Before I’d climbed aboard Dervla, my red Bike Friday, to begin pedalling on my solo 800km crossing of Southern Ontario, I had proof. Ontario’s lack of respect isn’t due to a shortage of spectacularity, it’s because we do a lousy job of identifying and celebrating the spectacular province where I was born and live. The…
Around Africa on my Bicycle By Riaan Manser 2007, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Jepperstown, South Africa, 705 pages I read a lot of books about long bicycle, kayaking and, especially, hiking journeys. My favourite ones include a balance of the author’s personal story, details of the journey and information about the places they visit and the…
Touring on an E-assisted Bike Friday “Gone to the dark side, have you?” my friend Peter asked. It was Peter who talked me into buying a used Bike Friday New World Tourist bike three years ago. He found the right bike for me, arranged payment and shipping from the US to Canada. All I had…
A Canterbury Pilgrimage/An Italian Pilgrimage, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell & Joseph Pennell, The University of Alberta Press, 2015 (with a wonderful and detailed Introduction by Dave Buchanan), 149 pages Clad in a long skirt and, presumably, a corset as befit the 1880s, Elizabeth Robins Pennell set out on the front seat of a three-wheeled…
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