Circumnavigating Europe by Bicycle
From June 1, 2014 to September 19, 2014, we rode our tandem bicycle from Oslo, Norway to Basel, Switzerland. Along the way, we discovered many fantastic bike routes: most of them were excellent. Thanks...
Exploring good routes and bad ones to help you decide where to go
From June 1, 2014 to September 19, 2014, we rode our tandem bicycle from Oslo, Norway to Basel, Switzerland. Along the way, we discovered many fantastic bike routes: most of them were excellent. Thanks...
Costa Rica is a destination that is familiar to many North Americans. If they haven’t been there, they likely know someone who has been. Prior to arrival, we thought that Costa Rica would be...
Our guidebook had us longing to visit Nicaragua. Prior to our arrival, Nicaragua seemed like it might be an oasis between dangerous Honduras and expensive and touristic Costa Rica. Although this blog does not...
El Salvador is a country that North Americans don’t always discuss: especially as a travel destination. It is the smallest of the seven Central American countries, and has had many years of civil war...
Cycling Guatemala was distinctive amongst the many small Latin American Countries. On this trip, as well as my many trips to Guatemala in the 90’s, I reinforced my finding that Guatemala contains some of...
The Southern Mexico Portion of our trip from San Diego to Panama was one of the most enjoyable legs! Southern Mexico is abundant with places to visit – including many “natural” destinations. A short...
Many of our friends were concerned about us taking a trip to Mexico due to the drug conflicts that had peaked in 2012 (and have persisted until 2014, and perhaps beyond). We acknowledged that...
In 2012, I did a tour of Oregon organized by Supertour. The route was planned by Steve Rogers, and it is one of the best cycle tour routes I have ever done in terms...