From Stockholm by Bicycle

On to Oxford

On to Oxford

This was my last "full" day of cycling as I headed on up to Oxford. For the most part it ...
Beyond London

Beyond London

Well after a few days in London spending time with Aaron and Connor, and exploring ...
Getting to London

Getting to London

It’s always interesting when you revisit a place to see how it’s either the same ...
Back to the UK

Back to the UK

Well today is the first day back in England and starting up from Harwich. I ...

The perfect Day of Dutch Cycling

The perfect Day of Dutch Cycling

I must admit the day did not start with the best of intentions. Yesterday was a bit of a struggle ...
Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

The wonderful winds returned again, so for most of the day I was going to be going straight into what ...
Be careful, be vey careful

Be careful, be vey careful

Most of the time while you are cycling you are quite focused, you are looking ...
History Trivia

History Trivia

It was a very very muggy day even the cows were lying down, and I ...
Crossing the Border

Crossing the Border

It was a bit of a surprise when I passed from Germany into the Netherlands ...

A pleasant enough day

A pleasant enough day

Last night as I sat in my camp chair, for some reason I hadn’t felt so exhausted and tired. I ...
Bremen and Beyond

Bremen and Beyond

When you’re lying in a nice comfortable bed, it can be difficult facing getting up ...
Baby Beluga

Baby Beluga

This was going to be a wet and windy one - maybe. But the highlight ...
Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

I have been in Travemunde once before when I had taken the ferry from Helsinki ...
Finishing Sweden

Finishing Sweden

Possibly not the best title but never mind. The rest of the journey to Helsingborg ...

Tribute to a Camera

Tribute to a Camera

Today my old faithful LUMIX camera finally gave up and died. It has served well, documenting many places, on cruise ...
Back on Track

Back on Track

Well yesterday was an all day bed rest day watching the Olympics on TV with a Swedish commentary that I ...
Best regarded as a Survival Day

Best regarded as a Survival Day

This post brought to you by triple Espressos, Aspirin and Voltaren. I think (actually now ...
Half way across Sweden

Half way across Sweden

This sign is roughly ½ way between Stockholm and Helsingborg and is, of course, for ...

I thought yesterday was hard

I thought yesterday was hard

This picture sort of summed up today. In planning today’s ride I called is a short one thinking I’d take ...
Now that was some effort

Now that was some effort

So, it was going to be a toss up as to whether it would be short day or a long ...
Not the Most Exciting Day ….

Not the Most Exciting Day ….

For the first time I actually slept thru the night , despite the somewhat dubious ...
A Change of direction

A Change of direction

Given that I’m still on NZ time I set off from Stockholm at 3:30 in ...
Let’s do the Time Warp again….

Let’s do the Time Warp again….

How I wish we could do the time warp ‘cos to get from one side ...