Is my Spanish improving?

11/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad Is my Spanish improving I wonder? At times I think so, but then I think not. Just a few days ago I was in a place called Valverde de Burguillos, having some ‘Gasolina Bicicletta’, and as I was about to leave I asked the guy behind the bar the…

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Food is fuel!

08/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’ve had a bit of grief about lack of contact earlier in the escapade and I think I’ve explained that a big part of the issue re cycle touring is getting enough fuel, i.e. food on board, to keep the pedals turning. Before I go into detail, I have to…

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The Camino de Santiago

03/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I found out, after a few days in Spain, that Eurovelo 1 is twinned with the Camino de Santiago, for quite some distance. Not sure how far, and I’m not bothered to find out, but the issue is the signs become the ones for the Camino and the Eurovelo…

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