22-31/03/22)