[ITALIANO di seguito] Hoollapalooza (it would be Ullapool, but you know I like to rename everything!) is a really nice place. Last night it treated us to a beautiful sunset and an excellent fried haddock burger and chips, accompanied by a lager beer.This morning we struggled a bit with the usual midges to take down …

[ITALIANO di seguito] I have been asked why I always tell about the misadventures that happen to us and not the good things.Actually, at the risk of falling into the banal, the journey itself is the greatest adventure.Riding your bike for days on end, you encounter all kinds of difficulties to face and overcome, often …

[ITALIANO di seguito] The awakening is brutal: before opening the inner mesh curtain of the tent, I have to squash the thousands of midgets that have tried unsuccessfully to get in during the night (they are pretty dumb).I hope that the natural balance has designated a fundamental role for these beings, since if it were …

[ITALIANO di seguito] The night passed very peacefully at the station and we also got to thank the manager in person.We set off and after a couple of kilometres to get back on track, we start to climb up a cart track that climbs into the swamp.Almost at the top, it starts to rain and …

[ITALIANO di seguito] After yesterday’s hovel, the ‘dalla Signora’ campsite seemed like a luxury hotel: very clean and well maintained. As usual, we used the dishwashing room to prepare and eat breakfast.Just enough time to collect the last things from the ‘drying’ room (it is actually the boiler room, but it serves the purpose) and …

[ITALIANO di seguito] The title is very pompous and worthy of a Jules Verne story, but this is far from science fiction… We very happily left the campsite at the Biggar golf club. The place was nice, right at a small lake amidst big oaks and surrounded by the golf course, but the facilities (toilets …

[ITALIANO di seguito] The cyclist friends we met at the hotel in Langholm are really cool! They are all over 60, closer to 70 than 60 (one of them is even 72), but with a very tough fibre!They shot off 150km yesterday on gravel bikes and are planning to do the same today.Much, much respect.After …

[ITALIANO di seguito] Camping ‘Hadrian’s Wall’ proved to be fantastic.As you can tell from the name, it is situated practically next to the famous Hadrian’s Wall, built by the emperor to stem the incursions of the Scots.I’ve heard (I don’t remember where or if it’s true, but I like the story) that the Romans tried …

[ITALIANO di seguito] Slightly tumultuous night at the Philpin Farm campsite, partly due to the tent neighbour snoring loudly, partly due to my sleeping mat that keeps deflating, despite being repaired.We have breakfast in the ‘barn’ (literally ‘hut’), exchanging a few words with the various onlookers.At 8.30 a.m. we are already in the saddle; today …

[ITALIANO di seguito] When we thought the walls of Wales were tough, we had not yet come to terms with the English hills.Waking up literally ‘at dawn’ and the usual morning actions of dismantling and repacking, this time almost in record time.Today there is no late start, we have to take the train from Chester …