Travel

Stories, routes, and reflections from life on the road — exploring the world one journey at a time.
25
Feb
We’re Off Again: Matilda’s 2026 Adventure Begins 🚐🚲✨

We’re Off Again: Matilda’s 2026 Adventure Begins 🚐🚲✨

Matilda is heading back to Europe on 1 March — slower travel days, bikes on board, a mix of nature and city stops, and a little planning experiment along the way.
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18
Feb
Matilda on Tour — Nearly 4,000 Miles Later… Home

Matilda on Tour — Nearly 4,000 Miles Later… Home

From chilly January France to sunny Spain and back north in spring — Matilda’s tour ends where it started: home.
7 min read
11
Feb
Matilda on Tour: Sabiote → Atez (sunshine, windmills… and snow!)

Matilda on Tour: Sabiote → Atez (sunshine, windmills… and snow!)

A spectacular mountain drive, a few nerves on the bends, and an easy tapas finish — heading north now, but not rushing.
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04
Feb
Matilda on Tour – From María to Freila

Matilda on Tour – From María to Freila

Week five arrived like someone finally flicked the “Spain” switch on — sunshine, shorts, and me remembering I actually own sunscreen.
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30
Jan
Matilda on Tour - From Peñíscola to Valencia

Matilda on Tour - From Peñíscola to Valencia

Sunday 9 February - Valencia Day 22 - Rolling into Valencia (and a quick bike recce) Valencian Community, Spain 🇪🇸 An
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23
Jan
Matilda on Tour — Five Days in Peñíscola

Matilda on Tour — Five Days in Peñíscola

Tuesday 4 February — Peñíscola Day 17 · From the mountains to the Mediterranean Peñíscola, Castellón Province, Valencian Community, Spain We woke
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14
Jan
Coast to Mountains, Bellvei to Arnes — Matilda on Tour

Coast to Mountains, Bellvei to Arnes — Matilda on Tour

Wednesday 29 January — Bellvei Day 11 — Our final day in Bellvei, swapping vineyards for the Mediterranean Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Another
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07
Jan
Matilda on Tour — Crossing Borders and Slowing Down

Matilda on Tour — Crossing Borders and Slowing Down

Friday 24 January — Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda Day 6 — A slow, easy day in the foothills to rest and reset after a busy
7 min read
27
Dec
Lady Margaret's Park Club Campsite, Chirk, Wrexham

Lady Margaret's Park Club Campsite, Chirk, Wrexham

Lady Margaret’s Park Club CampsiteBook your caravan or motorhome into Lady Margaret’s Park Club Campsite in Wrexham in
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24
Dec
Into – the Andes on horseback  Part 2

Into – the Andes on horseback Part 2

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