It struck me when I left the bank today, after yet another attempt of a ‘advisor’ purely trying to sell me something called insurance, critical illness cover this time, with an added life insurance. Male, 31, single and healthy, there will never be a better time to join, I was…
While cycling 120km through the beautiful Tweed Valley (and feeling pretty knackered afterwards) I had some thoughts on the route. I am now pretty much set on the first bit from Edinburgh to Newcastle, which should take the first two days. Boarding the ferry at 16.00 means that I should…
It’s been a long, long day at work in Stirling, as I am just putting the finishing touches to the copy of macrobert’s new season brochure. So there is not much time to think about planning this, but I really want to get that one off the ground. To make…
I have been carrying this idea in my head around for a long time now, precisely since January 2008, when I first thought what it would be like to cycle the Alpine Pacific Triangle in New Zealand in the mid of winter. Cycling through snow capped mountains is one of…
