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Much better that way. I remember a visit to Maine in the early 90's when English pubs were trendy over there. You could buy beer by the pint in handled glasses. Bar staff were not happy when I pointed out that a fifth of the pint was missing. All very amicable though. I guess that saying a fifth is...

Some of the best campsites I’ve been to are naturist

The “which camera” question can only be answered if you can say what creative choices you wish to have when taking an image.

Do you want to be able to control focal length, aperture, shutter speed and iso? How you answer that dictates what you take.

Rod Goodfellow wrote:"We went to the Pencil Museum on Honeymoon and really enjoyed it...!" Which?

Lead in your pencil?

I've been to Keswick 3 times on walking holidays and I certainly wouldn't recommend taking a bike unless you've got a low geared bike and enjoy climbing hills.The pencil museum is a waste of money so don't bother with that. Lake District roads are too busy for me to enjoy cycling, but might be ok f...

My motorbike has 2 panniers of 20 litres each and a top box of 45 litres. More importantly, the manufacturer specifies 10kgs maximum for the panniers and 15kgs maximum for the top box. Having the top box fitted (even if empty) invokes a manufacturer recommended maximum speed of 120mph to maintain st...

Not sure where I've gone wrong there... which route planner do folks prefer? I'm leaning towards Komoot, but that's only because it makes the route shorter and flatter! Personally, I prefer ridewithgps.com Another way round the A82 and Glasgow is the big bypass via Arran. Route details are in the v...

I'd love to do it. But I am 51 and all too aware that there are a limited number of summers left to me. How many days are you thinking of taking to do the route ?? 3 weeks works out to be roughly 50 miles per day. But the more back roads you use, the longer and more lumpy the route tends to be. Als...

Would a one day, one-way car hire do the job?

It takes a bit of finding, and the wording actually renders the clause effectively worthless, but the following is extracted from the Camping & Caravanning Club "UK Club Site Policies"; 2.5 - Backpackers wherever possible will be accommodated – please advise us at the time of booking. ...

I did a Jogle this year using exactly the sort of numbers you're thinking about; I did 1160 miles over 22 days, which averages at 52 miles per day. Whilst you do need to get on your bike and ride in preparation, I found this trip was more of a mental than physical challenge. At the risk of sounding ...

althebike wrote:I enjoyed that, thank you for sharing

teamonster wrote:Scotland looked fantastic - you might have inspired me to try and give this a go next year. Cheers for sharing

puffin wrote:Great video, thanks for sharing.

Very welcome.

I've finally got round to editing and uploading the footage I shot whilst riding my Jogle in August/September. I must admit that although I felt I should get the camera out more often, I also just wanted to enjoy the trip primarily just as a cycle trip. Maybe I'll shoot more footage next time I do i...

Any people who try to make short films about their tours? Just wondering what lenses people would bring. Do they bring a separate HDD for uploading (which seems very bulky). I've finally got round to editing and uploading the footage I shot whilst riding my Jogle in August/September. I must admit t...

For my taste the biggest limitation of the system is that of the great depth of field of most images. It takes away an important part of the creative possibilities in low light. Surely the lens is more likely to be wide open in low light, reducing the depth of field? Either way, a reduced depth of ...