Books
More Blog Topics
Recently Popular
Updates By Email
Get just one email per month with the best bits from the blog and any latest news.
All Time Popular
Recent Comments
- The Pre-Expedition Jitters (19)
- Iain McGregor: Awesome Dan! Have a great adventure. Inspire the world to be more than they can be and remind people...
- My India Book – for FREE (5)
- Andrea Casalotti: Downloaded it, but I can’t open it. Using Galaxy Tab 7.7 with Kindle app installed.
- EasyJet Adventure (2)
- Ellie: Cool. If you have to get somewhere specific for a trip, you might be interested to know by breaking a trip...
- simon owens: All great suggestions but the Gibraltar one sticks out for me…except what about just taking a...
- What to Pack for a Microadventure (16)
- Tim Moss: Ooh, this was a rather more practical article than I was expecting from AlastairHumphreys.com! (Good...
- The Pre-Expedition Jitters (19)
Buy me a Coffee?
Thank you to the many people who have kindly "bought me a coffee" for just £2.50 as encouragement to keep this blog going. "Yes, I too would like to donate a couple of pounds to this site..!"Coming soon
-
The Most Extreme Places I have Visited
18.05.2012
-
Go Somewhere New
21.05.2012
-
Terrible Places, Top Tips, Great Roads to Ride. And a Challenge
24.05.2012
-
Should You Travel Alone or With a Friend?
28.05.2012
-
Do you know what I think is crazy?
30.05.2012
-
The Most Extreme Places I have Visited
Category Archives: Cycling
Meeting an Old Flame
It was unsettling to see how memories and the biggest moments in our lives fade, in the end, to nothing. How long will it be before I have forgotten more about that journey than I remember?
Photo Friday essay: A Canine Ride Through Romania
Once upon a time, my husband and I (writes Tara) cycled through Romania. Along the way, we fell in love with the remoteness of its mountains… …and the generosity of the kind folk who lived in its small villages. Perhaps most of all, we adored the stray dogs that roamed the streets in droves. Many [...]
Read more
Read more
Photo Friday essay – the contrasting experiences of long distance bike travel
Here are six different areas that have provided plenty of variety over the 15,000km that we've cycled so far.
Cycling to the Rugby World Cup
Excited about the Rugby World Cup?
Love travel and adventure?
400 seconds from Mark Beaumont on riding round the world and climbing high peaks
Mark Beaumont shares stories from his round the world cycle and his latest ride down the Americas at the recent Scottish Night of Adventure. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
Cycling the Americas at World Record Pace
Scott Napier talks amusingly of his impressively swift ride from Alaska to Patagonia. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
Guest Blog: Musings Before a Big Journey
What I hadn't expected was that I'd feel quite so bored with the whole thing...
Right now I'm just a person sitting in the pub talking about cycling round the world.
In praise of the bicycle
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 2011, if I could offer you only one tip for the future, travelling by bicycle would be it. Cycling is the best way to experience a country and a culture. I am well aware that I am biased: I have spent five years of my life cycling through [...]
Read more
Read more
Destination: Muckle Flugga. Microadventure #6
A journey through the most remote islands of Great Britain by folding bike and packraft.
Guest Photo Story: Riding through France
Sunny photos from a bike ride. Guaranteed to make you smile!
