Monday morning after breakfast we went along the coast to Alcudia. Skirted round the town and headed out to climb up to the nunnery at La...

Collected the bikes from Bike Experience on a bright, sunny but cool Sunday morning. Keiron has a Giant road bike and I'm on a semi-step...

Saturday saw us on an early EasyJet flight to Palma. Arrived to a cold, damp airport and got the 1130 bus out to Porto Pollenca. Our...

A winning winter combo - Jose Pizarro recipe from the Guardian 15 Feb 2025 Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 savoy...

A beautifully simple vegetable soup/stew with a link to Italian folklore A Rachel Roddy Tales from an Italian Kitchen recipe from T he...

An opulent decadent starter for Christmas Day – and a godsend for those who like to get ahead. Felicity Cloake’s smoked salmon paté from...

We've been making Dan Lepard's home made panettone every Christmas since it first appeared in The Guardian in December 2012 . The 2024 -...

Pork mince is a bit of an unsung hero when you’re cooking on a budget. It’s cheaper than beef mince, but very few recipes ever call for...

a sharp and tangy pepper dip From Summer & Co "Meze recipies" Prep 5 min Cook 20 min Serves 6-8, as part of a meze spread 2 long red...

Drove 40mins to cenac julien and parked. Cycled out past Castelnau, along the Dordogne, past chateau Milland, crossed at Allas des mines,...

Started with coffee at the Cafe de l'Union then cycled from Le Bugue to Limeuil where the Dordogne and Vezere meet. Had pain au raison on...

Tuesday is market day in le bugue so we cycled along the river to see what we could find. Steak, sausage, cheese, salad, bread and...

The morning started fine with mist over the lake. We cycled into town and checked out the 1900 anniversary fair. Managed to grab the...

Market Riding On the campsite

Never shop for food after a French restaurant lunch....

Rain was expected and did not disappoint. We took the tent down soaking wet ... the tent and us were dripping. The rain kept up as we...

Today we rode 26 miles from camp in a circuit that looked fairly easy and straightforward on paper. Stopped in town for a baguette and...

Almost like the blues....

We (Keiron) took an improvised route from the campsite to ou de la glane. A route of misdirection and questionable decisions but we got...