The above route was my longest ride to date on my Brompton bike. My friend Sebastian was cycling from Dulwich, in London and we agreed to meet at Kenley Aerodrome, which was more commonly...
Today we did a nice long cycle to Woldingham station via Gangers Hill, the Woldingham school and Caterham Viewpoint. We were meant to do this cycle route yesterday, but I had a fault on...
I took a late evening cycle to Woldingham School. I rode on cycle path 21 towards Greenwich. The ride was mostly through forests with gravel paths or lanes. Near the school, the road was...
Jo and I cycled along cycle path 21 from Bletchingley via Redhill to Reigate hill. There are some incredibly steep hills in Surrey and Redhill and Reigate are no exceptions. Having an electric bike...
We were in Royal Leamington Spa for a night and a day, primarily to watch the County Lawn Bowls championships that were being held there for a couple of days. We drove up on...
It was way back in 2017 when we bought Brompton fold-up bikes and they have proved to be a good investment over the years. We have cycled all over the UK with them. If...
On Saturday we joined thousands of cyclists in London for the 2017 Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle. The 8 mile route took us past many famous landmarks. Jo and I rode the route twice, once in...
… but bruised his balls on the bell by bouncing over a bump without braking… How is that for an alliteration? The subject was mine, the bruising his balls bit was from my colleague Adam 😉...
We are Mike and Jo Bowen. Originally from South Africa, we now live & work in the United Kingdom. Mike is the blogger, beer drinker, gadget man, reviewer and Jo is the proofreader, wine drinker, cat lady, sanity checker and “don’t you dare put that on lookatbowen.com“. Together we travel the world and have fun wherever possible. If you are new to this website and want to know more about us, check out the the longer version.
