Jacqui B
@ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social
Campaigning for Active Travel, safer off road cycle paths and better rural public transport. UK. Aware of the urgency of the Climate Emergency.
So many squirrels on my ride to the dentist this morning! So lucky to have the NCN6 & 52 to get me there. Beautiful autumn colours although a lot of slippery leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So many squirrels on my ride to the dentist this morning! So lucky to have the NCN6 & 52 to get me there. Beautiful autumn colours although a lot of slippery leaves.
Fog & mist making everything feel damp yet the ground here is still dry after such a hot dry year.
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Fog & mist making everything feel damp yet the ground here is still dry after such a hot dry year.
Observations from a recent holiday in France: 2.
They drive smaller cars. Yes some estates, vans or people carriers but generally far fewer SUV’s and some tiny micro cars!
They drive smaller cars. Yes some estates, vans or people carriers but generally far fewer SUV’s and some tiny micro cars!
July 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Observations from a recent holiday in France: 2.
They drive smaller cars. Yes some estates, vans or people carriers but generally far fewer SUV’s and some tiny micro cars!
They drive smaller cars. Yes some estates, vans or people carriers but generally far fewer SUV’s and some tiny micro cars!
Getting the car ferry from Plymouth (UK) to Roscoff (France) and was amazed how many cyclists were using this route! Many were e-bikes on holiday. One older couple I spoke to were from Brussels and had crossed from Calais to Dover and were cycling a big loop home!
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Getting the car ferry from Plymouth (UK) to Roscoff (France) and was amazed how many cyclists were using this route! Many were e-bikes on holiday. One older couple I spoke to were from Brussels and had crossed from Calais to Dover and were cycling a big loop home!
Bicycles represent Joy! Here’s another example
June 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Bicycles represent Joy! Here’s another example
Bicycles represent Joy! Here’s one recent example of a bike decoration I found. Has anyone else seen them?
June 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Bicycles represent Joy! Here’s one recent example of a bike decoration I found. Has anyone else seen them?
I’m so lucky to have the Cloud Trail, part of NCN6, on my doorstep. When life gets stressful there’s nothing more settling than a bike ride out into countryside. The beautiful river Trent and canal path are my favourite.
June 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I’m so lucky to have the Cloud Trail, part of NCN6, on my doorstep. When life gets stressful there’s nothing more settling than a bike ride out into countryside. The beautiful river Trent and canal path are my favourite.
I love travelling by train. Looking out the window at Englands green and pleasant land, being nosy into back gardens and spotting the occasional big house on a hill. But for this money we should at least get a seat and be able to see out of the window! 😢
June 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I love travelling by train. Looking out the window at Englands green and pleasant land, being nosy into back gardens and spotting the occasional big house on a hill. But for this money we should at least get a seat and be able to see out of the window! 😢
Our local landmark is going to be demolished 😢 The brickworks made bricks from the local clay and had its own system of railways and trucks to move stock around. The chimney should have been protected.
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our local landmark is going to be demolished 😢 The brickworks made bricks from the local clay and had its own system of railways and trucks to move stock around. The chimney should have been protected.
Yes great public transport all round the city with the old characterful trams still in service as well as new ones. Shame they still have terrible traffic and crazy parking as well.
June 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yes great public transport all round the city with the old characterful trams still in service as well as new ones. Shame they still have terrible traffic and crazy parking as well.
I’ve heard that things can “drive you up the wall” but not come across biking up before!
May 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve heard that things can “drive you up the wall” but not come across biking up before!
You’ve gotta love a double decker train! (until you realise you’re in a silent carriage and get shushed for talking 🫣😄).
May 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
You’ve gotta love a double decker train! (until you realise you’re in a silent carriage and get shushed for talking 🫣😄).
Oh Amsterdam, I’ve missed you ….
May 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Oh Amsterdam, I’ve missed you ….
And it is normal to be able to travel by bike and with your bike here & in much of Europe. We can hope, one day …
May 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
And it is normal to be able to travel by bike and with your bike here & in much of Europe. We can hope, one day …
So my excitement at taking a sleeper from Vienna to Amsterdam was cut short when we were woken early to be told there were technical difficulties so we had to forego our leisurely breakfast to catch two other trains to get there! 🙄
May 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
So my excitement at taking a sleeper from Vienna to Amsterdam was cut short when we were woken early to be told there were technical difficulties so we had to forego our leisurely breakfast to catch two other trains to get there! 🙄
Vienna has excellent cycling infrastructure where cyclists are clearly segregated from pedestrians in the busy areas.
May 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Vienna has excellent cycling infrastructure where cyclists are clearly segregated from pedestrians in the busy areas.
As well as clean toilets in most underground stations (cost €0.6) Vienna also provides lots of drinking water fountains.
May 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As well as clean toilets in most underground stations (cost €0.6) Vienna also provides lots of drinking water fountains.
I’m sure my holiday photos are a bit mad but I can’t help taking pictures of things that bemuse or interest me! Walking through back streets in Vienna and just one section of road seemed to be being dug up to lay track for light rail or tram? Yet not connected to anything yet 🤷🏼♀️
May 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m sure my holiday photos are a bit mad but I can’t help taking pictures of things that bemuse or interest me! Walking through back streets in Vienna and just one section of road seemed to be being dug up to lay track for light rail or tram? Yet not connected to anything yet 🤷🏼♀️
Play streets, school streets or just quiet streets where cars are not priority seem to be common in Vienna.
May 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Play streets, school streets or just quiet streets where cars are not priority seem to be common in Vienna.
Vertical storage for light weight bikes is just about doable, but I’m not sure how easy I would find lifting my ebike up onto these hooks!
May 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Vertical storage for light weight bikes is just about doable, but I’m not sure how easy I would find lifting my ebike up onto these hooks!
So excited to be on a sleeper train! Not convinced I will get much sleep but all is comfortable and still loving this European inter-rail holiday.
May 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So excited to be on a sleeper train! Not convinced I will get much sleep but all is comfortable and still loving this European inter-rail holiday.
Wohoo sleeper train accommodation tonight!
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wohoo sleeper train accommodation tonight!
I think these bollards have been naughty and told to go stand in a corner 🤣
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
May 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I think these bollards have been naughty and told to go stand in a corner 🤣
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
Ok, so I know I am a country bumpkin (only lived in rural villages) on a grand European imperial city tour, but sometimes it’s the not so little things that catch my eye like enormous impressive doorways!
May 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ok, so I know I am a country bumpkin (only lived in rural villages) on a grand European imperial city tour, but sometimes it’s the not so little things that catch my eye like enormous impressive doorways!