Entries by James Davis

Cycling Jordan’s Dead Sea to Madaba ascent

Today I decided to give Emily a birthday treat by setting the challenge of climbing 1,600 meters from the Dead Sea to Madaba; achievable on paper. Much, much tougher in reality when faced with a 40km climb that was consistently steeper than anything we have tackled on this trip so far. Throw in the blazing […]

8 of the strangest places we have camped whilst cycling through central Turkey. #7 was by far our favourite!

Cycling through  central Turkey has been tough as it’s very hilly.  But the people we’ve met have been incredibly friendly and the hospitality has been amazing.  So much so that we’ve managed to pitch our tent in some rather beautiful and unusual places! If you’ve enjoyed reading this blog post, please donate to World Bicycle […]

A day I’d rather forget

It had to happen to one of us sooner or later. It just happened to be me that was first. What started as a good day, later descended into one I’d rather forget. The day started well; we woke to beautiful misty views across the Danube and, after a quick bowl of cereal, we were […]

A taste of Hungary

If you’ve enjoyed reading this blog post, please donate to World Bicycle Relief. Every penny goes to the great work the charity does in Africa – not to fund our expedition in any way.

Too old to party in Passau

I was looking forward to Passau. A beautiful Bavarian town steeped in history and, importantly for us after staying in some horrible caravan parks, the chance to stay in a beautiful riverside campsite where only tents were allowed. We arrived mid afternoon and chose a fantastic position just by the waters edge and read our […]

Reaching 1,000km

Yesterday we reached the 1,000km mark.  We’ve got quite a few more to cycle before we get to Cape Town! If you’ve enjoyed reading this blog post, please donate to World Bicycle Relief. Every penny goes to the great work the charity does in Africa – not to fund our expedition in any way.