They seek her here, they seek her there, they seek her everywhere, is she in Aigle or in Villeneuve, that elusive Sedeuve.. What an afternoon! Since Nic is male and Sedef female – in case you couldn’t tell, Nic’s cycling pace is slightly more than Sedefs. Which means that occasionally […]
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Progress through France has been slow since we have been staying on quieter country lanes whilst training and getting into shape for the two big challenges ahead of us: the Jura mountains into Switzerland, and crossing into Italy over the Alps. After 2 weeks in France today we said farewell […]
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We finally managed to get out of wet and windy England on day 3 to be greeted by magnificent sunshine and clear blue skies on the other side of the channel (and cyclist-friendly roads and motorists!). The first few days of cycling saw us going through picturesque French villages and […]
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A quick bite at the local portuguese gourmet restaurant (ok, Nando’s!) brought an unexpected bonus. Having mentioned our trip to staff, we were greeted by the Manager Rowan who promptly gave us two Nando’s t-shirts for our travels. Thanks to Rowan and all staff at Nando’s Maidstone! Afterwards we had […]
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After starting the day with a fortifying breakfast at our local cafe (Cafe Gold) we set off to Trafalgar Square. Arriving at Trafalgar Square we were greeted by Steven the photographer (sent by Siemens) and our friends and family who had come to see us off. After an amusing half […]
Continue ReadingWell it’s finally come… Nic’s last day at work, for the past 14 months he’s been working for BBC Technology a former division of the BBC (bought by Siemens Business Services last August). Bound to be emotional and the penultimate step before becoming a fully fledged self-supportive traveller… the last […]
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We had our farewell party at Lvpo on Saturday, followed by a boogie at the Zeta bar until the wee hours of the morning! And as everyone knows a good party is not complete without a tub of cream (!)- so when Lvpo could not prepare Nic’s Brandy Alexander he […]
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You’ve probably noticed that the website has changed! Mail2Web our expedition sponsors have redesigned and hosting it. As you can see they’ve done a marvellous job! A big thanks to Katherine the designer/site administrator and everyone at Mail2Web.
Continue ReadingNow you too can experience the lead up to our expedition, though you probably would not want to be in our shoes once we’re on our way (they may well smell after a while – pooey!!). Our first two video clips are now available on the BBC Video Nation website. […]
Continue Reading…courtesy of Cyclesport in the fashionable Kings Road, Chelsea, we did our crash course in repairing bikes. You name it we can do it :p If you have a puncture then you need Sedef, Queen of the Inner Tubes, if your bottom bracket is wonky then Nic, Leader of the […]
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