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Recent Posts

  • Unfinished Monkey Business November 29, 2025
  • 3 Out Of 4 Ain’t Bad October 15, 2025
  • So Good I Rode It Twice. October 6, 2025
  • Club Sportive 135km DNF! September 21, 2025
  • Update in Progress…50% Complete… August 31, 2025

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  • The Bloggess
  • steveghan
  • The Daily Randonneur
  • Back to Anonymous
  • Happy Damn Friday
  • unironedman
  • Oh, For Fuck's Sake
  • gerardcarton7
  • CatrionaIsCrazy
  • Bluestack Ramblers
  • A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel
  • Blissfulbritt
  • Bikes, Brains, and other Musings
  • The Urban Wanderer
  • dlmcycling
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  • The Ireland Walking Guide
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  • theoldbikeshome
  • dreadmill
  • Neither Here Nor There
  • Cool Camping
  • Planet Paul
  • aidymcglynn
  • Splodz Blogz
  • An Archive of Perfect Moments
  • The Gabbling MAMIL
  • Frugal Average Bicyclist
  • LoneSwimmer
  • church of solitude
  • Tim's Ultimate Camping Blog
  • anothercyclist
  • My Secret Addiction
  • Retire In Branson
  • A Roscommon Randonneur
  • The Omil (an Old Man in Lycra)
  • Books and my backpack
  • Kieron Gribbon
  • Confessions of a Middle-Raged Dad
  • Retired and living it!
  • Cycling in a skirt
  • Our Family Hikes
  • Scottish Bike Touring
  • the accidental randonneur
  • The Average Beginner - how cycling became my passionate hobby
  • Mountainbiker
  • Come, Follow My Blog

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Scottish Cottage and Garden

Restoration of a 175 year old cottage

The Long Brown Path

Peak-bagging, running, barefooting, exploring, and other minimalist adventures in nature

carryoncouple

Living life with less baggage!

The Bloggess

Like Mother Teresa, only better.

steveghan

The Daily Randonneur

Tandem Randonneuring and Touring in the Washington, D.C. Region

Back to Anonymous

Feeding the birds and hoping for something in return

Happy Damn Friday

Simple messages to inspire and generate happiness

unironedman

A blog about being fifty-ish, keeping fit, and acting the fool...

Oh, For Fuck's Sake

Incoherent ranting & cries from the edge of sanity, mostly.

gerardcarton7

A fine WordPress.com site

CatrionaIsCrazy

Botulism doesn't pay the bills.

Bluestack Ramblers

A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel

Blissfulbritt

Bikes, Brains, and other Musings

The Urban Wanderer

outdoor, travel & lifestyle blog for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be

dlmcycling

Daniel's Cycling Journal

The Bloggler

Enjoy the observations, rants, musical offerings and photos of a guy growing old with attitude.

The Ireland Walking Guide

The place to share and find Ireland walking stories

outdoorgeardaily.com

theoldbikeshome

The musings and observations of someone who restores and rides old skip-rescue bikes

dreadmill

a blog mostly about running, keeping fit, training for triathlons and taking pictures

Neither Here Nor There

occasional posts by risa aratyr

Cool Camping

Planet Paul

All things Paul!

aidymcglynn

Landscape, hill walking and nature photography from around Ireland

Splodz Blogz

Life is all about the journey.

An Archive of Perfect Moments

The Gabbling MAMIL

Frugal Average Bicyclist

The goal here is to help you keep cycling on a budget.

LoneSwimmer

The World's Best Guide To Cold & Open Water Swimming

church of solitude

We are all just babes in the woods.

Tim's Ultimate Camping Blog

By Tim Broken

anothercyclist

My Secret Addiction

Life in the Slow Lane

Retire In Branson

A Roscommon Randonneur

Journal of a Roscommon Audax Cyclist

The Omil (an Old Man in Lycra)

Books and my backpack

Musings of a trekking author

Kieron Gribbon

Outdoors / Travel / Writing / Photography / Video / Websites

Confessions of a Middle-Raged Dad

Retired and living it!

Ramblings of a Scottish cyclist, A-Z marathon runner and munroist.

Cycling in a skirt

One life, some bicycles. A million possibilities, zero clue!

Our Family Hikes

A family hiking blog around ireland

Scottish Bike Touring

Cycling for fun and fitness everywhere I go.

the accidental randonneur

stories from the saddle (c) 2015-2025 jm de leon

The Average Beginner - how cycling became my passionate hobby

My journey from a sedentary life to the world of cycling

Mountainbiker

Finding motivation to love riding!

Come, Follow My Blog

Musings, Opinions, Imagination, Fiction

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