Pedal & Port
A marble café table on a Mediterranean terrace at golden hour — open handwritten journal, espresso, folded map, tortoiseshell sunglasses, and a road bike softly out of focus beyond

The Pedal & Port Journal

Stories worth bringing home.

Roads ridden. Tables shared. Conversations remembered. Lessons gathered along the way.

The featured chapter.

Riccione: Where I Fell in Love With Active Travel
Whenever I look at this photograph, I don't think about the kilometres we rode or the climbs we conquered. I think about the people who turned an unforgettable cycling holiday into lifelong friendships and the journey that made me fall in love with active travel.

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Riccione: Where I Fell in Love With Active Travel

One invitation. Seven unforgettable days in Italy. A cycling holiday that changed the way I looked at travel and planted the seed for PEDAL & PORT.

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From the Journal.

Five threads,

one long conversation.

Not categories. Recurring ideas — the ones that turn up in every chapter, on every road, at every table.

  1. 01

    Ride

    on the bicycle, and the mornings that begin there.

  2. 02

    Sail

    slow water, quiet harbours, unhurried arrivals.

  3. 03

    Wander

    the towns worth stopping for.

  4. 04

    Gather

    the table, and the company around it.

  5. 05

    Life

    the practice of staying curious after fifty.

The Invitation

Where will the next story begin?

Every destination leaves a story. Every story begins with saying yes.

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