The 4th best pizza in the world
Still full after our cassoulet the previous night and feeling good after our day off, our next day was scheduled to be another long one aiming to complete 65 miles […]
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Toulouse, tent city
On Monday morning we were rudely awakened at 6:30am to the sound of people banging around and generally being very noisy- there were loads of workmen milling around the abattoir […]
Bicycles, bread balls and Bastille Day
The Canal de la Garonne is no Leeds-Liverpool canal. For a start, it’s much, much wider, far more beautiful and immaculately well-kept. When I say this, I mean no offence […]
The best things in life (jam) are free: On to the Canal de Garonne
Well rested, we set off early doors from our cheapy cheap campsite, heading south along the route of the La Garonne river which flows through Bordeaux and Toulouse, where we […]
Big-anus and the giant sand dune
After our happy evening of tinned beans and lake swimming, we slept in until 10 the next morning and casually found our way back to the Eurovelo 1, aiming today […]
Veux-Bocau to Biscarrosse, continuing up the west coast
After a couple of relaxing and sunburnt days off, we packed up our bikes to set off on our way again on the Eurovelo 1/Velodyssey north towards our next major […]
St-Pied-a-Port to Bayonne: A cheese velodyssey
After a meal out in the lovely little town of St-Pied-a-Port the evening before, we decided to set out the morning after crossing the Pyrenees to our next stop Bayonne, […]
Pamplona, the impenetrable (goblin) city
What a day this was: mechanical failure, getting lost A LOT, 40 degree heat and our longest ever day of cycling. It’s a long one but I’ll explain… On Sunday […]
Motorways, budgies and tapas in Logrono
After the battle of wine in Haro, we decided to spend the afternoon cycling to our next destination, Logrono, 28 miles away. It was a fairly easy and uneventful ride, […]
Batalla del vino (Battle of wine 2013) – Haro Wine Festival
As you may have gathered by now, we started our journey in Spain to coincide with the Batalla del Vino, a festival held each year in the wine producing region […]
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