Part 3. We battle our tiredness to cycle through rural France from before dawn until after dusk.
Part 2. It's a rainy start in London as we seek shortcuts to reach Newhaven in time for dinner.
Part 1. Five years since I last cycled to Paris, Gareth joins me in planning a new quicker route.
I enjoyed an afternoon in Antoni Gaudí's most famous work, and the most-visited attraction in Spain, the Sagrada Família.
Part 6. My tips for planning your own ride around Malta.
Part 5. I enjoy an extra morning in Valletta ahead of my lunchtime flight back to London.
Part 4. Gareth battles a slow puncture as we complete our circuit of the island with a short ride in to Valletta.
Part 3. We visit the Maltese "Clapham Junction", wait-out a mighty downpour and enjoy the nightlife of Paceville.
Part 2. After a disastrous start, we somehow reach Malta and set out on our custom tour of the island, avoiding a two-meter deep pothole along the way.
Part 1. Deterred neither by my lack of bike nor the online stories of cycling in Malta, we book our flights and plan a loop around the island.