THE SHADOWS are beginning to lengthen in the east as we crawl along the 105 mile stretch. Newscasters succeeded in filling it with camera toting…
On Sunday I was planning a day trip to Ottawa to see a friend. The bus was going to cost me around 60 plus dollars…
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
London got its own bike scheme last week. Finally. Hurrah. It’s modelled on the Bixi here in Montreal, and for that reason I wrote a…
Five years ago, I invented cycle-touring. After rejecting backpacking out-of-hand as a fulfilling post-university form of escapism
Driving in the countryside is like a therapy against stress for me, especially on perfect summer days like today. Even when we go somewhere on…
At the crack of dawn you are woken by a knock on your tent and a cheerful “good morning happy campers” from your overland guide…
To my great excitement my Bixi key arrived in the post last week. Bixi is the name of the public bike system here in Montreal. (Bike +…
Coming home meant two things: a very long journey by public transport, and lugging an unwieldy collection of funny-shaped bags and bits of metal through a variety of cities in the summer heat.
The Mongol Rally sets off this month – a multi-week/month/year adventure into the furthest reaches of Mongolia where you put yourself (and a few friends)…
