Biking Brit goes coastal

Round world biker tries UK for size

Eccentric adventure motorcyclist Nick Sanders has embarked on his latest expedition, this time taking to roads much closer to home than his usual world travelling exploits.

He’s dubbed his latest motorbike journey 'Parallel Coast', a 4,000-mile journey around Britain’s coastline and the trip is expected to take him a month. As with last year’s Parallel World project, which saw Nick travelling the globe by the longest possible route, Parallel Coast will spawn a book and film.

Parallel World was Nick’s fifth and final global circumnavigation: this time his adventures won’t even need an up-to-date passport – he’s satisfied that his new project demonstrates that an appetite for adventure can be satisfied at home.

“My new book, Parallel Coast, is connected to the last round-the-world expedition by the word ‘Parallel’ because this is how I see my life,” Nick said of his latest mission. “It is split into two - fast, slow, intense and frivolous, historical and yet also contemporary. I love biking so much I feel a real need to push the envelope about what riding is all about.”

Keep up with Nick’s blog at:http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/nick-sanders-blog; or his website: http://www.nicksanders.com/