by Ishbel Holmes | Dec 29, 2016 | All Blog Posts
Alasdair Codona is a hunger striker outside the Scottish Parliment. He is now 23 days without food. I speak not on not on his behalf, but as an observer. I was a stranger to Alasdair when the Daily Record first shared his story on the 18th day of his hunger strike... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Dec 11, 2016 | All Blog Posts
Review: The Kibo Bicycle Stanforth Bikes I used the Kibo from Stanforth Bikes to ride 5000 km of Chile & Argentina, 2000 km across Bolivia and another 2000 km across Brazil. Included in this ride was crossing the Andes Mountain Range, the high altitude Bolivian... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Dec 8, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
Cycling the world on my own is every day a new experience of foreign cultures, landscapes, cuisines and languages but what do I miss most when I’m out on the road? The Top 10 Things I Miss When I’m Cycling the World are: The People I Love... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Dec 6, 2016 | All Blog Posts
The history of women and cycling is a fascinating subject for all women who love riding their bikes. But it’s also essential in understanding why there are women in the world today fighting for their right to cycle. The greatest cycling movement for western... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Nov 30, 2016 | All Blog Posts
Cycling the world means you stop living life with loved ones and start living life with strangers. Being surrounded by strangers is not a new experience for me. At 16 years old life was giving me a hammering and I was in foster care being looked after by strangers.... by Ishbel Holmes | Nov 3, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
I’ve just went and cycled across Brazil! When my front wheel touched the beach I smiled and thought wow I’ve just cycled another country. I thanked my body, pulled my bikini out my panniers and embraced the beach! Over the last 11 months I’ve...