Author Archives: tbeartravels

About tbeartravels

It's been said that I know a little bit about a lot of things and a lot about little things. I hope I can share some of this knowledge with you as we travel.

Observations from the saddle of a bike: Augsburg Germany

Posted on October 13, 2017 by tbeartravels

POST 4 OBSERVATIONS from the SADDLE OF a BIKE Augsburg and our first Couchsurf experience September 2017 Not wanting to spend hours on trains we decided our next stop would be Augsburg just a short hop away from Stuttgart and … Continue reading →

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Observations from the saddle of a bike: Stuttgart Germany

Posted on October 10, 2017 by tbeartravels

POST 3 OBSERVATIONS from the SADDLE of a BIKE STUTTGART GERMANY During Encountering the Past Part 4 to Tasmania (yet to be published) we were camped at a caravan park in Southport Tasmania where we met Martin, a long distance … Continue reading →

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Observations from the saddle of a bike: Switzerland

Posted on October 2, 2017 by tbeartravels

POST 2 OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SADDLE OF A BIKE ZURICH WINTERTHUR and MOTORS ON BIKES Every human has four endowments—self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate freedom….The power to choose, to respond to change. Stephen … Continue reading →

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Observations from the saddle of a bike: Prelude to the journey.

Posted on September 19, 2017 by tbeartravels

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SADDLE OF A BIKE Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle. This next odyssey will include new destinations and not so much encountering the past. The blog will include stories about the people we … Continue reading →

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Revisiting England and Wales: Visit to Maggie Part 2

Posted on September 15, 2017 by tbeartravels

MAGGIE’S CAMP IN WALES PART 2. the Australian Outback…. Birdsville….Backtrack tours….and Gilwern Wales. In the previous post, Maggie’s Camp in Wales Part 1, featuring the Australian outback I related how we established our Backtrack tour business and how we met … Continue reading →

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Revisiting England and Wales: Visit to Maggie in Wales Part 1

Posted on September 3, 2017 by tbeartravels

MAGGIE’S CAMP IN WALES PART 1. My freelance radio career….Establishing Fred’s Backtracks Tours…. And meeting Maggie. Between 1997 and 2005 Bev and I operated a tour business (Fred’s Backtracks) that involved taking people into Australia’s vast and remote outback. Maggie … Continue reading →

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Revisiting England and Wales: Journey into the past in Berkshire Part 2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by tbeartravels

Return to the past…Honeybottom, Berkshire August 2015 Part 2— Tales of bravado and nostalgic musings. Please note that the personal WW2 images and quoted text relating to John’s wartime experiences in this post are the copyright of E J Saunderson’s … Continue reading →

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Revisiting and Wales: Journey into the past in Berkshire Part 1

Posted on June 12, 2017 by tbeartravels

Return to the past…Honeybottom, Berkshire August 2015 There are rare occasions when a place or a person influences one’s thinking and direction in life. For me Honeybottom was the place and the late John Saunderson, who owned Honeybottom when Bev … Continue reading →

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Revisiting England and Wales: Destination Tincleton Dorset.

Posted on June 9, 2017 by tbeartravels

TINCLETON DORSET ( Beer, Jurassic Coast, Piddle and Puddle towns and Tincleton Gallery) 21st -24th July On the way from Exeter to Tincleton to visit with friend Joan our first seaside encounter was at the town of Beer. The tourist … Continue reading →

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Revisiting England and Wales: Final camps in the UK

Posted on June 8, 2017 by tbeartravels

CAMPING WITH WALLABIES 20th August 2015 This camp followed after our two camps in Devon where we visited a friend in Totnes and camped on two organic farms. The need to get away from traffic and people pushed us into … Continue reading →