Cycling in a skirt
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Hi I'm Lorraine. I'm a writer, traveller, passionate cyclist and adventurer. I blog about all things bicycle, because these wondeful contraptions weave their way through every part of my life, at home, commuting, travellling, cycling with friends, finding and fixing, serious and silly, the everyday and the extraordinary.
Cycling in a skirt
3M ago
I don’t know about you but, since the advent of covid and working from home, I have rarely used my car. This is helped by the fact I have 2 supermarkets and a high street within a 5 minute walk ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
6M ago
If I were asked for a list of my key strengths, at no point ever, would the words “good with children” appear. Interacting with adults, no problem, in fact the more dysfunctional the better. After a career spent in health ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
7M ago
I often wonder if we every truly appreciate the impact that our smallest gestures can have, touching people’s lives in ways we can never imagine. It can be so easy to underestimate the power of small things, holding open a ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
9M ago
It’s been 3 months now since we stopped cycling and nearly 2 months since landing back in the UK on a damp, grey June day. The strangest thing though, how not strange it is being back home. 12 months of ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
11M ago
Now we’ve finished cycle touring, one of the questions I get asked the most about the trip is “How was it?” After nearly 12 months, 10 countries and 5000+ miles, how do you even begin to answer that without boring ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
11M ago
Over 11.5 months from 10 June 2022 to 20 May 2023 two old bikes and 2 not quite so old humans managed to cover the following: 10 countries. 234 rides 512.3 hours of saddle time! 5114 miles 229,022 feet 10 ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
1y ago
Rolling to a stop. The last of the river and the last of the ride. At least for now ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
1y ago
When the going gets tough.....The tough get out their bin bags. Enjoying South Korea in all weathers ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
1y ago
An island hopping, ferry catching, sightseeing, whirlwind of our final days in Japan ..read more
Cycling in a skirt
1y ago
I come from a culture of bread. Big, heavy, satisfying hunks of wheaty oven-baked goodness, which can often form the basis of all 3 meals in a day. In fact it’s not unheard of to have toast for breakfast, sandwiches ..read more