Brewing a roadside adventure with a cup of tea

Way back when you were almost obliged to have a Lemsip to treat a cold at least once a year. You may have been unlucky to have had influenza. Should you complain you then had stage two flu, otherwise known as man flu. For most of us a global pandemic never crossed our mind, and […]

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. […]

Post Brexit Euro travel with a dash of Pandemic

It seems a lifetime since I last travelled in Europe. Looking back it was a very different time. Brexit had yet to happen and a global pandemic wasn’t even a consideration. Some travellers did manage to get onto the continent in the short period between lockdowns. All I managed to achieve was a shelved plan […]

Travelling the world overland, two weeks at a time

If I ever presented at The Overland Event it occurs to me that this would be the title of my talk. Like many people who have such commitments that their travel plans are limited to two week chunks, I approach my RTW travel in sections each with a sticker loving adorned to the luggage like […]