A ride in northern Odisha. We landed at Vizasg, the only international airport in the region. We used the train system to get to Bhubaneswar… Read More »Fixing Broken Pedals for the Locals in Odisha, India
In 1978 a six month, 5,000km tour of Sri Lanka and India. Inspired by Louis Malle’s groundbreaking six-hour documentary, Phantom India. Noel and Danny started… Read More »Looking for Phantom India in 1978
A ride in Germany and Austria solely on bike paths. We started in Stuttgart and caught the train to Nagold and rode down the river… Read More »Testing a Hebie Chainglider in Germany, Austria
Riding from Amsterdam to Bodensee in Southern Germany. This tour crosses Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxemburg and Germany. I have put drop bars onto my Rohloff… Read More »Discovering Rail Trails in Western Europe
A ride in southern Hokkaido and northern Honshu, following on from our 2014 ride in Hokkaido. We didn’t start with a detailed plan but the… Read More »The Reassuring Avalanche Fortifications of Japan
The Tasmanian Trail crosses Tasmania Nth to Sth or vice versa. We (Chris from Omafiets in Sydney and Noel from Vivente Bikes) are starting in… Read More »Road Testing Tyre Widths on the Tasmanian Trail
Sydney to the Daintree River, a tour of the Australian East Coast in 1977. Having met on the “Down To Earth” ride in early 1977,… Read More »Going Through the Horror Stretch Anyway in East Coast Australia in 1977
A tour in the hills of Odisha and north eastern AP. Two loops starting in Vizag. The first to the NW and the second to… Read More »Trying the Local Fish Curry in Odisha, India
A ride from Friedrichshafen in southern Germany, to the Danube, along the river a while, then across Czech into Poland, finally departing from Warsaw. The… Read More »Impeccably Stacked Wood in Poland
A ride from Zurich airport, to Basel, Strasbourg, around Stuttgart, to Munich, then to Lindau and around Bodensee clockwise to Eurobike at Friedrichshafen. Street scene… Read More »Cycle Touring Heaven of Bavaria