Good news - Wellington has defied the weather reports that were issued last week and today turned on some late winter goodness that meant only one thing (for a change):
It was time to ride
I had a hankering f...
We're back - I have popped out of a bowl of rice in Wellington NZ! Yes, I am the guy that flies directly to a city that has a massive earthquake swarm the day after a 6.9 quake.
Not only did I exhibit a mass...
04:00
In the red colour that you see on control panels in bad cold war era submarine movies, this is what my Swedish designer brushed stainless steel alarm clock said to me this morning...
4 mother F AM.
Sur...
Well, its been a quiet and rainy few days... So not a lot going down. But, this has given me a chance to get busy with iMovie and Vimeo to finally get together what everyone loves... A motherfu*king MONTAGE... ...
So far this year there have been a lot of trips... Unfortunately I didn't start Dirty Nomading earlier on, but in amongst the 8,000km's I have ridden so far in 2013, here is a summary taste of all the times I h...
Well, today was supposed to be the race report from me about the RAD Crit Series round 2. Yip, I was going to give the low down on all the action from the A Grade race... Showering the post with more fables of ...
Far out... I have blinked and the Japan leg of the DNWCT is over. Without a doubt it was the most chilled out leg of the tour so far, both due to the location (If you can't relax in Niseko its time for medicati...
We start today with a mini throw back to Sunday, thanks to some cool photos sent to me by my new BFF, Natsu, the Hanazono hillclimb race organiser that interviewed me after the race. Being a massive Dirty Nomad...
No, not one of those period piece movies, but the most apt way to describe todays agenda for the penultimate day in Japan.
Whilst yesterdays ride was longer, today would be known as the Queen Stage given it ...
Today I wanted to go and see Lake Toya... I'd heard a lot about this lake, both in terms of its freshness and beauty, so thought it would make an interesting day trip. Here's what Wikipedia says about Lake Toya...