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Sunshine and snowing at the same time – stunning effects
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...
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I am just so over snow
I am just so over snow. Sorry if I am spoiled by comparison to some readers who are in Canada or eastern or northern Europe. But just at the beginning of the week there was a moment when I thought …...
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I am so over snow (the sequel)
Couldn’t work out why this is so frustrating for me but doesn’t seem to bother anyone else here. Then as I wobbled back home through the slush and the blowing flakes tonight I realised. List of wants....
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Should have been a horrible day for cycling – but got to make the most of it.
Oh my. Can I say again – I am so over snow. Woke up this morning to almost the worst possible scenario for a road ride – snow and sleet beginning to lie on the fields. The road outside looks … Continue...
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Countryside transformed
The blizzard was the worst of the year. Holed up inside watching the wind scoop the snow into weird shapes in the garden with all the roads around us impassable. Belgian travel chaos even made the...
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30 days of biking: days 1-6 @30daysofbiking
A great idea from Minneapolis, now in its fourth year. Pledge to ride every day in April and join thousands of others who have signed up to the same idea. Not too late to pledge for the rest of the …...
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Snowy Stockholm mornings and bicycles
We are in a snowy Stockholm, enjoying our first proper sub-zero temperatures of the year, snow and comforting Swedish food. Lots more storytelling to come, not least wondering how the hardy Stockholm...
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A different Stockholm
Regular readers may remember me writing about a number of work trips to Stockholm, it has provided me with some nice posts and is turning into a favourite city. (Click the Stockholm tab at the bottom...
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Some Stockholm cyclists are hardier than me, despite conditions on the roads
I am so over winter already. We have had two wintry days here in Belgium. Last week, day 1, I fell off on the ice. Today, day 2, I arrived at the station like a soggy snowman. Which seems a … Continue...
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Is this Spring? A cyclists’ plea – please let it be so
Sunday in February 2014 The same weekend at the same place last year. At this stage of last year’s winter we still had two months to go before the snow stopped. As newcomers to Belgium it was quite a...
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Its snowing – of course childish enthusiasm wins over mature common sense!
I had been seeing tweets and news stories all day about the snow hitting Britain and Northern Europe. In Yorkshire there were typical shots of closed roads up on the hills while the Dutch were being oh...
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The chilly cycle tourist – a short winter cycle tour of Munich
This was the cycling excursion that was never going to happen. It was the result of a three day process that went from “no way”, through “maybe” and “what the heck” and ended up as “that was good”. A...
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Good morning sunshine
Last Sunday I was waiting for winter on the mountain bike. This Sunday I was out early for the sunrise over snow. It was like a layer cake, snow below, a ground hugging layer of fine mist between and...
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My first snowride of the season. For my nephew Oli it’s the first time he has ever seen falling snow – and his first snowride. Growing up in Singapore and Sydney doesn’t offer much snowy fun so this...
View ArticleHold those spring thoughts for a day longer….
Despite the cold spell I was delighted to see that the snow was no longer forecast to come to our area this morning. That meant I could get out on my road bike with the club. Time of depart for …...
View ArticleProduct sampling – Scottish mountain biking
When I worked in the food industry (so many years ago) product sampling was a perk of the job. Being invited to sample the cakes and chocolates was often a warm cosy affair, and very bad for weight...
View Article2010-2019 – some ride!
Lots of other people are doing it, so I have been tempted by the Christmas holidays to to try and find at least one photo per year from the last decade that made me smile, or brought back a memory. …...
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