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Finding ideas to live by along detours and diversions.
Edgelands: neither here nor there
Thoughts

Edgelands: neither here nor there

I’m no lover of cities, yet I'm drawn to edgelands – those transitional spaces that are neither urban nor rural.
29 Dec 2022 4 min read
A woman in a red coat and a child carrying a blue and green rucksack walk along a stony track surrounded by tall trees.
Thoughts

Walking has become a radical act

Choose to walk and you're resisting pressure to conform and embracing a mode of transport that is free – in more ways than one.
11 Oct 2022 3 min read
Behind a barbed wire fence, a sign amongst the trees reads: "Private land."
Thoughts

Land access rights in England are wrong

Around 92% of land in England is off-limits to the general public and where rights of way do exist, cyclists can only ride around 20% of them.
30 Nov 2020 3 min read
A map spread out on the table with Swindon marked at the bottom of the photo and the rest out of focus.
Thoughts

The lost art of getting lost

Why should you always have to know where you are, and where you’re going?
20 Sep 2020 2 min read
A bike leans on the bench at the top of the hill, its red rear and white front lights bright in the darkness.
Thoughts

The magic of cycling at night

Until recently I didn’t see the appeal of riding at night, but I’m increasingly drawn to venturing out after hours.
18 Jul 2020 1 min read
A turquoise child's 20" Islabike leans against a brick wall.
Thoughts

Goodbye to all that: when a child outgrows their bike

We’ve just sold G’s bike. It’s not the first one he’s outgrown, and it won’t be the last. Yet it marks a moment in the journey through his childhood.
20 May 2020 2 min read
A gravel bike on a rural canal bridge.
Thoughts

The joy of towpath gravel

With no proper infrastructure or access rights in England, I have to get creative when planning traffic-free rides.
07 Jan 2020 3 min read
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