James Spry

James Spry

Journalist and assistant producer at LBC; MA Broadcast Journalist from City, University of London. Previously writing for the Global Cycling Network

Very Windy Week = Beach Mayhem

Heya, Thanks to the shape of the bay, Vasiliki bay is unusually windy. But this week was unusually windy, even for Vasiliki. We were all chuffed. Partly because we all had a fab time windsurfing, partly because the guests were…

I Miss Cycling in London

During the six years I spent living in London, I spent a lot of time moaning about the quality of the cycling there. It’s busy, dangerous and flat, and you constantly stop and start with traffic lights. But in that…

Kefalonia and Athens Trip

Hellooo How you doing? Coming to the end of a corker of a week. I’ve been on a lovely little camping trip with my bike and seen the sights of Athens. Also put a lot of time into careery stuff,…

The Mongol Rally Passes Through Vasiliki

Hellooo, How are you? Last week’s attempt to parody a cliche holiday thriller novel provoked more replies than I’ve had in a fair while, most essentially asking, ‘u ok hun?’ Seems I missed the mark on that one… I am…

Losing Staff/Room to Myself

Hey, Guess I’ve got a story to tell this week. Anyway, here goes. ‘Tssssss.’ The coach’s brakes released and it rolled away from the hotel. The patch of shade it generated went with it, and pretty quickly I was stood…

Hello from Vasiliki!

Hey hey, Coming to you live from Vasilikiiii! I got back on Tuesday after over a month in the UK! So happy to be back. Just kicking this off by saying that whereas the past couple of emails got a…

Poker Parties and Sock Systems

Hello, Like every man who has been raised on meat, Bond films and Top Gear repeats on Dave, I have, at some point in my adolescence, convinced myself that I should become a professional poker player. This, like my other,…

West Country Bike Adventure

Hey hey, How’s yous? Well, seems I’m going to be in the UK a few days longer than expected. Waiting on this visa is frustrating, I’m getting serious FOMO whenever I think about vasiliki. Either way, I’m having a nice…