GPS on a trip?
Long gone are the days when you have to navigate over terrain and across countries using maps and a compass. With a wealth of online tools available ranging from OSM […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
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Best buys for a lightweight cycle tour
If you’re on a cycle tour keeping low weight is key. It is possible to do this in several ways: 1. Carry only bare essentials, anything else required can be […]
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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Mat
Unfortunately my old sleeping mat passed away shortly before I left on my cycle. I had always thought that it was pretty light weighing at around 1kg, albeit not the […]
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MSR Hubba Hubba
The original plan was to spend a month camping around Europe in bivvy bags under tarpaulins. Luckily in the final week before departure we saw the light and elected to […]
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Camping Rough
“Why haven’t we always rough camped?” This is the question Tom and I were asking ourselves on our cycle around Europe. Not only is it free but it gives you […]
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A charitable trip
Every big expedition I have undertaken, charity has been a key aspect. This is partly because I have the philosophy, “if you can help someone why wouldn’t you?” I have […]
A Paris
Our journey to Paris seemed very unorganised. However as I soon found out not much organisation was needed. Anyone can do it. Tom, Charles and I got everything sorted in […]
Why Cycling?
The idea of first going on a long distance cycle ride was first thought up a little over a year ago. Sitting in the changing rooms at our rowing club […]
Alex's Cycle 