The Hungry Cyclist Blog

  • The Solar Cycle Diaries

    This morning I rode north from Tooting towards City Hall, the nerve centre of our great city. This wasn't just an excuse to get out of the house and stretch my legs, no I was joining ...

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  • Al Humphreys Walks Through India

    Al Humphreys writes books, he runs marathons, he takes mean photos, he rows, he kayaks and he cycles around planets. He has also just walked across India following the river Kaveri. The river K...

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  • A Video To Make The Feet Itch

    While paying my regular visit to Al Humphreys website I found this inspiring video journaling  Tim Harvey's tpur around the world without using fossil fuels. Tim also has a...

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  • The Original Nanaimo Bar

    There seems to be a lot of speculation surrounding the origin of the famous Vancouver Island treat, the Nanaimo Bar.  The city of Nanaimo has offered its theory about these three layered treats...

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  • Salmon On A Plank

    A side of fresh wild salmon cooked on a locally grown cedar plank. It does no’t get much more British Columbian than this. I first tasted this inventive dish in Beauty Creek, just North of the Colom...

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  • Indian Ice-cream

    'My spirits soared when I was told we were having Indian ice cream for dessert, but when Nathan produced a bowl of small red berries I was confused. I watched in astonishment as he turned the hand...

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