Greece, Ano Liosia. Monday 27th November. My blood sugars have been poor and I’ve needed additional insulin. Consistent high blood sugars make my body slow, my mouth dry, and eyes dull.[…]
Greece, Lamia. Sunday 26th November. The clouds are milky blue with crowns of sunlit white, from the horizon of undulating hillocks, they look like a solid structure that you can simply[…]
Montenegro, Mojkovac. Sunday 19th November 2023. The panther’s head is ginormous, she looks more like a living doll than a cat. My mum is beautiful and smiling, her skin glows and[…]
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Prijedor. Monday 13th November 2023. The river is black and the trees and grasses that slope down to its banks are indiscernible. Wrapped up in thermals with our[…]
Slovenia, Ljubljana. Thursday 9th November 2023. My Frio pouches feel very cold to the touch. I pull them out of the fridge and hear a slushy crouching noise. It’s the gel[…]
Italy, Dolomites. Sunday 5th November 2023. The clouds levitate below the snow-tipped mountain peaks as we sit and enjoy coffee and cake at the start of our ride. We’ve stopped early[…]