Swapping continental travel for something closer to home

It seems strange for a traveller to complain about travel. However, since Brexit and the loss of a number of bike transportation options the journey to get to the European ‘good bits’ feels tedious. I don’t want to spend my limited time riding motorways. Having said that a lot of overland travel worldwide involves shipping […]

Motocamp, myself and I at the Overland Spring Event

Despite being surrounded by the green patches of the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, I spend the most time in North Wales. Snowdonia particularly has an abundance of spectacular roads, so I was thrilled to see that Overland and Motocamp Wales had arranged a Spring event in Dolgellau. Spring into Action The […]

GPS is more what you’d call ‘guidelines’ than actual rules

I had returned from Spain. I’d unpacked and accounted for everything. I’d washed the bike and now my attention had turned to what next? Not wanting to go over the same old ground and with renewed enthusiasm after a successful tour, I was looking for something new. I was only looking for day trips to […]

Travelling Northern Spain – A tale of Picos and Pinchos (3/3)

Castles and Knights Surrounded by mountains, the city of Ponferrada straddles the course of the Sil River. It was also home to the aforementioned Castillo de los Templarios, a Templar castle which covers approximately 16,000 square meters. In 1178, Ferdinand II of León donated the city to the Templar order for protecting the pilgrims on […]

Travelling Northern Spain – A tale of Picos and Pinchos (2/3)

The Potes Triangle The following morning was bright and clear with barely a cloud in the sky. Our planned route was around the coveted Potes Triangle. Unsurprisingly a triangular route around the Picos de Europa. Looking at it on a map it seemed to offer everything from hairpins, tight curves and faster sections with long […]

Travelling Northern Spain – A tale of Picos and Pinchos (1/3)

I’m no stranger to the ferry to Spain. Over the years when my Dad lived near La Cala de Mijas I’ve taken numerous sprints from Bilbao or Santander to Malaga and around the coast. These previous trips had always been transporting his cars back and forth from the UK, with all other visits by air. […]