Arrival in Switzerland
Alsace (France) Stage 8 – Thurs 15th Sept 2016 – Mulhouse to Basel (45 Km) Weather: 15⁰C min – 22⁰C max, cloudy, light rain The 43 Km ride today from Mulhouse...
Category: 2016 Bicycle Tours
Mulhouse Motor Museum
Alsace (France) – Wed 14th Sept 2016 – Rest day in Mulhouse Weather: 16⁰C min – 30⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky Another 30 degree cloudless day greeted me when I awoke in...
Blue Skies and Green Vines
Alsace (France) Stage 7 – Tues 13th Sept 2016 – Colmar to Mulhouse (64 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 30⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “A raggedy ride beats a dressed up walk”...
Chilling Out in Colmar
Alsace (France) – Sun 11th Sept 2016 – Rest day in Colmar Weather: 18⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine, partly cloudy ”Cyclers see considerable more of this beautiful world than any other class...
Living the Dream in Alsace
Alsace (France) Stage 6 – Sat 10th Sept 2016 – Sélestat to Colmar (42 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 29⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “You never know how strong you are...
Route Des Vins D’Alsace
Alsace (France) Stage 5 – Fri 9th Sept 2016 – Obernai to Sélestat (44 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I...
Fairy-Tale Villages in Alsace
Alsace (France) Stage 4 – Thurs 8th Sept 2016 – Strasbourg to Obernai (38 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 30⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “When you’re turning the crankset, you’re riding...
Relaxing in Strasbourg
Alsace (France) – Wed 7th Sept 2016 – Rest day in Strasbourg Weather: 14⁰C min – 26⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “Death may have no master, but the bicycle is, most...
Scintillating Strasbourg
Alsace (France) – Tue 6th Sept 2016 – Rest day in Strasbourg Weather: 13⁰C min – 25⁰C max, fine, clear blue sky “A mountain bike is like your buddy. A road bike is...
Paved Paths and Perfect Panoramas
Alsace (France) Stage 3 – Mon 5th Sept 2016 – Niderviller to Strasbourg (72 Km) Weather: 13⁰C min – 22⁰C max, fine, cloudy ““I like riding a bicycle build for two – by...
Safe and Scenic
Alsace (France) Stage 2 – Sun 4th Sep 2016 – Nancy to Niderviller (83 Km) Weather: 14⁰C min – 24⁰C max, overcast, some showers “You don’t suffer, kill yourself and take the risks...
Lorraine – Land of Prairies and Forests
Alsace (France) Stage 1 – Sat 3rd Sep 2016 – Metz to Nancy (70 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine, partly cloudy “Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia” ~...
Beating the Barge
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 7 – Fri 2nd Sep 2016 – Schengen to Thionville (bike tour 30 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 26⁰C max, fine, clear “A bicycle ride is a flight...
A Taste of Luxembourg
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 6 – Thurs 1st Sep 2016 – Saarburg (Germany) to Remich (Luxembourg) – bike tour 50 Km Weather: 14⁰C min – 25⁰C max, fine, clear “Get a bicycle. You will certainly...
I’ll Take the High Road
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 5 – Wed 31st August 2016 – Trier to Saarburg (bike tour 30 Km) Weather: 13⁰C min – 27⁰C max, fine, clear “ Life may not be about your bike, but...
Rolling Along the River
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 4 – Tue 30th August 2016 – Bernkastel-Kues to Trier (bike tour 50 Km) Weather: 14⁰C min – 22⁰C max, fine, clear “Brains before beauty, wear your helmet!” ~ Unknown What...
Cycling Paradise
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 3 – Mon 29th August 2016 – Daun to Bernkastel (bike tour 62 Km) Weather: 14⁰C min – 20⁰C max, fine, cloudy “ Work to eat. Eat to live. Live...
Black Cats and Vines
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 2 – Sun 28th August 2016 – Cochem –> Zell –> Bernkastel (bike tour 50 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 28⁰C max, mainly fine and clear. “Don’t buy upgrades, ride up...
Cochem – You are My Sunshine
Mosel Bike-Barge Day 1 – Sat 27th August 2016 – Boarding the barge in Cochem Weather: 20⁰C min – 31⁰C max, fine and clear “Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a...
Arrival in Cochem, Germany
Mosel Bike-Barge – Fri 26th August 2016 – Fly to Frankfurt, Train to Cochem (54 Km) Weather: 21⁰C min – 32⁰C max, fine, clear “The goal is to die with memories, not dreams”...
My London
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life” ~ Samuel Johnson Spending nearly six months cycling in London during 2016 was an incredible experience, possibly the best time of my...
A Sunday Ride Around London
Sunday 24th July 2016 – Willesden to Brick Lane Loop There is no better way to see the many and varied sights of London than by bicycle, with delightful surprises around nearly every...
A Walk Around Venice
Italy Tour – Mon 11th July 2016 – Sightseeing around Venice Weather: 25⁰C min – 31⁰C max, hot and sunny “Live every day as if it were your last because someday you’re...
Far From the Madding Crowd
Italy Tour – Sun 10th July 2016 – Cycling the Lido Weather: 24⁰C min – 29⁰C max, hot and sunny Photos: Lido to Pellestrina (cycling) Lido to Piazzale Roma (ferry) Riding the Lido (mapped photos) Maps: Piazzale Roma...
Venice – Island of Dreams
Italy Tour – Sat 9th July 2016 – Sightseeing around Venice Weather: 24⁰C min – 29⁰C max, hot and sunny “Get a bicycle. You will certainly not regret it, if you live” ~...
End of a Dream Bike Tour
Italy Stage 10- Fri 8th July 2016 – Padova to Mestre (44 Km) Weather: 23⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine ” The best rides are the ones where you bite off much...
Palazzos, Basilicas and Gardens in Padova
Rest Day in Padova – Thurs 7th July 2016 Weather: 20⁰C min – 29⁰C max, hot and sunny “Death may have no master, but the bicycle is, most emphatically, not its slave” ~ James...
Riding in Tandem
Italy Stage 09 – Wed 6th July 2016 – Vincenza to Padova (47 Km) Weather: 21⁰C min – 32⁰C max, fine and hot “Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a...
Blue Skies and Green Grapes
Italy Stage 08 – Tue 5th July 2016 – Verona to Vicenza (70 Km) Weather: 21⁰C min – 33⁰C max, hot and sunny “It isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you down. It’s...
Romeo and Juliet Town
Italy Stage 07- Mon 4th July 2016 – Sirmione to Verona (43 Km) Weather: 17⁰C min – 29⁰C max, cloudy, clearing to fine and sunny ” Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades “...