Earlier this year I terminated a work contract, which may not have been the wisest move, given the current economic climate. So I’ve decided to do the sensible thing, to follow the great British explorer Adam Buxton’s advice and to get out of the house, clear my head and go for a bike ride.

On 19th of September I left the comfort and security of home to spend long hours on my bicycle riding towards Tokyo, Japan.

Follow the ups and downs of this trip from the comfort of the far side of your computer screen.

“I have never heard of this ride, nor this person…” Bear Grylls

“Stop calling me!..” Sir Ranulph Finnes

“For the last time, you have the wrong person, I have never climbed Everest…”

George Mallory