Rough roads rising to 15,275ft above sea level, deserts, water crossings and 21 countries. A total of 16,651 miles in a 36-year-old BMW saloon. Yes, the adventure is as unlikely as it sounds. Many peo

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My husband turned 50 last month and, in between all of the ribbing I have been giving him about it (all light-hearted, of course), I told him that I have decided something. This year, when it comes to

After spending two months bubling around southern Spain, you join the ride at Valor, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalusia. We were contemplating our return route north to Santander and the ferr

The Doc muses on the transferable skills of a bike racer

I was 17, a trainee surveyor earning £5 a week. Faced with a week’s leave without much cash to spend, I decided to try hitchhiking with my mate Gordon. We started at the gates of Liverpool’s Stanley A