Finally, after months of planning and procrastinating about this trip, I’ve made it to the Start Line in Hanoi. Most importantly, I’ve been united with my mighty Trail steed – the Pink Panther – and what a glorious beast she … Read More
Ah, Tbilisi! What a magical metropolis. Having spent a few days here this week I can see why Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy, Gorki, Steinbeck et al have all been seduced by her exotic charms. But alas, the city’s historic old quarter is … Read More
NAVIGATING ISTANBUL’S GOLDEN HORN BRIDGE ON A HONDA C90 On a 3000-mile trip around the Black Sea by Honda C90, we had to cross the terrifying Golden Horn bridge across the famous Bosphorus. Navigating this in a lorry is bad enough. … Read More
Jakarta isn’t the sort of place you’d choose to go to on holiday. Its reputation as a polluted, heinously overcrowded city doesn’t have the same allure as say, Bali’s beaches or Yogyakarta’s temples. And with Greater Jakarta’s population tipping 23 … Read More
As the bus to Pattaya lurched out of Bangkok airport I took in my fellow passengers for the first time. A sea of grey, balding and rather sweaty male heads bobbed above the seats in front of me. On my … Read More
This weekend saw the much anticipated launch of Bristol’s pioneering See No Evil street art project. Involving 70 acclaimed artists from as far afield as Los Angeles, New York, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Italy and of course Bristol, the project has transformed … Read More
After a hard day running an event for The Adventurists and Hendrick’s gin in Madrid last weekend, I had the best part of 24 hours in which to explore the city before being whisked back to Blighty. Not wanting to … Read More