It’s Good to be the King
The Golden Age began on Thursday 22nd October. That is to say, in accordance with our agreement that we should each take […]
Month: October 2009
Business Efficiency Consultant takes over as Dictator
Dictatorship for me meant we could do what (I thought!) we always planned to do… get up early, get most of the […]
Dictatorship
Danny, Sam and I are all quite nice diplomatic people which can get a little frustrating at times. We get to an […]
Allies Arrive
We went to Pavia for two reasons – to meet an old frield – Frederico Marcesi or Feddo as he bacame known […]
Love in Italy
A few years ago we were riding in Germany and learnt the Imperial point. A large group of cyclists was coming towards […]
BBC History Magazine latest…
A little bit about Pavia, Piacenza and the first clashes of the 2nd Punic War between Carthage and Rome: http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/blog/hannibals-first-big-victory
End of Episodes 3 and 4
Some stats for the end of filming for episodes 3 and 4…670km to where we split at the base of the Col […]
Life Expectancy and Crossing Montgenevre
We are in Cortona – a beautiful hilltop town and Michael Knight would have (once again!) been proud of our efforts to […]
The Longer March to Traversette
Ben’s favourite joke is if you say you have something which is big or best or something grand then he will immediatly […]
BBC History Magazine – Over the Alps
Our latest instalment is here: http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/blog/over-alps