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Ok, so I went the long way.
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Lakeside landscapes and villages – Upper Austria’s Attersee
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I am sure many bloggers and travel writers hit the same problem as me. I have been home weeks from a trip and published several items about the holiday, especially the cycling and the food. However I keep coming back … Continue reading
Exploring the neighbours – Luxembourg short break
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One of the real benefits of being in Belgium is the near proximity to our neighbours. Luxembourg City is just over a couple of hours South-West of us by train so it was an easy choice for a short break … Continue reading
Not despairing in Salzburg – “The hills are alive with the sound of pedalling”
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Time to catch up with some brief cycling impressions of one of Austria’s leading cycling cities. This is a belated blog post because I was there a few weeks ago at the end of a holiday in the region but … Continue reading
When I join 100,000 Parisians on a Velib I do not despair for the future of the human race
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Time to join the French revolution and get a proper taste of Europe’s biggest bike sharing scheme. 100,000 bike trips will have been made today by Velib, and one of them was mine. I was on a work trip to … Continue reading
Sunshine and snowing at the same time – stunning effects
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Beginning to explore our part of Belgium we wondered up to the Solvay Park near La Hulpe yesterday. A beautiful spot with the landscaped grounds surrounded by woodland. However what really struck us was when snow started to fall from … Continue reading
A cyclists view of Stockholm in autumn
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I went to Stockholm a few times in my business career. I can honestly say I don’t remember anything except an amazing boozy harbour cruise at mid-summer. But charging into meetings and dashing around in cabs left me with no sense … Continue reading
Autumnal Kiev
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Sorry Kiev you were not at your best for me. My twitter followers will know I’ve been out cycling around the city for a couple of days but I hung on until this morning to take most of my tourist snaps because … Continue reading
E-bike photo-gallery from the ISPOBike trade cycle show in Munich.
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It is only since starting work for ECF that I have realised the fixation on electrically assisted bikes in the German bike industry E-bikes or pedelecs got a hold in the Netherlands first but it is the German industry that … Continue reading
Time to relax – food glorious food
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I was at Borough Market in London last week, an occasional treat. I just happened to have my camera and the light seemed to bring out the best in the textures. relaxing fare after the hurley burley of the city. … Continue reading
#London2012 – this is the last on the Olympics – I promise!
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As we said goodnight to our fortnight of feelgood I am just popping up my final images from our day at the Olympic Park. 22 tickets applied for, nearly 3,000 pounds bid. Result 2 tickets, hundred quid only and they were … Continue reading
#london2012 “I know I ‘cos I was there” – road cycling impressions
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I have posted for first impressions and the fans. There was actually some cycling going on amongst all this. As I said in my previous post I don’t have the equipment for proper sports photography, and frankly when the big … Continue reading
London2012 cycling “We know ‘cos we were there” – celebrating the fans
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Every time a world class bike race has come to the UK since the 1990s organisers have been blown away by the crowds – maybe a million in London for the Tour de France prologue in 2007. We don’t have … Continue reading
Museum of Anthropology and University of British Columbia
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Lots of stuff about Velo-city 2012 on the official ECF web site and trending seriously on twitter after this morning’s barnstorming opening presentation by Gil Penalosa. #velocity2012. But that is the day job which you can follow on http://www.ECF.com – … Continue reading
Bologna – young people, old bikes
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Bologna. Wander out of the hotel this morning, nursing a hangover and wincing in the sunlight, heading towards the station. Heart suddenly lifted by the sight of bikes. Bikes everywhere. The official bike park is full to overflowing and in … Continue reading
I Do Not Despair 