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Ottenheim-Schwanau to Maximillansau

Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin

A day in the blazing heat riding along the exposed top of the dam that holds The Rhine into a navigable river, its all very reminiscent of fenland rivers, alongside the main river are poulders which  are flooded when the … Continue reading →

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Basel to Ottenheim-Schwanau

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

My first day without having to engage the lowest set of gears Pretty well flat and alongside the river most of the day. The first part was wandering through the container port and industrial area of Basel. Then I entered … Continue reading →

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Ellikon to Basel Day 4 of The Rhine bike ride

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

>Today’s 73miles in 7hours brings me to the end of the first Rhein Radweg book, only another two to go! From now on the Rhine runs pretty well due North rather than going in the mega loop I’ve just done … Continue reading →

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Rorschach to Ellikon – Swimming differently

Posted on July 11, 2010 by admin

Today was yet another scorcher, last nights lightning made no difference. I did 64 miles in just over 6 hours making it 10mph! Some of the places I went through were simply unbelievable eg Stein am Rhein a real postcard … Continue reading →

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Zizers to Rorschach

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin

As The Sun would say – Phew what a scorcher! The temperature was well into the thirties today, so just as well I started at 6am to get all the hills out of the way before 8am. I had an … Continue reading →

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Andermatt to Zizers

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

I left the pub at 6.25 after the mother of all sleeps. Just as well because the first part is straight up 2000 feet! I got to Oberalp Col in under 2 hours and had a celebratory frustuck at 2045metres … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Les Gets to Martigny then to Andermatt on the train

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

With much trepidation and a loaded up bike I left my apartment in Les Gets at dawn break (06.30) to try and beat the high temperatures (30 deg) today. I made it to Evian by 8.30 getting frozen in the … Continue reading →

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he Guardian, WordPress-and-the-web

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

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iPhone on T-mobile in the UK

Posted on February 5, 2010 by admin

If your iPhone contract has run out (or about to) then you can ask O2 to ‘unlock’ your iPhone. Once unlocked you can get a PAC code and transfer your existing number to T-Mobile. Advantages The £10 a month unlimited … Continue reading →

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Getting around Cristobal

Posted on May 6, 2009 by admin

After 12 hours here in The Galapagos I decided to extend my stay for another week! A quick bike ride to the airport,then about 12 steps from parking the bike to the AeroGal office followed by about 10 clicks on … Continue reading →

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