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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Chaos and Confusion in Haro
Since our last blog (6 days ago) we’ve been mostly wandering aimlessly around the streets and plazas of the cute little town of Haro in a confused chorizo-and-red-wine-fuelled haze, trying […]
Hello Haro!
After two days of cycling up mountains, we woke up a little achy, a little sunburnt and just a little bit chaffed. With only a tiny and very sweaty banana […]
2 days, 2 mountains
After 2 nights in a very rainy Santander we thought it best to crack on with some cycling. Our inital plans were to cycle from Santander to our first proper […]
The Rain in Spain
Before we left England, we tried not to speculate too much about what our holiday would look like, but if I’d let myself imagine our arrival in Santander, it definitely […]
Day one, Halifax to Portsmouth
It was 5:45 this morning when our alarm clock beeped to tell us to wake up. It was pointless though as we were already up and awake, and had been […]
‘Wanderlust porn’ review #3 – Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie
This is without a doubt the best cycle-related travel book I’ve read so far! The author, Andrew Sykes, isn’t a professional cyclist, he is a seemingly laid-back high school French […]
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