Our family loves board games. Chess is a favourite, but monopoly and cluedo all score weekly slots at the table. … More
Category: simplifying
Our lust for convenience is fuelling the climate crisis
Sometimes I get really busy at doing nothing. Convenience allows me to do this. Its presence -and my willingness to … More
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
the pseudo fear of difference
There are many attributes, we share as humans, that require us to live our lives the same as every other … 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
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
Riding the Nivernais
Dull oppressive skies skimmed overhead as we cycled away from La Chabanne. Returning to our saddles once again we rolled … More
Euro Velo 17: and beyond
The Mediterranean has been a recurring feature for much of our trip. We‘ve crossed it (at the juncture of Europe and … More
Andalucia: one town at a time
After a few weeks R&R at Casa Campo de la Luz we found ourselves once again on the move. … More