To Sigmaringen
by We started out this morning feeling a bit daunted because today was to be our longest cycling distance at 54km, but while that was long …
Category: Cycling and Travel
Our first day cycling
Our first day on our bikes has gone pretty well although there may have been one or two too many uphill stretches. But we are …
By train to Donauschingen
Today, Friday, started with an excellent fruhstuck (breakfast) in our Munich hotel, overlooking the busy road from the railway station. Blue articulated trams cruised past …
Catch up on Hong Kong and Munich
Catch up on Hong Kong and Munich. My brother and I have had a couple of really epic days. We left Auckland on Tuesday night …
April update
The biggest news for this month is that I shall be away in late May on another cycle trip. This time I will be …
Farewell to Hanoi
Following our, late start, theory Mark and I headed out for our (Pho picture above) breakfast at approaching 10am and by the time we’d eaten …
Two more bustling days
In our apartment on the 18th floor of a massive tower block in a busy part of Hanoi it is quite peaceful except for the …
A Long Walk
We had decided on a quieter day yesterday, and did not get away until around 11am, taking a taxi to the southern shore of Ho …
The Imperial Citadel and the Fine Arts Museum
I headed out on my own today, I think cultural tourism appeals less to Mark than it does to me, so I got a taxi …