Day 5: Wednesday 15th of July. 81 km and 745 m of Ascent. Phew! and it was 30 C in the shade! My route takes me from Ciboure to the inland village of Soustons via the ever popular Biarritz. Ciboure is an old village next to Jean de Luz, which looks beautiful in the sunshine. […]
Day 4: Saturday 14th July – San Sebastián to Ciboure and Saint-Jean-de-Luz Today I travelled only 45 km but there was an ascent of 521 m. The temperature was at least 30 C. I leave San Sebastián behind with its beautiful buildings and wide sandy beaches, and head along the clearly marked cycle path northwards. […]
Day 3 – 13th July 2026 By now, I realize that these hills in the Basque Country have to be respected. What I thought I could do is now shortened to what is practical in this very hilly countryside. I set off today to San Sebastián, which isn’t very far, about 55 km, but there […]
Day 2: 12th July 2026: Guernica to Deba I thought day two was going to be a breeze, quite frankly. The weather was cooler than the tremendous heat of the previous day, slightly cloudy, and much lower temperatures. I cycled up to Lekeitio on the coast, which is a wonderfully lively port and holiday centre […]
Day 1: Afternoon of 11th July 2026 After my ride from Bilbao, I focused on the reason why I’ve come to Guernica. I felt I had to come to Guernica. This was the place where aerial bombardment of civilians first took place in 1937 as part of the Civil War, with General Franco getting assistance […]
My journey has begun! Yesterday I departed from Lewes in Sussex for the ferry journey from Portsmouth onboard the Brittany Ferries ship ‘Galicia.’ Right now I’m off the cape of Finistère Brittany. No I haven’t transferred to the yacht!! Just a to the cape view on this beautiful morning! On the ferry I have met […]
Thanks to UKRAINIAN HEARTS of Lewes for seeing me off before my marathon bike ride to raise funds for medical aid and ambulances for Ukraine Please donate. CLICK THIS LINK or use the QR code. Thank you
Report by Victor S Ient Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler If you are interested in travelogues or current affairs and geopolitics this is an amazing BBC series to watch. See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s6ym It spells out the challenges on many different fronts, – from the Mafia in Italy to NATO’s role in an aggressive […]
Please join the Ukrainian community in Brighton and Hove to reflect on the twelve years of war in Ukraine on Sat 21st Feb starting at 4:00 pm BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH Organised by:
Yesterday, 19th Feb 2026, the Russia-Ukraine peace talks ended without breakthrough. Next week on the 24th it will be the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. To mark this anniversary I’m publishing a few articles. This one sets the historical background so far as my personal experience is of the ‘Putin effect’. My […]
