We based ourselves in Strasbourg and bicycled through cute half-timbered towns.
Time to base ourselves in Strasbourg for a few days and do some biking.
Continue reading “EuroVelo 5 in Alsace: A bike ride through the vineyards”For me, the highlight of this route is Claude Monet’s gorgeous garden at Giverny. Rouen was a lovely surprise.
France’s Seine a Velo cycle route stretches more than 400 kilometers between Paris and the English Channel (Le Havre or Deauville, take your pick). We chose to ride between Rouen and Paris, so most of it. Here’s what we found.
Continue reading “‘Seine a Velo’ cycle route: 3 days between Rouen and Paris”Going by bike is the perfect pace for experiencing the D-Day beaches.
I have two three pieces of advice for anyone thinking of going to Normandy and the D-Day beaches.
Mottisfont to Swanage, mostly using the U.K.’s National Cycle Network.
This ride is a shout-out to Britain’s National Cycle Network, which got us so much of the way from a few miles north of Mottisfont to Swanage.
Continue reading “Cycling in England: A bike ride from a 900-year-old priory to a Victorian seaside town”A 28-mile ride along the D&L Trail more than closes my remaining gap.
It took a crazy baseball game under black lights to get me back to Allentown, but I finally biked the final miles (for me) of the Delaware & Lehigh Trail.
Continue reading “I finally finished biking the D&L Trail!”I headed to Green Lane Park at the northern end of the Perkiomen Trail for a bikepacking adventure with the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia.
So you’re dreaming of a bike trip that lasts many days, weeks or even months … perhaps out west, perhaps Europe, or maybe just closer to home. And to keep costs down and flexibility high, you think camping is the way to go.
A word of advice: Test it out with a simple bike overnight.
Continue reading “I tested out bikepacking with an overnight trip. It rained. Here’s what I learned”A 28-mile bike ride to Chatpati Delhi in Central Jersey. So much food for $15 per person.
Chatpati Delhi made The New York Times’ list of the country’s 50 best restaurants in 2025. How could this not be worth a bike ride?
Continue reading “A bicycle ride to one of the best restaurants in the U.S. — a casual culinary adventure in the middle of New Jersey”A 1700s blacksmith shop in Monmouth County.
This spot in Monmouth County, N.J., was once a blacksmith’s shop owned by Abraham Lincoln.
Continue reading “What does this ruin in New Jersey have to do with Abe Lincoln?”When in Palm Springs, bike the CV Link.
Mid-century architecture and modern riffs, a car-free trail, quiet roads, desert views and a touch of old Hollywood glam — Palm Springs has lots to offer someone on two wheels.
And heat, because we were there on what was probably one of the hottest days of winter this year.
Continue reading “Biking in Palm Springs: Miles on the CV Link trail, lots of bike lanes and plenty of heat”This is how to spend a Sunday in Mexico City.
In a word, wow!
Tens of miles of streets closed off, tens of thousands of riders. Just about everyone is chill; few are on light road bikes trying to go fast, and almost everyone obeys red lights.
Continue reading “I biked Mexico City’s car-free Sunday — here’s what it’s like”
Exploring by bicycle 