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A village where everyone knows Jim!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

On Saturday , Sally and I went to visit her parents in Isham. We managed to get her Dad out for a walk around the village and to take a peek at the local exhibition, to see the two headed … Continue reading →

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FourSquare login visualisation

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

The star studded cast of developers & investors at Movity have created this really neat visualition of all my Foursquare logins using their weeplaces website. Its amazing to see a playback of my walks and bike rides coupled with my … Continue reading →

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Les Gets to Cambridge I made it home on my bike!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

As most people know by now I’m back in Cambridge after my mega bike trip. I managed to bring my bike back, from my apartment in Les Gets, where I left it after last years ride out there. To fit … Continue reading →

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Harwich to Cambridge

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

Before leaving home I had carefully plotted and loaded into my GPS a Harwich to Cambridge route on Bikely, avoiding all towns and main roads. It proved an excellent route, although one part was down a track, but I was … Continue reading →

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Wijk bij Duurstede to Hook of Holland

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

Today was the final Rhine day where The Rhine meets the North Sea, although a long time ago it met the River Thames and wound its way through what is now The English Channel to meet The Atlantic. I did … Continue reading →

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Xanten to Wijik bij Duurstede

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

Today I finally made it to The Netherlands leaving Germany behind when I crossed on the ferry at Millingen aan de Rijn. I did the 77.6miles at 10.1mph on another really hot day, consuming 1 litre of Apple juice in … Continue reading →

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Cologne (Köln) – Xanten

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

Today was a day of many dead ends including falling of my bike at Monheim! I left Cologne over the railway bridge which is festooned with hundreds of locks all engraved by lovers and locked to the steel mesh – … Continue reading →

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Spay to Cologne (Köln)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

Today was the first day I encountered rain. It was very heavy in the night but when I set off it had turned to drizzle. Fascinating to start off next to a foundry that made huge boat propellers bought back … Continue reading →

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Oppenheim to Spay

Posted on July 26, 2010 by admin

Today’s 68.8miles at 10.4mph was the classical Rhine trip as advertised to thousands by coach and river cruise companies. Cycling through the German Rhine gorge with the vine’s extending up the sides of the river, beautiful schloss etc perched on … Continue reading →

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Maximiliansau to Oppenheim

Posted on July 26, 2010 by admin

The Vater Hotel managed to screw up the internet connection on my Eee, by making the default gateway on the Eee their own server   so after staying there I was unable to access the internet! coupled with T-mobile not … Continue reading →

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