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Yearly Archives: 2016

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Why I Climb Mountains (On My Bicycle)

Cycle touring France, Cycle touring Italy, Cycling the Alps, featuredBy JamieSeptember 10, 2016Leave a comment

Cycling through and all over the Alps when I don’t really need to.

this is the most terrible road in spain

How To Go Insane on the Worst Road in Spain

Cycle touring Spain, Spain, TouringBy JamieAugust 30, 20163 Comments

One of my worst days cycle touring. Over 150km of unpaved, rocky, boring road continuously beside a motorway. Caution: depressing read.

bicycle helmet question

Do you need to wear a helmet in Spain?

Article, Cycle touring Spain, Helmet laws, SpainBy JamieAugust 27, 20166 Comments

All the rules of helmet wearing in Spain, and if any can be broken.

Dumpster diving

My First Dumpster Dive

Article, Cycle touring PortugalBy JamieAugust 25, 20163 Comments

Digging through trash. It’s as easy as pie.

What Is the Price of a Photograph?

Article, featured, PhotographyBy JamieAugust 20, 20166 Comments

We are bombarded by images every day of our lives. What does it mean for travellers?

Me and my bike heading over the Pyrenees.

Adiós España

Cycle touring Spain, SpainBy JamieAugust 14, 20166 Comments

A final goodbye to my second home.

The Travel Club

The Travel Club

Cycle touring Portugal, Projects, The Travel ClubBy JamieAugust 12, 20163 Comments

I recently visited a travelling school in Aveiro to see what I could learn.

picture of raisins

Raisins

Cycle touring Spain, SpainBy JamieAugust 10, 20161 Comment

I read somewhere once that in life, bad luck comes like raisins in a box of cereal: in groups, streaks and clusters.

a river flowing through the hills in Galicia

The Cycling Hills of Galicia

Cycle touring Spain, storiesBy JamieAugust 2, 20164 Comments

As I stand up, a duet begins from the front and rear wheels as the bike leans from one side to another…

Wild camping in Portugal

Lisbon to Vigo: Cycling half of Portugal with fifty Euros

Cycle touring Portugal, featuredBy JamieJuly 30, 20163 Comments

Working on a farm, spending a few nights at a travel school, couchsurfing, wild camping and adventure.

Punto de Sagres and me with bike

Pedal-Pushing Portugal

Cycle touring PortugalBy JamieJuly 14, 20163 Comments

Cycling through the Algarve, sleeping on beaches and dodging cars and tourists in Southern Portugal.

My bicycle in Plaza de Espana, Seville

8 Days Cycle Touring in Andalucía: Part 2

Cycle touring Andalucia, Cycle touring Spain, SpainBy JamieJuly 7, 20162 Comments

Cycle touring Seville-Huelva-Portugal in a melting inferno. Mainly sleeping outside and trying not to catch fire.

My touring bike at Cadiz harbour with the new suspension bridge

Eight Days Cycle Touring in Andalusía: Part 1

Cycle touring Andalucia, Cycle touring Spain, SpainBy JamieJuly 3, 20165 Comments

Cycle touring Tarifa-Cadiz-Seville in the summer sun. Mainly wild camping along the coast with a couple of hostels thrown in for banter.

Dusty mountain road and bicycle, Morocco

16 Questions about Cycling in Morocco

Cycle Touring Morocco, featured, Morocco, TravellingBy JamieJune 30, 20163 Comments

What is it like cycling in Morocco? Do you want to go bicycle touring in Morocco? Here are some answers to doubts I had before crossing the border by bike.

Fez to Rabat to Tangier: The Final Days Cycling in Morocco

Cycle Touring Morocco, MoroccoBy JamieJune 27, 2016Leave a comment

More of straight, flat roads, trying to survive in Ramadan and getting out of the country whilst sick.

rooftops, fez, morocco

It’s Fescinating

Cycle Touring Morocco, MoroccoBy JamieJune 16, 20163 Comments

An ancient walled city with a flare.

Cycling the Rif Mountains in Morocco

Cycling Chefchaouen to Fez: The Rif Mountains

Cycle Touring Morocco, MoroccoBy JamieJune 8, 20162 Comments

You see some strange things in Morocco.

Chefchaouen, Morocco: In Pictures

Cycle Touring Morocco, MoroccoBy JamieJune 4, 20162 Comments

Here is a little picture blog of this epic little smurf village in Northern Morocco.

Moroccan tea

Morocco on a Bicycle: Day 1

Cycle Touring Morocco, Morocco, TouringBy JamieMay 29, 20163 Comments

Cycling from Algeciras, Spain to Ceuta and crossing the border into Morocco on a bicycle. My first time in Morocco and outside Europe.

monkey in Gibraltar

A Bicycle Adventure in Gibraltar

Cycle touring Spain, Gibraltar, TouringBy JamieMay 24, 20163 Comments

A little adventure in a little place.

Algatocín in the leafy hills

Rambling Around Ronda

Cycle touring Spain, Spain, TouringBy JamieMay 18, 20164 Comments

A 2 day cycle around Ronda. Probably the best cycle touring I’ve experienced in all of Spain, with some pretty amazing views.

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