Jamie ShannonJul 24, 20159 minMarseille, meeting friends and the French RivieraHaving booked into the hotel, I thought I might go out outside to explore the surrounding neighbourhoods and see what the city was...
Jamie ShannonJul 18, 201510 minSouthern France and Marseille. Equipment breakdowns and sleepless nightsAfter passing through the small border town, I spent the next half an hour, and to my utter surprise and relief, gliding downhill all the...
Jamie ShannonJul 13, 20157 minArriving back in France. Five km\h is a good speedAlthough I really enjoyed my time in Barcelona, I felt the same way I always feel when in a large city. I felt frustration; with having...
Jamie ShannonMay 25, 20159 minEntering Spain. Religious communes and Basque CountryThey invited me to their 'gathering’ in the morning in which they all got together in the hall, sang songs and praised the lord together.
Jamie ShannonMay 21, 20159 minCycling The Atlantic coast to BordeauxWith some much needed rest in Nantes and having now seen a giant mechanical walking elephant, I set off two days later, and made my way...
Jamie ShannonMay 14, 20159 minCycling the Loire. Paris to Nantes. How many Pain au chocolat can you eat in one morning?What with the difficulty and sheer frustration in reaching Paris a few days ago, I was determined not to make the same mistakes on my...
Jamie ShannonMay 8, 20152 minParlez vous Anglais? A few days in ParisIt felt good to be in a city again, a little crowded and hurried perhaps and completely different from the countryside, but that’s what...
Jamie ShannonOct 3, 20142 minDunkirk and its extremely large portI thought that, this being the countryside, I would find ample opportunities to camp but this proved simply not to be the case. At the...