More lessons, from food and water to a couple of things I had never thought to bring.
I recently compiled a list of 9 important lessons I learned from recent bicycle trips in Europe.
Now I’ve got eight more, some sparked by comments from readers.
Continue reading “Another 8 important lessons learned when biking in Europe”A photo-filled adventure on the Pine Creek Rail Trail in Pennsylvania.
I was riding a beast of a bike — one billed as hardy enough to handle Alaska’s unpaved terrain.
Suddenly I heard a pop.
One of the 32 spokes on my rear wheel had snapped.
Continue reading “I broke a spoke bicycling on the Pine Creek Rail Trail — and there was no cellphone service”
The Avenue Verte turned decidedly rural on our second day as we continued our bicycle ride from Paris to London.
Continue reading “Day 2 on the Avenue Verte: 65 hilly miles to Gournay-en-Bray”A bike route from Note Dame in Paris to the London Eye? Of course I had to ride it.
A bicycle route from Paris to London? From the Seine to the Thames and connecting Notre Dame and the London Eye? That’s like waving a red flag in front of a bull — of course I had to do it.
Continue reading “Avenue Verte: Day 1 of bicycling from Paris to London”Just how bike-friendly is Strasbourg? And what about the food?
Strasbourg calls itself the most bike-friendly city in France (and fourth in Europe). So of course I had to check it out.
Continue reading “On and off the bike in and around Strasbourg”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”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!”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”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 