Altweerterheide

I never tire of the wonderful colours autumn brings so on today’s post-rugby ride, (Bad luck Wales….!), I set out to discover some new forest

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Weerterbos

Such a glorious sunny morning here in Weert, and quite warm. Couldn’t decide whether to go out for a cycle ride or watch England soundly

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Six Days of London

I’ve been watching the Six Days of London, a six day track cycling event on Eurosport & it’s brought back memories of when I went

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Kempen-Broek

Kempen-Broek Border Park is best described as a huge area of outstanding natural beauty straddling the Dutch/Belgian border area in Limburg & North Brabant. This

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Charles Holland

Recently I discovered that the very first Englishman to enter the Tour de France, in 1937, was one Charles Holland. My inquisitive nature and keen

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75 Years

Limburg was liberated from German occupation by allied forces 75 years ago. To commemorate this, Nederweert council along with local historians recently erected nine pictorial

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Colours

Autumn has been with us for just over a week and the change in the colours surrounding us has been very quick. High winds are

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De Groote Peel

De Groote Peel is a Dutch National Park to the north of Ospeldijk and extends for about 13.4 square kilometres. It comprises of peat bogs,

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Autumn

Today’s short cycle ride took me through local woodlands once again just as the trees are starting to change colour & lose their leaves. It

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