Bocholt
18 February 2020
We’ve just about seen the back of those unwelcome visitors, Ciara & Dennis here in Limburg although there was still a fairly strong breeze as
Veluwepeel
7 February 2020
75 years ago today, on the night of 7th February 1945, two RAF Halifax bombers were shot down near Veluwepeel, on the edge of De
DAF Museum
4 February 2020
I let the train take the strain today for the 20 minute journey into the centre of Eindhoven. I’ve used the Dutch railways quite a
A Winter’s Tale
1 February 2020
Cycling through the winter can be great fun, provided that you can keep dry & warm. Keeping dry is relatively easy, with the right gear,
January
31 January 2020
My cycling year has got off to a great start with a total of 404.7 km ridden, over six separate rides during January, including two
Vossenberg
30 January 2020
Vantage points are rare in the flat Dutch countryside so I was very interested to learn that a new observation tower has recently been constructed
Venlo
27 January 2020
I decided to do a fairly long cycle ride yesterday, in order to reach my 1000 km target for the Cycling Down Dementia campaign, especially
Meijel
24 January 2020
Yesterday’s cycle ride was more interesting than usual. About a third of the distance was ridden on un-paved canal paths & forest cycle tracks around
Three Countries
20 January 2020
Yesterday I cycled 66.5 km, in three different countries! Heading from my home in the Netherlands it’s only 8 km to the Belgian border just
Four Bananas
17 January 2020
Yesterday’s cycle ride was an epic 105.2 km, again exceeding my best daily distance since I started cycling again last April. I ache all over
