by Ishbel Holmes | May 22, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
On leaving Tolhuin Bakery I am gifted with an incredible tail wind and I’m cycling on the highs of a Glee movie-set for 70 glorious kilometres. Then my head is down and I’m pushing at my pedals achieving no more than 7 kph. I will learn all too soon...
by Ishbel Holmes | May 15, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
The second day of cycling across South America and I awake to snow and a little fox playing close to my tent. I catch myself calling on the fox as I would a wee cute puppy and give myself a shake. When it snows in Scotland it’s absolutely ‘baltic’... by Ishbel Holmes | May 11, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
Link to the Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/street-dogs-cats There was a mistake on previous post …. apologies. Ishbel x
by Ishbel Holmes | May 8, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
Greg also known as the [ilink url=”http://thestarvingcyclist.blogspot.cl/” style=”note”]The Starving Cyclist[/ilink] is arriving to Ushuaia just as I’ve finished in the Tierra del Fuego Park. I haven’t met Greg before but we are...
by Ishbel Holmes | May 1, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
I find no alternative than to abandon my belongings each day inside my tent, as I explore the trails of the Tierra del Fuego National Park. Hoping my world remains inside my tent on my return. This is Patagonia hen. Naw Glesga. And I needn’t worry.... by Ishbel Holmes | Apr 24, 2016 | All Blog Posts, South America
I began cycling the world in 2014 and two years on I remembered how much I loved hiking the Munro’s back home in Scotland. I wondered why I wasn’t hiking the world as well as cycling it. Now I’m pedalling in my hiking boots with a 70 litre rucksack...