I’m not going to be able to get my hands on a copy very easily, but the new edition of the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook is sure to be worth purchasing. I helped update sections of the book and have contributed a number of photographs. Can you spot me on the cover below?

After creating a Calendar from the last two-wheeled adventure, I’ve found some time here in Morocco to put together another one for 2010. The images are a mix of old favourites, plus a few new ones from the current journey. I make a minimal sum from each sale,  but it’s great to receive support whilst on the road.  Next year’s Calendar is sure to be a total African affair. You can keep up to date with the adventure by subscribing to the newsletter.

To make a purchase of the calendar just click on the images below, or go here. A selection of prints are also for sale

If you’re visiting this site for the first time then head over to The Big Africa Cycle for more recent news. On August 16th 2009 I departed from England and am currently cycling to Cape Town. To follow my progress why not sign up to the Newsletter or visit the website. Here is a map showing my location.

It’s been a while in the waiting, but earlier this week my new website finally went live. There is still some work to be done, but it’s obviously a work in progress as The Big Africa Cycle gets underway. Most of my updates throughout the rest of 2009 and 2010 will be posted over at the Big Africa Cycle. 

If you’ve subcribed to my newsletter and want to follow my ongoing bicycle adventure in Africa, click here to be taken to that page. Any comments and suggestions you have about the new site would be much appreciated. Do please get in contact. Another way of keeping in touch is to join the facebook group or follow me on twitter, where I will be updating the site with SMS messages from my mobile. Thanks again.

Documenting a bicycle tour with a video camera seems to be increasingly popular. Dominic gill did just that whilst riding the length of the Americas. What separates this tour however is that he chose to ride solo on a tandem. Why did he do this? Find out by watching ITV4 tomorrow evening at 8pm. Here’s a preview.

It seemed like we’d been biking for ages. We had been biking for ages. The port of Dunkirk was nowhere near Dunkirk itself. Somewhere within the bowels of our minds we did remember it being a bit of a way away as it was from Dunkirk that we first rode into France almost three years ago. However, given that our brains often have trouble retaining information on what happened yesterday there was little hope that they might save us from the stressful ride which lay ahead of us.

I recently got in contact with Ben Wylson from Free Wheels East , which documents the story of two cousins cycling the World. They recently made a video and are hoping to broadcast it later this year. Have a look here for information about screenings. Here is a taster of what’s included. Love the cycling with penguins!

I’m not the only Englishman who’s making a trans-African bicycle expedition this year, but I’m fairly sure Helen Lloyd is the only English woman. She set off from home several days ago and is following a similar route to mine, although is wisely avoiding Central Africa. Unless she’s in a rush to reach Cape Town I might catch her up on the road somewhere.

I recently came across this interesting film. To independently make something like this requires real effort.

The Cross Canada Project: Documenting a Bicycle Tour Across Canada from mike beauchamp on Vimeo.