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More Time for Slow Adventure

The almighty engine -incredible as it is- has shrunk our world. Its invention has led to mammoth increases in food … More

Adversity in Travel

Imagine: You’re wildcamping among trees on the outskirts of an unknown town in a foreign land. It’s 2am on a … More

#tourcycling #travelhardships #europeantravel

When you’re busy making other plans..

In the beginning, there was a plan. In fact there were several. We had short term plans, medium term plans … More

change, family travel, illusion, planning, spontaneous travel

Morocco to Scotland: Scotland..

Under normal circumstances, the prospect of cycling around coastal bluffs with inshore whitecaps and grey skies is enough to quell … More

Familywithbikes, personal musings, Tourcycling, traveling with kids

Riding the Nivernais

Dull oppressive skies skimmed overhead as we cycled away from La Chabanne. Returning to our saddles once again we rolled … More

Cycling europe, Family journey, personal musings, slow adventure, traveling with kids

Leaving La Chabanne

Our departure from Central France was becoming a bit of a joke. Initial plans of staying for two weeks were … More

#francetravel #slowadventure #organicfarming #monkfamily

pushing north: mediterranean style

  It was easy finding our way north from Valencia: so long as we kept the Med’s shimmering water to … More

bicycle touring, cycling spain, family adventure, journey, tour cycling, travel, traveling with kids

flat out in tarifa

Ferry crossings can be a mixed bag and we’ve had our fair share of white knuckle rides over the years. … More

adventure, adversity, europe, family travel, opinion, personal musings, tarifa to tangier ferry, tour cycling, travel, traveling with kids

the night before the big day

A piece of advice I once received before embarking on my first tour cycling holiday, was to: get out all … More

adventure, biking with kids, coffee, family travel, minimalist, opinion, personal musings, simplicity, spain with kids, tour cycling spain, travel

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