This category covers trip planning, whether it be for bicycle touring or any other kind of trip.
For the last month, I’ve been wondering where to spend some time cycling next year. Ideas ranged from Cycling from Sydney to Warrnambool (southwest of Melbourne), cycling from Sydney to Hobart, or cycling from St. Louis to Washington, DC. All of these options are very appealing. The...
Over the last month, or so, I’ve been wondering where I should spend a month cycling. I originally started out with one idea. As always, the more I think the more my ideas grow. I now have options both domestic and abroad. Please note: This post will be updated with any...
In one week today, I’m setting off on a 5,000 km bicycle ride! Someone asks from the audience, “Has the route changed again?” Another in the audience asks, “If so, is the new route overseas again?” I’ll answer the first question first. Yes, the route...
It’s amazing how quickly things are changing lately. Earlier this month, I wrote about dropping my Manchester to Rome ride, in favour of a ride around New South Wales and Victoria, due to increasing restrictions as a resurgence of Covid marches its way across Europe. Previous to...
In my previous post, I wrote hopefully third time lucky. Having said that, I don’t believe in luck. Which is a good thing, as that ended up not being the case after all. Once again, I’ve decided to come up with a new route. At the moment, Covid is making its presence known...
This will be hopefully third time lucky! From the end of February to the end of May, I will be off on my long service leave and annual leave. Previously, I’d planned to cycle from Fremantle to Bondi Beach. In March 2021, when a minor Covid outbreak occurred in Sydney, I had to put...
With the ongoing lockdown in Sydney, due to Covid-19 issues, and no idea as to when it’s going to end, my ride will now be postponed to early 2022. Hopefully, by then, with enough of the population vaccinated, life will be back to normal. I’ve already been working on a route...
When I last posted, I stated that I was having to delay my bicycle ride from Cronulla to Fremantle (originally Fremantle to Bondi), due to Sydney being sent into lockdown because of a Covid-19 outbreak. I also stated that I’d be doing that ride, one way or another. However, since...
Just a quick update! My planned start, which was set for the 3rd of July, has now been delayed. Today, the Greater Sydney area (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) was plunged into a two week lockdown. As a result, I’m not able to start my...
On the 17th of May, I offically posted that I was going to be cycling from Fremantle (near Perth) to Bondi Beach (in Sydney’s eastern suburbs). I have now decided that I’m going to do it the other way around. Why am I doing this? Recent Covid-19 cases in Sydney have made me...