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Cyclists are rude and aggressive, potentially violent potty-mouths. Discuss
What’s wrong with this post dear reader?
A headline like the one above, is for me, akin to saying that I can’t stand bacon & cheese oatcakes, no I’d rather not head out to that beautiful country pub for drinks with good friends and yes, I think that the X-Factor is a valid and worthy creative focus for the youth of today.
The last 3 months have been extremely busy (at least some excuse for my woeful lack of blog posts); 2 times a day, 5 times a week, for the last 3 months straight, I have walked from Kings Cross St Pancras International to Soho and back as (a small) part of a painful 4hr round-trip commute in from Kent.
During the walk from Kings Cross to Soho, I cross two Zebra crossings en-route. One of these crossings crosses a cycle path running parallel to the road. As a result, there is always a high number of cylists crossing during the morning and evening rush-hours.
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Canterbury to Stoke Ride
4 days of beautiful weather, quiet lanes, gorgeous villages and fantastic hospitality to boot. A full account of a very enjoyable ride to follow shortly.
Please have a look at the photos in the meantime:
Canterbury to Stoke ride – starting 7th April 2011
Day 1
Estimated distance: 70 miles
Points of interest: Lenham Historic Village, Eynsford Castle, Greenwich, Canary Wharf, London Olympic Site, Lea Valley.
Day 2
Estimated distance: 54 miles
Points of interest: Lea Valley White Water Centre (2011 Olympic venue), Knebworth House, Cardington Airship Hangars.
Day 3
Estimated distance: 82 miles
Points of interest: Cowper & Newton Museum, National Waterways Museum, Leamington Spa, Warwick Castle, Selfridges Building (New Bullring), Gas Street Canal Basin.
Day 4
Estimated distance: 45 miles
Points of interest: Barr Beacon, Cannock Chase, Shugborough Hall, Wedgewood Visitor Centre, London Road Oatcake shop.
“Single to Stoke please, with a bike reservation if possible”, “Certainly sir, that’ll be £1,233.67 and 50p for the bike”
It’s looking like March will be one of the driest months on record (in the UK). Buoyed by the good cycling weather and with typical English optimism / hubris / stupidity, have recently planned to have my very own ‘micro-adventure’ starting next week, when I’ll attempt to cycle from Canterbury to Stoke-on-Trent.
Obviously, the wettest April since Noah decided to open a floating branch of Longleat is forecast…
I had originally promised myself that when the winter months were slowly receding into memory, that I would head out on a short but sweet tour of the famous breweries of Belgium. A few too many debauched nights on the ‘Leffe’ had convinced me of the neccessity to undertake such a trip.
However, I recently found out that my passport had expired -and so the booze cruise of Belgium will have to wait until my shiny new biometric, 1984, thought crime, tracking device/passport arrives.
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“Don’t call me Junior!” – Indiana Jones
Photos of Tom & Dad’s biking expedition in Cambodia / Laos – including partial navigation of the mighty Mekong River:
Squinted eyes and a little imagination could see the pair passing for Dr Henry Jones and young Indiana – traipsing in and around the Angkor Wat Temples of Doom, dodging the blow-dart-blowing locals on the river banks and the tank-driving Nazis (OK – so that’s perhaps a little too much imagining)
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