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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.
My Travels
Motorcycle and cycling adventures across Europe and Asia — routes, photos and trip reports spanning 2006 to present.
Countries Visited
38 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America — by motorcycle, bicycle and scooter.
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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.