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Reflections on an Anonymous Review of Snails Around France
Reading this anonymous review on the Barnes & Noble website gave me one of those quietly proud moments—the kind you take a deep breath and smile over. When Kate and I set out on our tandem adventure a ........
Reflecting on KP’s Review of Snails Around France
KP’s review truly warmed my heart. When Kate and I set off on our tandem journey around the border of France, we hoped not only to challenge ourselves physically and mentally but also to capture somet ........
"Snails Around France – A Journey Shared with Readers Like Tom"
Reading Tom’s thoughtful review of Snails Around France was an absolute pleasure. When you pour your heart into a journey—one pedal stroke, one baguette, one minor detour at a time—you hope it resonat ........
A Journey Beyond Cycling – Reflecting on Roger’s Review
I was genuinely delighted to read Roger’s review of my book—it really captured so much of what I hoped readers would take away from it. What struck me most was his point that “you don’t have to be a c ........
What next, another book?
Tour of Britain!I’m starting to plan our next tandem bike tour which we intend to do in summer (2025 - yes, that’s this year) around most of the border of mainland Britain (Slugs around Britain!).Our ........
Some statistics about our tour around France
“Did you lose weight?”. “I doubt it!” Well, I was surprised to find out that I had! (See image) (Kate had also lost a little, 1.5kg) My resting heartrate is usually about 50 - 52. Having finishe ........
The person on the back that sits around doing nothing - The Stoker
If you don’t ride a tandem, you may not know what a Stoker is. It’s simple, it’s the rider at the back of the tandem. The rider at the front is the pilot (or Captain). Riding at the rear, the Stoker i ........
Why Snails around France is about a tandem cycle.
The book is about a 7,000km ride round France on our tandem.A few years ago this might not have seemed possible, this article in Cycling Weekly explains what happened to Kate.IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH ........
Snails around France routes and photos
You will come across ‘SaF’ which is just short for Snail around France.As we travelled around France on our tandem I did a daily Facebook post to show the route we had taken, photos of some things we ........