Cycle-Slash-Walk the Coast (Almost) to Rio – The Stats Post
Normally at the end of a cycle trip I attempt to mostly make up accurately compile our trip statistics and interesting facts. This time I’m saved the effort by Baby Bear […]
It’s Time to Paraty
How lovely to wake up this morning and be able to choose clothes to wear that do not involve padding and Lycra. We are done cycling and now it’s time […]
The End of the Road is not Quite Rio
Here we are at our last cycling day. How did that come around so quickly? The wet towels and swimming costumes we’d hung on the covered line were wetter this […]
Just One More Hill and a Caipirinha Masterclass
After almost inviting a relapse by eating two slices of pizza for dinner (but still no beer), I woke up this morning feeling 80% better, and looking forward to a […]
Brazil Broke Me
Today Brazil finally got the upper hand. The over-exertion the day before (you read about the new Bastard Grade hill, right?) coupled with dehydration, sickness, a bad night following a […]
New Hill Classification – B*****d Grade
It’s official. You heard it here first. A new classification of hill grade has been identified and it’s the Bastard Grade. Today’s cycle started out well enough – we would […]
Four Beaches, 90km, Two Hills and an Aborted Bridge Crossing
An early 0715 start is no problem at all when you’ve been awake since 0120 because your silly body clock thinks it should still be on Turkish Time which is […]
It’s Time for a Brazilian….. Cycling Adventure
Yes I know, that’s truly a rubbish title, but it had to be done at some point in the trip so we may as well get it over and done […]
When Your Camel Gets the Hump
From now on, camels are officially off my Christmas card list. No longer will I be seduced by fluttering eyelashes and romanticised images of ships of the desert gently plodding […]
A Circumcision in Kairouan
As Mr Abdullah led me through the Zaouia of Sidi Sahab in Kairouan I thought I heard a scream. Mr Abdullah stopped. He turned to me and said ‘come quickly, […]
One Week In – Casual Observations
So, we have lived on the 14th floor for one whole week. The cats have stopped jumping at the noise of the horns from the street far below, and the […]
Kaliméra Igoumenitsa and Komotini
It didn’t look exactly sunny as we docked in Greece at 8am this morning. As we hadn’t done this part of the journey before, today was the traveling day I […]
Ciao Bologna, Buongiorno Ancona, Ciao Italia
Today marks a step change in our routine. This is the first morning we haven’t needed to lift the beds and prize the cats from their hiding places; claws firmly […]
Au Reviour Strasbourg, Buonasera Bologna
It’s the end of day 2, and we are in a soulless Holiday Inn Express outside Bologna. The novelty of driving endless kilometres with two cats and one husband is […]
On the Road for 2510km With 2 Kitties, 1 Husband, and 4 Litres of Gin
Au Revoir Brussels, Bonjour Strasbourg! For the very last time, we returned to the empty house to go through the march-out process with the guy from The Firm whose […]
Two Nomadic Brits 