Welcome to Cycle For Your Life, where I share my personal journey through cycle touring, photography, podcasts, and reflections on life. This space chronicles my adventures across Europe and Asia, capturing the highs and lows of life on the road.
From the grueling climbs of Mont Ventoux to the serene landscapes of Thailand, each trip offers a new perspective and story. Through my lens, I aim to showcase the beauty and challenges encountered along the way.
Tune into my podcasts for candid conversations and tales from the saddle, including episodes like “How Cycling Saved My Life” and interviews with fellow adventurers.
Explore the ‘Shit Happens’ section for unfiltered accounts of the unpredictable moments that make each journey unique.
Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist, a photography enthusiast, or someone seeking inspiration, there’s something here for you.
Join me as I pedal through life’s adventures, one mile at a time.
My Blogs
Hitting small white balls
22nd June 2013
Started out late today which is fast becoming the norm, why rush to get to them hills I say to myself. When I finally hit the road I made straight to the coast, after all that’s my main reason I’m riding the coastline is to see the sea. Now you my think there is this
Flying bikes and spicy sausages
22nd June 2013
Got bitten to bites last night. A moziy must of gotten in the tent and feasted on some fresh English meat. When I arrived at the campsite yesterday I decided that it would be a day of catching up on cleaning and maintenance. So before dinner I did all my cloths washing by hand, the
Hello Civisation. The Algarve Wecomes You.
22nd June 2013
The tree lined roads in to logos was simply stunning. The ever changing climb and decent of the landscape tell you something is changing. Its seems that as you approach the coast the land rises before the descent down to life. Logos now seems distant in my mind now that I’m in Portimao. The famous
Nothing much happening in Aljezur
20th June 2013
A late start again.. Must be getting lazy! The truth is I got up early but really needed to charge up some batteries and as the campsite had FREE WiFi I took full advantage. Spoke my daughter and the guys at work on Skype which was great. Really nice to see them hard at work.
Don’t go to Sines
19th June 2013
Today finished pretty much how its started, slow and uneventful. Left last nights campsite at 11.30am and hit the road to Sines. On arrival I found that the whole place is an oil / petrol refinery of sorts and nothing much to say other than don’t bother going there unless you work for a petrol
Costa da Caparica to Priaia da Gale via Setubal ferry
18th June 2013
Today started wet, what’s new. So started late making the most of my cheap hotel room. Hit the road at 11am and it was still raining. I got lost at the start due to the fact that in Almada there is a lot of motorways which bikes can not use so ended up going round
Ericeira to Sintra then on to Lisbon
17th June 2013
How did we manage before mobile phones, GPS and internet / Wifi. Not being able to contact people when you want makes me feel a little isolated and that is only a day or so. Also not have electricity on demand takes getting used to. I am constantly working out my power needs. As I
Crossing sands dunes from Peniche to Ericeira
17th June 2013
So I’ve rain, winds, hills and a combination of all three. To add the list is vineyard gravel trails, dirt paths and now sand dunes. I thought it would be a great idea to miss out a big part of today’s journey by take a local short cut, as told to me by a group
