September 2010

Thanks to Chris Guillebeau – the ultimate travel hacker – for this heads up. As regular readers of this site would know, I’m all about revealing the secret ins and outs of air travel and baggage hacking when I find out about them. US Airways are currently offering the ability to purchase up to 50,000 miles [...]

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When I head overseas, I like to save all my travel documents on to my iPhone, a USB stick and into Gmail. Before my 2010 trip to the TDF, I needed a way of saving attachments (pdfs, specifically, for plane itineraries and passport scans) from emails on my iPhone (both from the Mail app and [...]

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This post might be a bit tongue-in-cheek. What to do when the Gendarme says: “Non!” If you travel to France for Le Tour, chances are you will encounter a gendarme on the road preventing you from getting to your vantage point to watch the Tour. I’ve been in the situation a few times now where we desperately [...]

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The L’Etape registration is a very fun part of doing L’Etape. Apart from the necessary registration, the L’Etape registration is a fun few hours hanging out at a mini bike show. Loads of manufacturers like Time, Ridley, Look, Specialized, Trek, SRAM are at the registration with loads of things for sale. You’ll be able to buy energy [...]

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Just a quick reminder: The Guide to Cycling the Atlantic Pyrenees is free for 4 more days only. You can download the guide as a PDF by visiting this post. You can email the guide to as many of your friends as you’d like. After that, it will be $9, but will continue to be [...]

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About Tim Marsh

I am a mad keen cyclist who loves Cycling in France, loves doing Etape du Tour and am mad about good coffee. I love travelling and taking photos.

I also love helping people and making things easier for them, or to help them Get Shipped.