Isle of Tea
woollypigs I vote for a name change for Isle of Wight to Isle of Tea. Because I have never seen so many tea rooms or cafes in such a small place.…
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Campsite review of Waverley Park Holiday Center, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Description: (From their site) Our marked pitches are levelled well, drained and fully serviced with electricity, mains water supply and grey water disposal. Most are a combination of grass and…
Solarlight Cap from 2C
I saw this one a year so ago and thought it would be a great gimmick. But since I’m now spending much time outdoors either cycling touring or working and…
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
I have just finished Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne, and I loved it, it is a very good read. It is by all means not a touring book or a…
Things I wish I’d known before I started travelling
Over on CNN’s AC360 blog Chris Guillebeau writes about things that he wish the had know before he started travelling. I too have learned the hard way while cycle touring…
Ground Effect Draft Dodger
The Draft Dodger is just great. I got the XL and even with my long arms I got plenty of jacket covering them. And it is big enough to put…
Revolution Cargo Load Trailer
I have had this trailer for around four years now and simply love it. It is a TW-Bent trailer which is pretty much the same as the BOB Yak trailer…
Cyclists THINK! Watch out for HGVs.
There is a petition ‘Cyclists THINK! Watch out for HGVs‘ which calls for an addition to the LGV license. The measures should create a two-part Safety Standard that is an…
Thoughts On My Bike
I found this one in my daily crawl on the internet. This is many ways correct, though you don’t have to be on your bicycle to make you feel alive…
Park cycling
This comic made me think about the people I see in Richmond park very weekend. If you can afford to strap your bling bicycle to you car, which quite often…