Today, 26th May we start Stage 2 of our south to north 900+ mile journey through France. Day 7 saw us start out from Grenoble and travel along the cycle path south alongside the River Isère. A superbly well marked cycle path with many good views of the river and steep hills beyond. For most […]
Day 6 (25th May) of our fundraising cycle ride This completes Stage 1 of our 5 stage cycle journey through France. Last night, we stayed at the Hotel de la Poste in Corps. A wonderfully traditional old hotel. The doors to the rooms even had original paintings on them of graceful scenes from the 18th […]
Day 4, 23rd May: Digne-les-Bains to Gap Our journey today was by far the biggest challenge I’ve ever had on a cycle trip. 100 km journey and an ascent of nearly 1,300m, about 4,300 ft. Although tough, we continued our journey in stunning scenery. We were travelling in the river Durance valley. Luckily there were […]
Day 3 Castellane to Digne-les-Bains: Our ride today continues in the Provence-Alpes-Côte region. I was reluctant to leave Castellane (724 m), which is in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Department. It is a cosy ancient small city set around a central square with its warm sand coloured buildings and light green and blue window shutters. The main feature […]
Day 2 update Today, 21st May, we left the mountain town of Grasse. What a difference a day makes! Bright sunshine and light winds! This morning we discovered how beautiful Grasse is. We breakfasted in the town square, overlooking the countryside hills and sea to the south. Grasse is the perfume capital of the area. […]
Day 1 of our cycle ride: We left Paris on the on the night train and arrived in Nice on the south coast of France at 9am the next morning, the 20th May 2025. Unfortunately, the weather had turned a stormy and on the way along the Avenue des Anglais seafront. We had to shelter […]
Please donate We have met some interesting people on the way. One cyclist, Chris, we met was cycling to Turin! His holidays are spent on amazing cycling trips. He’s done Eastern Europe. The night train from Vienna to Amsterdam, and he’s even cycled in Taiwan. On this trip, we are also raising money for Ukraine. […]
900 mile cycle ride raising money for Ukraine! Two guys from Sussex are undertaking a new cycling challenge! On 20th May we begin our attempt to attempt to cycle over 900 miles from the South of France to Dieppe and then back to Lewes via the ferry. We are: Jonathan Gilburt (aged 63) from Newhaven […]
Please help raise £2000 to provide cancer treatment for 14-year-old Andrii from Ukraine’s frontline battle zone. Please donate £5 or 10 or whatever you can afford Click HERE to donate Andrii was born in a small village in northern Ukraine. In 2022, along with the Russian invasion came the devastating diagnosis: ‘embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma’, a rare […]
In the heart of East Sussex, the sound of Ukrainian folk songs fills the air, echoing through the streets of Lewes. This choir, Nebo i Zemlia [Небо і Земля], meaning Heaven and Earth, is more than just a musical group. It is a symbol of healing, connection and hope for Ukrainians who fled the […]
