I was knocked off my bike in California earlier this year – the classic, ‘Sorry mate I didn’t see you.’ I would have been a real mess, even at the slow speed I was doing, had I been wearing ordinary jeans.
Author Archives: Sam Manicom
Africa. A dark and dangerous land?
I’ll never forget the sensation I had when I started out on this. I knew that I could be making a huge mistake…
Insurance. What do you do if you are planning a long distance adventure outside of your country or region?
17th, 18th & 19th of February at the ExCeL Centre – London Docklands
If you are reading this then you may well know that I’ve been lucky enough to ride a couple of trips through Africa on a bike. Both a year long. Brilliant fun! So how about some top tips?
Whatever you are up to…
Perhaps just one or two days
A man in a work-worn dull brown pick-up pulled up alongside us. He wore a battered beige cowboy hat…
I had a surprise this morning…