Another Day, Another Dollar
On Sundays I start at 9 rather than 8, so this morning I’ve risen early, cycled to a town a few km away, and sat in a cafe to write this. I’m in the town square, by a church that’s…
James Spry
Journalist and assistant producer at LBC; MA Broadcast Journalist from City, University of London. Previously writing for the Global Cycling Network
Bikes or Tennis?
Since I’m now part of a team of four bike guides, I’m spending less time cycling than I’m used to, and more time attending to the bike shed, which is positioned in the hotel car park, right in front of…
Welcome to Rhodes!
Coming to you from Rhodes! Myself and 6 others from the Vass crew arrived here on Friday after spending the whole day travelling. But oh boy were we travelling in style. Stage 1: a minibus ride from our house in Vasiliki…
48 Hours Lapping Kefalonia
One Friday night, I was sitting in a beach bar in Vasiliki, Greece, looking out across the water. The island of Kefalonia was floating on the limit of the horizon. I’d been in Vasiliki for three months, living and working…
Final Day Brings Much Wind
Just a warning that this post is very windsurfery and probably not very interesting if you don’t windsurf. And if you do windsurf you were probably there today… so I suppose this email is aimed at the 3-5 people who:1.…
Beginning the Project of a Lifetime
Aside from stumbling upon my true calling, this week was special because Tom and Alice came to visit. It was so lovely seeing them both. Best part is that I got to show them my new favourite cocktail: the Jamaican Banana. Basically a…
Message in a Bottle
Helloo, Hope you are well. Adding a little preamble to this email to say thanks to Isaac for the v cool pictures that are propping up this week’s mess of an email. @isaac.herriott you are an excellent photographer. My hinge profile will…
Vasiliki Jargon: Learn the Lingooo
Like a zany sociologist entering a tribe in the darkest corners of the rainforest, for a few months I have immersed myself in this community of watersports enthusiasts. I have discovered that they speak in a unique tongue: not English;…
Cycling in Dartmoor
This is a guide to cycling in Dartmoor. The rolling roads of Dartmoor offer some of the best cycling in the UK. This beautiful national park lies a little way north of Plymouth, in the county of Devon. It’s just…
Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness
Hey hey, How are you? Earlier this week I was looking down at the valley from a taverna in the hills. The recent rainfall has returned to the variegated canopy of trees – mainly olive, plane, conifer, pine and birch…
