Winter training
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 →
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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 →
Cycling Albania
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 →
Acadie by Dave Hutchinson
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 →
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold by Tim Moore
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 →
Oxford Canal Walk – Leg 5
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 →
Oxford Canal Walk – Leg 4
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 →
Your Life in My Hands by Rachel Clarke
Rachel Clarke’s account of life as a junior doctor in the NHS is based around the industrial dispute in 2016/7 which was ostensibly about seven-day working. Reading it you will laugh and cry, and if you care about the NHS … Continue reading →
Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie by Andrew P Sykes
When I reviewed Andrew Sykes’ previous book “Along the Med on a Bike Called Reggie” I said I felt it lacked the discipline of a publisher’s editor. I’m delighted to say that for this, his latest book, Sykes has found … Continue reading →
Oxford Canal Walk – Leg 3
24 May 2017 Access: Start – drive to Banbury and park. Finish – arranged lift from Marston Doles back to Banbury. 44 – 55km Banbury – Claydon summit On what turned out to be the warmest day of the year … Continue reading →