Travel

Twenty Years of GPS: Where I’ve Actually Slept

Every night since 2006, written down by GPS. 4 AM local tells me where I slept — including red-eyes. Twenty years on the map, including the years where nothing happened.

Countries Visited

38 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America — by motorcycle, bicycle and scooter.

India — Goa, January–February 2026 (40 days)

39 days in Goa, India — moving slowly between Vagator, Arambol and Agonda with no fixed plan. January to February 2026.

Spotted on Google Street View — Soča Valley, July 2019

Caught by a Google Street View car on the road north of Bovec, July 2019. Years later, I went looking — and found myself.

Motorcycle Around Europe: UK to Eastern Europe and Back, June–July 2019

A 27-day solo motorcycle ride through 19 countries — east through Germany and the Balkans, then back west via Greece, Italy and France. Around 9,000 km (6,000 mi) in total.

Lake District, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Mach Loop — July–August 2018

KTM motorcycle trip through the Lake District, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Festivals, ferries and 2,000 miles of summer riding.

Normandy & the Somme — July 2018

Portsmouth to Saint-Malo by ferry, then D-Day beaches, Mont-Saint-Michel, the Somme battlefields and back via the Channel Tunnel.

Lille, Le Mans & Bayeux — May 2018

A short motorcycle trip through northern France — Lille, Le Mans and the D-Day beaches at Bayeux.

Le Mans — October 2017

Motorcycle tour through northern France visiting Le Mans racing museum and circuit, Rouen, Tours and Deauville across 1,400 km (870 mi) in October 2017.

Padstow, Cornwall — August 2017

Three days in Padstow with my brothers — Fovant Downs, the Camel Estuary, and a mass open-water swim in the harbour.

WAW Motorcycle Trip: UK, Ireland & Western Europe — July 2017

4,500 km (2,800 mi) through the Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria by motorcycle.

West Country with Ray & Dave — June 2017

Three days riding Dorset and Devon with my brothers — Weymouth, Lyme Regis, Torquay, Exmoor.

Southeast Asia 2017: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos — 38 Days

A 38-day trip through Southeast Asia from 2017-02-01 to 2017-03-10, covering Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos with transit through Turkey and Belgium.

Spain, Portugal and France Moto Trip — September 2016

3,200 km (2,000 mi) by motorcycle through France, Spain and Portugal.

BREXIT — UK & Europe by Motorcycle, July 2016

A motorcycle loop through France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, weeks after the Brexit vote.

Jakarta to Bali by Motorbike

Three weeks across Java and into Bali on a rented motorbike — Jakarta to Denpasar via Bandung, Yogyakarta, Mount Bromo and the Gilimanuk ferry.

Southern Thailand Motorbike Loop

Nine days looping out of Phuket through Krabi, Trang, Surat Thani and Phang-nga on a rented motorbike — 1,200 km around southern Thailand.

Asia: Motorcycle Trip & Hong Kong — Feb–Apr 2016

Eight weeks on a motorbike through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos, plus Hong Kong.

Motorcycle Round the Alps – September 2015

2,800 km (1,700 mi) through France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria, crossing the Alps by motorcycle.

UK & Ireland Motorcycle Trip, August–September 2015

2,500 km (1,600 mi) around the UK and Ireland by motorcycle — Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and Cork.

Belgium & Koblenz — Tobacco Run, August 2015

Motorcycle tour through Belgium and Germany: De Panne tobacco run extended to Koblenz via Ghent, Rhine valley, and Ardennes on a KTM Adventure.

Motorcycle Trip: London to Grenoble, May 2015

A quick motorcycle run from London to Grenoble via Calais and Lyon.

Ireland Motorcycle Trip, September 2014

2,000 km (1,000 mi) around Ireland by motorcycle — Galway, Cork, Belfast and back.

2013 Tour de France — Mont-Saint-Michel Stage

Rode a Piaggio Beverley 350 from England via Portsmouth ferry to watch Tour de France Stages 10-11 in Normandy, culminating at Mont-Saint-Michel.

The Blades — Sywell, Northamptonshire, UK — 31 October 2009

Won a competition to fly with The Blades aerobatic team at Sywell — piloted by Sqn Ldr Andy Offer, former Red 1 of the Red Arrows.

LEJOG & Orkney by Bike, May–June 2008

Land's End to John o'Groats by bike, with a detour to Orkney. 1,700 km (1,100 mi) the length of Britain.

London Canal Ride — April 2006

A Sunday ride along London's canal network with Liam — Hammersmith to Little Venice via the Thames towpath. April 2006.