Berlin 23: Stasi Museum
High on the list of places we were keen to visit was the Stasi Museum, once the headquarters of the infamous Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi. It is...
RIP A56 pop-up cycle lanes, long live the new protected lanes!
Well, what a difference a year makes! Or more accurately the 10 months since my last post on the A56 back in February 2024, when I asked if it was the end...
Berlin 23: Riding around Mitte and Tiergarten
After a few days in Berlin with no cycling, I was feeling the need to get on a bike and explore. So on our third proper day in the city, I headed...
The Crab and Winkle Way, a walking and cycling route from Canterbury to Whitstable
As I’ve mentioned in previous Kent posts, whenever we’re down in the county visiting family, I usually try to fit in some rides. That was the case for the October 2024 half...
Berlin 23: A rainy Sunday in Mauerpark
Following our trip to the top of the TV Tower, we decided it’d be good to spend the afternoon visiting one of the many flea markets in Berlin. Having looked at the...
Berlin 23: Top of Berliner Fernsehturm, Berlin's TV Tower
As with the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag and the wall, Berlin’s TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm in German) is definitely one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. If you’re in and around the central...
Berlin 23: Back again in Berlin
In the summer of 2023, after our week in Helsinki, we arrived in Berlin for the second leg of our trip. Having done a fantastic job of selling Berlin to the rest...
Pilgrims' Way and Medway Towpath loop around Maidstone
As I mentioned in my last post, Margate and Ramsgate loop along the Viking Coastal Trail, we’re often in Kent visiting family, meaning I get to do a bit of cycling down...
Margate and Ramsgate loop along the Viking Coastal Trail
We’re often in Kent visiting family, which means I get to ride down there a few times a year. As we were there for the August bank holiday, I’d packed my bike,...
Helsinki 23: Public Transport in Helsinki
While for most of our Helsinki trip, I was getting about using City Bike bike share, I did get opportunity to sample most of the city’s other modes of transport while we...
Helsinki 23: Oodi Helsinki Central Library
Once we arranged our trip to Helsinki, being as my partner is a librarian, a visit to Helsinki’s fantastic Central Library, Oodi was high on the itinerary. Opened in 2018 and located...
Helsinki 23: Alvar Aalto's National Pensions Institute
During our 2023 trip to Helsinki, we were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the fantastic Alvar Aalto designed National Pensions Institute. Guided tours happen every Monday at 2pm. These...