Backpacking Japan - Nagoya
My time in Nagoya (home of Toyota) was predominantly for seeing the Formula 1 race at Suzuka. I didn't expect much from it as in most travel guides it's...
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Getting to Tokyo
Getting to Tokyo wasn't quite as smooth as I'd imagined. At times I wondered if I was actually going to get there. It all started in the UK, on our wo...
Discs vs V-Brakes… Which to tour with?
I now have two touring bikes, one with Disc Brakes (my Croix De Fer) and one with V-Brakes (actually mini v-brakes, on my Soma Double Cross). Having t...
Lessons in using rake for builds and deploys
I've been using rake for a few years now to do builds and deployments. It first started off at Huddle, as a way of escaping NAnt due to it's xml nasti...
Touring Kit List - Every Gram Counts
I recently cycled part of the route from England to Australia, crossing Europe, China and parts of South-East Asia. During my journey I learnt a lot a...