Daily adventure logs, one frame at a time.

After a few hours of hiking in solitude the mind goes quiet. Camped next to Iris Burn Hut on Day 1, followed by Brod Bay on Day 2.

Loop complete, flat and wet walk back to the car. One more lap?

Track closed due to snow and ice, quick return trip. Did some doughnuts and dipped.

We go again Seoul -> Tokyo

Escape - great film Busy roads followed by peaceful bike lanes

Wet 🧽 Early start to beat the all-day rain

This almost felt too pleasent for bikepacking

Komoot giveth and komoot taketh away.... enjoyable night ride to make up some k's. Flight to Fukuoka booked

Touch down in Busan. Our journey across South Korea comes to an end.

Busan -> Fukuoka 🛩 A relatively pleasent city ride, though progress was painfully slow. We never really figured out where Fukuoka ended - it felt like an endless stretch of urban life to our monkey infested camp spot. Hoping for some faster roads tomorrow to make up some Ks.

This was one of those perfect routes where you want to stop and take a photo every few minutes. Finished the day in a scenic seaside guest house and onsen.

Coastal roads 🌊 Sand dunes⏳️ Tunnels 💀

Alpine-style descents, with stretches that felt like the Pyrenees—only with a distinct Japanese flair

Morning in a forest, matcha in Kyoto, dinner in Osaka. Today was a good day.

Tough day in the office after a late night in Osaka

Hungry start to the day, but the scenery was a welcome distraction. Soaking up every moment of riding as we head into our final few days

That was turd.

Penultimate day of cycling featuring Mt. Fuji, fingers crossed for one more glimpse tomorrow

And that’s a wrap — about 2000km from Seoul to Tokyo in 16 days on the bike. Crazy to think all that nature sits right on Tokyo’s doorstep, bound by mountains, and just a short ride or drive away. The contrast with this bright, sprawling mega-city is pretty surreal. Cracking route overall

Sleeping at Stansted, followed by some mechanicals. Short day on the saddle

Totalled

We're back baby, 1 new bike and 1 Frankenstein brake later. Late start, but we're back on the grind.

Stunning views in Parque Natural Valles Occidentales, another day in paradise.

Long slog uphill to the ski slopes followed by a cracking Alpine descent. Found a tidy little camping spot to finish the day.

Col d'Aubisque - honest 16.6km of climbing.

Completed Col du Tourmalet with the boys, the highest mountain pass in the Pyrenees, and one of the most brutal Tour de France climbs. Cold and cloudy day on the saddle, but it was worth it.

Recovery day is needed... too bad we've already used them all.

Two fearless dogs guarding the bikes from all kinds of sneaky creatures

Cycling through Andora, the enchanting microstate without airports or trains.

Penultimate day of cycling, with just one croissant left for breakfast, followed questional meat pastry. Making the most of these final descents before we hit Girona.

Touch down. Bike boxes secured.

Twas a chilly one. It looks like I'll be carrying blocks of ice to france 🧊🥃

Today, I rode the bull, and it was beautiful. The North of France transformed into a winter wonderland - bike-ski anyone?

Fini. C'est bon.

Death by wind

Most brutal but scenic day of cycling to date

Tough day on the saddle finished with some small town vibes

Recovery day, mainly flat busy roads

Police don't seem bothered by 12 year olds driving cars here 🤔 https://youtu.be/cHRiaeHOI7A?si=3R5YbLHIe762LDbU (9:30 onwards)

Final day in Albania, we've been greeted by the mountains of Montenegro. Unfortunately we're rationing out some nuts for dinner tonight 🥜

"The country's English name derives from a Venetian calque of the Slavic "Crna Gora", meaning "Black Mountain", deriving from the appearance of Mount Lovćen which was covered in dense evergreen forests." In sum,Montenegro = 🌄. Rest day in Budva to sort some mechanical issues.

Got sick of the coastal roads, so we decided to do some island hopping

Exploring Mljet national park, back to mainland Croatia this evening to crack on with the route.

Feels good to be back on the saddle

Flight home booked, the race to Venice begins.

"bora, originally defined as a very strong cold wind that blows from the northeast onto the Adriatic region of Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia." Detour to avoid severe weather warnings

Only "Moderate" wind warnings today

The chunder dragons were hungover for this one, but we've made it to Italy. LEETTSSS GOOO

And that's a wrap folks 👏 Athens to Venice in 24 days of cycling, time to chill for a couple of days before heading back to London