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EDAM's Blogs
The History of EDAM is a constantly added to section that records EDAM throuh the years.
Jon's round the world trip has it's own category, recording Jon's journey around the globe. (or across the plain for the flat-earthers among you)
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
Miss Alison Laidlaw (1909-2007)
Miss Laidlaw donated a large amount of money to EDAM which allows us to support young riders with a full refund of their costs.
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May 30, 20248 min read
There and back again….
A bit of family history, some Hitchcock, then heading home across the Channel and back to Scotland. By Jon Newey (retired Architect,...
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May 24, 20249 min read
We’ll always have Paris….
If I could ride 500km and I could ride 500 more…. By Jon Newey (retired Architect, Blood Bike rider, Adventure traveller) with Tigger...
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May 17, 202418 min read
Knobbly Pyrenees....
In which Tigger makes his way over the Pyrenees mountains and back into French-speaking territory.…. Zut alors! By Jon Newey (retired...
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May 10, 202413 min read
Of all the gin joints in all the towns…..
Ah, Casablanca. Bogart and Bacall. Play it again. Well, in this episode I’ll be in Casablanca, then playing Ceuta again, and then...
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May 3, 202417 min read
Sahara Desert to Tomboctou…..
Spoiler alert: I’m not actually riding Tigger to Tomboctou. Tomboctou is in Mali and Mali is a country that is currently out of bounds. I...
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Apr 26, 202413 min read
Into Africa…..
By Jon Newey (retired Architect, Blood Bike rider, Adventure traveller) with Tigger (Triumph Tiger 800 XRX) Huelva is a pleasant town....
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Apr 19, 202410 min read
Spain-Portugal-Spain…..
By Jon Newey (retired Architect, Blood Bike rider, Adventure traveller) with Tigger (Triumph Tiger 800 XRX) The ferry from Rosslare ferry...
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Apr 12, 20248 min read
It’s all going south…..
By Jon Newey (retired Architect, Blood Bike rider, Adventure traveler) with Tigger (Triumph Tiger 800 XRX) Adventure travel, if I may...
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Mar 16, 20241 min read
Grossglockner....
The next episode of my travels with Tigger is now available on Youtube, including a tour of Ljubljana, Lake Bled, and the Grossglockner...
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Mar 8, 20241 min read
Gladiators....
The next episode of my travels with Tigger is available on YT. In this episode Tigger and I are crossing the border from Montenegro into...
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Feb 28, 20241 min read
Turkish Delight!
The eighth episode of my travels with Tigger is now on Youtube. In this episode we visit Troy and Assos and then start heading west,...
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Feb 28, 20241 min read
Buzludzha...
The next episode of my travels with Tigger is now on Youtube... In this episode we are exploring more of Bulgaria, visiting the strange...
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Feb 9, 20241 min read
Black Sea Coast, Romania
Episode 6 of my travels with Tigger is now available on Youtube. This episode includes some muddy volcanic pools, the Black Sea, some...
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Feb 4, 20243 min read
2000 - The New Millenium
Well, here we are at the very start of the new millenium. We published Twistgrip number 57 As you can see, year this was the very zenith...
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Feb 4, 20242 min read
Martyn's Story
Here are my recollections of EDAM. I joined the Group in 2010 when I moved to Balerno. I believe you (Jeff Glen) were Chief Observer at...
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Feb 4, 20246 min read
Alan’s Story – How it all began
A note on the formation of EDAM by Alan Kerr
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
Transylvania....
Episode 5 of my travels with Tigger is now available on Youtube. In this Episode we're traveling through Romania, visiting the Bridge of...
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