A 25-mile bike ride through Barolo in Piedmont, one of Italy’s great wine areas.
Yup, an e-bike. Why not?
The hills south of Alba, vines dripping with purple Nebbiolo grapes that will be turned into Barolo wine, are steep. Why make this day hard on ourselves?
Continue reading “E-biking in Piedmont’s wine country around Alba”On Day 3 of our short DIY bike ride along Eurovelo 8, we pedaled from Beziers to Narbonne.
The first question of the day: how do we get back to the Canal du Midi?
Continue reading “Day 3 on Eurovelo 8 in France: We reach Narbonne”We reach the Canal du Midi halfway through this 3-day DIY bike ride in France.
The goal on this day of my Montpellier-to-Narbonne bike ride is to meet friends for dinner in Beziers. Along the way, though, my goal is to reflexively say Bonjour Madame/Monsieur every time I enter a shop or otherwise approach someone. After all, one of these friends has explained, not doing this is considered the height of rudeness (and why perhaps Americans in France are seen as rude, not the other way around.) I know I was a bit remiss on Day 1.
Continue reading “Day 2 on Eurovelo 8 in France: Sete to Beziers”You can plan your own bike ride along Eurovelo 8 in France. Here’s how.
It’s hot, the sun is beating down, we’re maybe halfway through our first day on Eurovelo 8, and I’m sick of the taste of Isostar (Europe’s Gatorade) in my water bottle. All three of us are looking for water.
Continue reading “Eurovelo 8: Montpellier to Narbonne in 3 days”Would the D&R Canal towpath be the best way to reach Duke Farms? Or would a road option be better?
Biking to Duke Farms has been on the list for a while.
But if we wanted to benefit from the calmness of the D&R Canal towpath for much of the ride, the trade-off would be some stretches of busy road. Would it be worth it?
Continue reading “How to bike to Duke Farms (with a detour to the new Flounder Brewing)”I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail but haven’t been on its Full Moon Ride in – gulp! – five years. Time to go back!
I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail but haven’t been on its Full Moon Ride in – gulp! – five years. Time to go back!
Continue reading “Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Full Moon Ride is back!”We did it! 360 miles after leaving Buffalo (plus a detour to Seneca Falls), we reach Albany!
Congratulate four new end-to-enders!
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: We reach Albany on Day 7”This was the prettiest segment of our Erie Canal bike ride. Also our longest.
It seems hard to believe, but there is such a thing as too much pie. And I learned that lesson on day 6 of our Buffalo-to-Albany bike ride along the Erie Canal.
Continue reading “Too much pie on the Erie Canal from Utica to Amsterdam on day 6”Today was history day for me.
The highlight of the 58-mile day: meeting up with one of our East Coast Greenway friends who happened to be in the area.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Syracuse to Utica on day 5”
Look for the references to 19 in Seneca Falls —we spotted signs for the right to run 19 (that’s a 19k run) and had breakfast (and a great conversation with two locals) at Cafe 19.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Seneca Falls to Syracuse on day 4”
Exploring by bicycle 