Author Archive | Friedel

Wedding Weekend

3917 3875 3873 We went to the marriage of Kevin & Julia on Saturday, one of our last weekends away before the big trip. Andrew met Kevin when they both worked at the FT. It was a lovely afternoon for the wedding, despite starting out a bit rainy. After dancing the night away, we then […] Read More »

Twenty Questions

We thought it would be kind of fun to answer a few questions on our minds before we embark on our trip. Maybe the answers will change by the end of our journey. What are you most looking forward to? Some time to think and get out of the routine of daily life (F). The […] Read More »

Shake-Down Weekend

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A couple weekends ago we did our first trial run fully loaded. We took the train to Ashford and cycled from there to the curling club, near Tonbridge, via the National Cycle Network Route 18. It was quite the challenge for us: a hot day, more hills than we’d expected and the weight of all […] Read More »

Fully Loaded

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We tried loading up our bikes for the first time the other day and surprise, surprise… it worked fairly well! Everything fit (phew!) and the bikes didn’t feel too heavy. The only downside is now we feel tempted to get more stuff. We are trying to resist this temptation! Read More »