Andrew’s Blog:

  • An update on Crossing Live

    My next novel, Crossing Live, is nearing completion and will be available as an ebook on Amazon soon. A summary of the story is below. Crossing Live Channel 5 Brisbane is in deep ratings trouble and a pair of unorthodox Americans have come in to turn things around. When they ask for a local person…


  • Roland Kendall’s buried treasure

    Roland Kendall’s buried treasure

    There’s something irresistible about a hunt for buried treasure, especially when the prize is $50,000 in solid gold. When Roland Kendall, the hero of Crossing Live, is asked to organise a viewer competition for Channel 5 News, it doesn’t take him long to come up with the idea of burying the prize and launching a…


  • Cycling routes in France

    I was asked recently about the cycling routes in France that I have travelled and thought it would be helpful to describe them here. Peloton of Two is a work of fiction. The route followed by Catherine and her various companions was created especially to complement the story. It’s a perfectly workable Tour de France…


  • Does the idea of a cycle touring musical belong strictly in La La Land?

    Does the idea of a cycle touring musical belong strictly in La La Land?

    Hollywood is in love with musicals again and, if La La Land is anything to go by, song and dance movies could be showing at a cinema near you for some time to come. It’s easy to understand why. In an increasingly troubled and turbulent world, escaping for a few hours into a simpler and…


  • Cycling with a donkey in the Cévennes

    In this extract from her blog, Catherine Pringle describes her tandem ride through the Cévennes. This blog post doesn’t appear in the final version of Peloton of Two, but it hints at an important decision that lies ahead for her in the story. The post title borrows from Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Travels with a…


  • My favourite travel books

    My favourite travel books

    This is a list of my favourite travel books. There are many more and I’ll add them over time. And there’s a small degree of crossover with my list of cycle touring books.