On Sunday 13th February 2011, I left behind the Granite City with a bicycle, tent and, amongst other things, a healthy portion of youthful naivety as I set out on my adventure around the world by bicycle.     

I thought that I would create this site to write about my capers along the way as I lose all sense of cool and become a lycra clad, wandering, beardy-weirdy. Also I'll hopefully encourage a few folk to donate a bit of money to BasicNeeds and WaterAid along the way. 

I'll try to keep a blog when internet cafes permit and if you are cycling anywhere along my way, please contact me if you fancy a bit of company for a while.