Sturm und Drang
“It’s gonna be cold.” The duvet jackets were out on the quay, and Mike was shivering already. It had been Laurence’s idea, a trip to Berlin in time for […]
Previous Tours
Cyclestan
Into the mountains of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and the Tien Shan range. Read my journal here at crazyguyonabike.com
Travels with Tito
Back to the Balkans, starting in Bulgaria and ticking off the former Yugoslav states before heading north to the Alps. Read my journal here at crazyguyonabike.com
Bucharest to Berlin
Across the Transfagarasan Pass and through the dark heart of Eastern Europe, before meeting a friend in Budapest and making a run for the Berlin Wall. Read my journal here […]
Sous le Ciel de Paris
The Paris Brest Paris randonnee: a non-stop ride too the Atlantic and back, a gathering of 5,000 cyclists and a continuation of the oldest professional bicycle race in the world. […]
Rome to Home
As the leaves started falling from the trees, I finished some work in Rome and headed home the long way: by bicycle, across the Adriatic, and up through the Balkans […]
Manche – Mountain – Med
Across France from Caen to Marseilles, via Mt Ventoux. My first overseas tour and a ride with Andrew, who I’m now riding to visit in China. Read my journal here […]