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Guests of the Join Us in France podcast. Exploring our bicycle trip across France.
Join us as we discuss our bicycle trip across France.
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Are you planning a self-supported bike tour? A FAQs list to guide you to the start
The post explains self-supported bike trips, offering experience-based insights from the authors, who have toured ten countries and logged over 3000 miles on their bikes. They detail their journeys from Amsterdam to Athens and from the North Sea to the Bay of Biscay and address frequently asked questions related to the trip, providing advice on…
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Our Podcasting Experience via the Cycling Europe Podcast. Cycle Touring Amsterdam to Athens.
One of the many things we did to prepare for the Amsterdam to Athens tour was listen to a ton of podcasts. In particular the Cycling Europe Podcast hosted by Andrew Sykes. Andrew is a writer, cyclist, speaker and teacher. He is the author of several books to include Spain to Norway on a Bike…
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#2. Behind the Postcard: The Second in a Series of Reals. L’apéritif
It’s the time of the day when people assemble before the evening meal, a gathering of family and friends prior to the meal in preparation of the meal — the opening act.
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Amsterdam to Athens: #3 On Touring Bikes. Growth is not Found in the Comfortable. The Balkans.
Come June, we will ride as a pair, no mentors — no safety net. May our Jetboil light and our bed rolls inflate. May our lessons learned enrich our next journey and may my words inspire you to step away from your comfortable.
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Amsterdam to Athens: #2 On Touring Bikes. Ignorance is Bliss.
We started at the North Sea, we rode the Rhine and crossed the Alps, we saw the Dolomites, we took a ferry across the Adriatic Sea, we experienced the Balkans, explored the Albanian coastline and the Ionian Sea, we smiled through Greece, and cheered in Athens as we arrived at the Aegean Sea.
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Amsterdam to Athens: #1 On Touring Bikes. 52 days, 8 countries, and over 2,000 miles.
We started at the North Sea, we rode the Rhine and crossed the Alps, we saw the Dolomites, we took a ferry across the Adriatic Sea, we experienced the Balkans, explored the Albanian coastline and the Ionian Sea, we smiled through Greece, and cheered in Athens as we arrived at the Aegean Sea.
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Dare to Tri Again (Swim, Bike, Run). A Return to the 70.3!
2020 was the year we collectively watched life unfold like a lucid dream. 2021 was the year we collectively lived what we dreamed. Dare I Tri – Five years ago, at 51, I completed a Half Ironman race. A 70.3-mile race consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and…
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How Much Can One Say With 14 French Words? Vraiment!
Quel est votre objectif aujourd’hui? All I have is 14 words. Just 14 words. After all this time, 14 words. Waking this morning with one goal — to speak French — all day. But…avec juste 14 mots…combien pouvez-vous dire. La maison était calme… Le silence… Bien sûr maintenant j’ai plus de mot — mais avec…
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Hysterectomy Recovery. A Return to Running.
A long delayed hysterectomy saw me in recovery mode. My personal pause is over! As I reenter the world of activity and resume running, here’s a little summary of where Suz went! Hystérectomie – Due to EXTREME fear, surgery was put off for several years. But the condition requiring the need for surgery worsened. Three…