Dave Briggs and Dave’s Travel Pages

Dave Briggs is a travel writer and adventure cyclist from the UK. He's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005.

About Dave Briggs and the Dave's Travel Pages travel blog

About Dave Briggs

Hi, my name is Dave Briggs, and thank you for visiting my travel blog. Since 2005, I've been sharing travel tips and experiences on Dave's Travel Pages to help and encourage people to see more of the world.

This author page has been put together so you can get to know a little more about me, so let's start with some simple stuff like where else you can find me online!


  • Amazon Author Bio: I've co-written 3 Greece travel guides. More to come in the future!
  • Facebook: You'll find photos from my latest trips shared here.
  • Twitter: Can't say I'm a fan since Musk took it over, but I'm on there!
  • Pinterest: You'll find lots of things from me on there!
  • Instagram: Have to say I'm a bit slack with Instagram
  • YouTube: I've put together many videos about bicycle touring, and you'll also see some Greek ferry travel stuff on there as well
  • LinkedIn: Dave's Travel Pages is my own business, and I don't work for anyone else. I have Linkedin as people like to connect in all sorts of ways!

Dave Briggs - Author of Greek Travel Guides To Milos, Andros, Tinos, and Schinoussa


David Briggs Potted History

I've always had a wanderlust, and way back in 1997 I started out on my first around the world trip which lasted just over a year. This is the beat up car I bought in Australia that took me all around that country. Fun times!

The toyota corolla Dave Briggs and Andrea Edwards drove around Australia in 1997

This gave me a taste for travel, and from this moment on, I knew that travel would be the focus of my life.

Since then, I have cycled over 30,000 miles around the world, sailed boats across the oceans, and camped out under cloudless, star filled skies. And I won't be stopping any time soon!

About Dave's Travel Pages

The internet was in its infancy back when I started travelling.

I remember picking up letters posted weeks in advance via the “poste restante” system. Does anyone else remember that? Look how travel has changed over the years!

This travel blog did not exist back then of course. Dave's Travel Pages came online in 2005, making it one of the oldest travel blogs on the net.

Since then, I have kept a travel blog of all my trips around the world, which I will talk of further down.

Dave Briggs

Where are you from?

I was born in Northampton, England. Northampton is pretty much in the middle of England in many respects. Never heard of Northampton? Hardly surprising really, although we do have a first rate rugby team!

About Dave Briggs and Travel

I have been fortunate enough to have travelled all over the world, in a variety of ways.

The first trip from 1997-1998 lasted nearly 15 months, and involved buying a car in Australia to travel around there for 10 months, hiring a car in New Zealand for three months, and also included Bali, Fiji and Los Angeles.

Whilst in New Zealand, I kept seeing these crazy people on bicycles, and the image stuck with me.

After getting back to the UK, I had to save some money up, and my second trip was between 2000-2001. This was a great cycling tour around New Zealand, and really gave me a taste for travel by bicycle.

Dave Briggs bike touring in New Zealand

Pictured above is the bike I traveled around on when cycling in New Zealand. I bought it when I landed, and sold it a few days before leaving getting almost all my money back on it!

The third trip (kind of), involved me moving to Sweden and working there for a while between 2002 and 2003. This was a great experience, and although things didn't work out as I might have liked at the time, everything happens for a reason. It was perhaps at this point more than any other that I realised that travel was the thing that I liked to do.

The fourth trip (are you keeping count?!) happened in 2004, and involved travelling around India by train, as well as seeing other parts of Asia and Australia again. I don't know why, but seeing India by train had always appealed to me, and I was not disappointed!

And more…

The fifth trip occurred in 2004 as well, just a few months after I got back from Australia. Using a contact, I went over to the Greek island of Keffalonia where I worked in a vineyard picking grapes and making wine. All great fun!

The sixth trip happened just under a year later in 2005. This was a backpacking trip around central and South America, and covered some amazing countries, where I even included Easter Island. I have always had an interest in archaeology and ancient civilisations, and I managed to see most of the major sites.

The seventh trip (I honestly didn't realise there were so many!) was to cycle from England to South Africa from 2006 to 2007. This was one of the most amazing things I have ever done, and finally made me realise that I only want to see the world from a bicycle.
cycling england to south africa
The eighth trip was again on a bicycle. This was to cycle from Alaska to Argentina, and lasted from 2009 to 2011, and once again was filled with wonderful experiences. Such a shame that my journey could not continue indefinitely.
Dave Briggs

The ninth trip (if it is a trip), documents my time living in Athens and Greece. I moved to Greece in February 2015, and since then I have written countless articles about the country. I also have a long running project to visit every museum in Athens

The tenth trip has been to cycle from Greece to England. This bicycle tour lasted for 3 months, and once more made me realise just how much I love travelling by bicycle.

Now, I spend most summers Greek island hopping. My 2022 project is to island hop around as many of the Dodecanese islands as possible!

How do you afford all this?

There is no magic secret. I am not a millionaire or trust fund kid. In the past, I just worked as hard as I could, and saved as much as I could. Most of the time, it was at a minimum wage level as well.

It comes down to determination and discipline. If you want something badly enough, you will find a way to make it happen. Check out my guide: How to afford to travel around the world – Tips and Tricks

Since 2018, I managed to build Dave's Travel Pages blog up to the extent that it is now a fully fledged business. I no longer work for anyone else (apart from my readers of course!). This means I can travel whenever I want. You could say that I have embraced the laptop lifestyle!

Where are you going next?

Things are going really well in Athens and Greece. It is a fascinating country to explore and discover.

Will I cycle around the world again, buy a 4WD and drive through Africa, or base myself in another country for six months to explore and discover somewhere new? When I know, you will know!

In the mean time, check out my Greek travel blogs.

Dave 10th October 2023

Contact me via email – davestravelpages@duck.com

 

6 thoughts on “Dave Briggs and Dave’s Travel Pages”

  1. Hi, Dave! My wife and I will take the train from Athens to Kalambaka (sp?) on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019, I’ve booked a hotel, and are planning to take the”Majestic Sunset on Meteora Rocks” that starts at 3:00pm that afternoon. The next morning we will take the Meteora: Half-Day Morning Tour Kalampaka.” at 9:am. That leaves us with from Noon to 5:30pm when we return to Athens by train.

    Big Question: What do you suggest we do on that afternoon of Thursday, October 3rd? Would appreciate your thoughts! Mike Merchant

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  2. We are 50 and celebrating our anniversary next year in Greece.

    We are open to May and June- Which do you think is easier to get hotels and visit with less crowding?

    What is a good travel sequence? We are planning on 2 weeks.

    Fly into Athens, spend 2 nights
    Crete- 2 nights
    Naxos, 2 nights
    Mykonos, 2 nights
    Santorini 3 nights, – Back to Athens to fly home – Florida

    Thank you

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    • Hi Bobbi,
      Either month would be good, but June will have warmer weather.
      The order sounds fine, but let me suggest that 2 nights in Crete is not enough. Therefore perhaps consider skipping it, and spend extra time on Naxos instead (relax on the beaches, enjoy some good food). When you come back for your next anniversary, aim to spend a couple of weeks on Crete!
      If you haven’t already, please sign up for my guides to Greece here – https://www.davestravelpages.com/signup-greece-travel-guides
      I hope you enjoy your anniversary here!

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