I’ve managed to shake Marcus, the Crazy German. And it happened in a most convenient way that almost looks like it wasn’t my fault for losing him, though I did take advantage of the situation as soon as I realised it. So anyway, I’ve just spent the last 16 hours aboard the night ferry from…
View MoreEvery now and then, you can say something you regret, or react in a certain way that you might not have, had you known the full truth of a situation. And you can feel like a right royal arsehole when you realise this truth. Well I’m living one of those moments right now, and initially…
View MoreWhen I first met Kajsa Lönn at the World Lifesaving Championships in Germany 2008, I would never have guessed that two summers later, I would still be travelling in Europe, finding my way to a small village in the heart of Sweden to celebrate a traditional Swedish Midsommar. One thing I can definitely tell you…
View MoreHej from Sweden! Sweden is unlike the countries of western or central Europe. Unlike many of its southern neighbours, Sweden has not developed every acre of land. After having travelled over 700km on train and bicycle in this country over the past two days, I have seen some of the most beautiful forests that I…
View MoreI’ve decided to spend an extra day in Copenhagen today. I figured that I could justify spending an extra day here, since the weather is nice, and I need to do my laundry. I haven’t actually washed any of my clothes since leaving London, which is kind of feral when I think about it. Especially…
View MoreHallo from the ‘Dam! I’ve been here for a couple of days now, resting my weary legs. As you know, I spent the first night in Bob’s Youth Hostel, kicking back in the hostel bar with a few Heinekens, breathing in the passive smoke from countless marijuana joints and catching up on the Internet. I…
View MoreHallo from Holland! Well I’ve finally made it to the ‘dam. Five days of solid cycling since leaving Paris, and now I can rest up and get stoned. I’d love to report that the wind settled down and things got easier, but unfortunately it didn’t! Thankfully the distances I needed to cover each day did…
View MoreToday came straight from hell. Well actually, it carried over from yesterday, and according to the weather forecast, is going to carry on all week. There’s a 28km/h northerly blowing right in my face, for what looks like the best part of my entire cycle up towards Amsterdam. So much for dreams of panniers filled…
View MoreI’m a bit worried, because I’ve just cycled 140km and I can no longer feel my penis. It’s totally numb from being squashed in some funny angle of my bike shorts from the bike seat. It’s a pretty strange sensation, I hope it comes good by the morning!
View MoreBonjour! OK I’ve got my French greeting sorted out now, sorry to all of you whom picked up that most glaring error in the first word of my first blog post… Uagh! Well, the first thing of note after settling into my hotel room, was that I realised I’ve forgotten all of my socks. 5…
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