I’ve had to concede I’m not a cycling Flandrian. The cold grey windy months that should have been leading through Spring to early Summer have deterred me from getting out on the bike and building up the miles in preparation … Continue reading →
If I hadn’t been planning a holiday in Albania later this year I would very probably never have heard of Ismail Kadare. His Wikipedia entry says Kadare is regarded by some as one of the greatest European writers and intellectuals … Continue reading →
This is a book of nine short stories, written at various times and some of them previously published elsewhere. It is impressive that they are all very different: settings range in place and time from mythological Greece to a settlement … Continue reading →
I mentioned in an earlier post that I’ve booked a week’s cycling holiday in Albania at the end of May. Since then I’ve also signed up for the BikeOxford 80-mile sportive which is on the Sunday before a friend and … Continue reading →
This is one of those must-read books which I somehow never got round to until now. It’s one of Bradbury’s early works, written in 1953 under the shadow of The Bomb and the beginnings of the Cold War; it has … Continue reading →
Well this should be different. I’ve booked a week’s holiday cycling in Albania at the end of May. It’s in the southern part of the country – here’s where. Here are the details of the trip on the Exodus website. … Continue reading →
The best science fiction is more than just whizz-bang intergalactic travel and weird aliens. It explores the implications of real aspects of human knowledge and poses interesting questions about them. This is what Dave Hutchinson does in “Acadie”, though I … Continue reading →
It’s sixteen years since I read and reviewed Tim Moore’s “French Revolutions“, his first cycling book. Since then he’s written several other books including one about the notorious 1914 Giro d’Italia, “Gironimo”, in which he rides a vintage bike around … Continue reading →
31 August 2017 Access: Start – walk to canal from overnight in Rugby. Finish – was going to be bus into Coventry + bus to car in Leamington Spa, but was lucky that someone offered to meet me and give me a … Continue reading →
30 August 2017 Access: Start – arranged lift from Leamington Spa to Marston Doles. Finish – leave canal, walk to Travelodge Rugby Central (opposite the railway station). 74 – 88 km Marston Doles – Braunston Junction On a damp grey … Continue reading →