Extending my cycling radius

With the situation in the Middle East, I am trying to use the car less and less. Which is not easy to do when you live in the countryside. Most of the time, my self-imposed casual rule is that if somewhere is within two kilometers of my house I will cycle (or walk) rather than drive. But now I am extending that radius.

For the moment, I am going to 3.3 kilometers as my new self-imposed distance to cycle rather than drive to. But it takes the average person about 15 minutes to cycle 3.3 kilometers, versus 5 minutes in the car. Round trip that's adding 20 minutes to my journey. That's perfectly fine when I am cycling for pleasure or have all the time in the world, so to speak. But most days I am pushed for time.

Even still, even though most days it will prove inconvenient and time consuming, I am determined to use the bike more. Moreover, I want to build up to even further distances and try and remove the need for the car for routine errands. Are you making any changes further to the situation in the Middle East?