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Cycling in Pairc — three routes from Gravir, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis

May 16, 2024May 16, 20244 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Isle of Lewis, Walking

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An Sneachd

January 26, 2024January 26, 20241 minute readby Chris Coles
In Crofting, Isle of Lewis, Travel

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Trans-Rhodope bikepacking and conservation, Bulgaria

October 10, 2022December 16, 202426 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Travel

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The Normans in Norfolk

October 28, 2020September 1, 20222 minute readby Chris Coles
In History, Norfolk

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Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 2: Cley to Great Yarmouth

December 5, 2019October 24, 20224 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

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Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 1: Thetford to Cley

December 5, 2019November 2, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

Community-led tourism in Ethiopia – Lake Langano and the Bale Mountains National Park

July 27, 2022October 22, 202210 minute readby Chris Coles
In Africa, Ethiopia, Nature, Travel, Walking

Pipedream ALICE overhaul and flat bar conversion

May 26, 2022May 26, 20222 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Equipment

Autumn walking and cycling in the Sierra Nevada

November 1, 2021November 2, 20214 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Spain, Travel, Walking

Burley Flatbed bike trailer long-term review

April 1, 2021February 15, 20238 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Equipment, Norfolk

Umbro-Marchigiana bikepacking route

November 12, 2020December 17, 202423 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Italy, Le Marche, Umbria

Bikepacking kit list

October 3, 2020October 3, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Equipment

‘Adventure’ rig bikepacking upgrade

August 17, 2020December 9, 20205 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Equipment

Pinnacle Lithium women’s hybrid gravel bike

June 16, 2020May 10, 20212 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Equipment

Gravel in Norfolk: how much would you like?

April 20, 2020May 19, 20245 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Norfolk

Pici with garlic mustard pesto

April 17, 2020May 14, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Nature, Norfolk, Umbria

Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 3: alternate routes and extensions

December 5, 2019April 20, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

Chilled pea and wild mint soup

August 14, 2019August 16, 20191 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Nature, Norfolk

Bikepacking Alsace

June 22, 2019June 23, 201916 minute readby Chris Coles
In Alsace, Cycling, France, History, Nature, Travel

Creating a micro-oasis — small-scale wildlife gardening.

May 29, 2019August 31, 20227 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk

George Benjamin Hawkins, 1892-1916

January 23, 2019November 5, 202411 minute readby Chris Coles
In France, History

Norfolk’s grey seals

January 10, 2019January 23, 20193 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk, UK

The Julian Alps

October 31, 2018November 1, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In Slovenia, Travel, Walking

Walking Dorset’s Jurassic Coast

October 5, 2018July 11, 20192 minute readby Chris Coles
In Dorset, Walking

The Outer Hebrides revisited

August 10, 2018August 31, 20224 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Scotland, Travel, UK

Walking in the Queyras Alps

July 10, 2018October 5, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In France, Hautes-Alpes, Nature, Travel, Walking

The essence of Norfolk

June 6, 2018November 28, 20192 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk, Travel, UK

Destination Little Tibet

May 12, 2018May 12, 20183 minute readby Chris Coles
In Abruzzo, Cycling, Italy, Nature, Umbria

In search of swallowtails

April 25, 2018January 25, 20191 minute readby Chris Coles
In Italy, Nature, Umbria

The Uists in Winter

January 4, 2018August 31, 20223 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Scotland, Travel, UK

Feeding birds

November 10, 2017November 14, 201712 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature

Autumn road biking in Umbria’s Valnerina

November 7, 2017January 25, 20191 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Italy, Umbria

Autumn flora, with bonus insects

October 13, 2017November 13, 20201 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Umbria

Circumnavigating Lake Trasimeno

October 3, 2017October 5, 20174 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Italy, Nature, Travel, Umbria

Torino to Nice — across the Alps on a bicycle

September 3, 2017September 7, 20179 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, France, Italy, Piemonte, Provence, Travel

Umbria’s IGP Castelluccio Lentils: Born in Flowers

August 10, 2017January 25, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Italy, Nature, Umbria

Trekking in Castelluccio di Norcia

July 31, 2017January 25, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In Italy, Le Marche, Nature, Travel, Umbria

Abruzzo – why and how to visit

July 25, 2017February 14, 20225 minute readby Chris Coles
In Abruzzo, Cycling, Italy, Nature, Travel

Mainstreaming Slow

July 12, 2017May 29, 20226 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Italy, Norfolk, UK, Umbria

Over the Mountains to Athens – a Cycle Tour 4

July 6, 2017July 31, 20174 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Greece, Travel

Over the Mountains to Athens – a Cycle Tour 3

June 27, 2017June 8, 20197 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Greece, Travel

Over the Mountains to Athens – a Cycle Tour 2

June 17, 2017July 31, 20176 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Greece, Travel

Over the Mountains to Athens – a Cycle Tour 1

June 13, 2017December 16, 20204 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Greece, Italy, Travel

Perugino’s saffron

June 3, 2017April 18, 20202 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Italy, Travel, Umbria

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