A Covid-period ride, staying within one state, using walk-on and off public transport to access the route. Wanting it to… Read More »Exploring the Central West Cycling Trail in central NSW

The last section of the Nullarbor had been recently sealed and, in Sydney, riding to Perth had become ‘a thing’.… Read More »Frozen Chocolate Milk & Muesli in Western Australia in 1977

A ride from Greymouth to Hamilton along the west coast. This included a flight from Nelson to Wellington. There is… Read More »Touring and Hiking the Heaphy Track in New Zealand

A ride in northern Odisha. We landed at Vizasg, the only international airport in the region. We used the train… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More »Road Testing Tyre Widths on the Tasmanian Trail

A highlight of the trip in Queensland was cycling what was called “the horror stretch” or “the triple murder highway”.… 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… 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,… 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… Read More »Cycle Touring Heaven of Bavaria

A ride in two sections. Firstly, Vienna to Sofia in Bulgaria to connect two sections of earlier VWR test-riding from… Read More »Admiring the Elderly Cyclists of Romania

A tour of the Pilbara in Western Australia. Newman to Port Headland. All dirt. We are ready to go. It’s… Read More »The Dirt Roads of Pilbara, Western Australia