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Mike in Europe: Bike Touring Southern and Western France. The last leg.
2 Aug 30 Michael / plog“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
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Mike In Europe: Not Bike Touring Around Italy – a Mid Tour Break
2 Aug 3 Michael / plogLeaving the bike behind and hopping on the train for a non pedal powered trip to see family and a few favorite Italian places.
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Mike In Europe: Exploring the Jungfrau region by bicycle
5 Jul 17 Michael / plogOne of the original aspects of bike touring that drew my interest was the ability to explore areas on my own at a slower pace. Sometimes days of loaded down riding just for the sake of making distance can take some of the fun away. In order to get back to having fun I decided to remove the panniers and head out into the mountains to explore the Jungfrau Region by bicycle instead of taking the day off. I’m glad I did.
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Mike In Europe: Bike Touring the Moselle & Rhine Rivers
1 Jul 11 Michael / plogA week of bicycle touring the Moselle and Rhine Rivers. Two of Europe’s most popular cycling routes. Pedaling down the Moselle River from Luxembourg City to Koblenz and then up the Rhine.
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Mike In Europe: Beginning My Bike Tour – From London to Maastricht
5 Jun 23 Michael / plogCycling from London to the Netherlands through France and Belgium on a Surly Cross Check. The start of my European bike tour.
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A Different Bike for a Different Type of Tour
7 Jun 7 Michael / gearRiding on a train in Ireland during the first week of backpacking about Europe during the Summer of 2010 I saw several groups of travelers boarding with lightly loaded touring bicycles. The moment I saw this I thought that it would be a great way to see Europe…
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Take me… to the volcano!
5 Mar 14 Michael / plog“I have less than six months to live. The Waponis believe they need a human sacrifice or their island is going to sink into the ocean. They have this mineral your father wants so he hired me to leap into their volcano.” Joe Banks, Joe Versus the Volcano
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Gear Stuff, Mike’s bike
13 Feb 24 Michael / gearBike Touring Nerdery
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Tulum to Bacalar: Coastal Bike Touring at its Best
5 Feb 6 Michael / plogThe final leg of our bike tour in Mexico… onward to Central America!
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There is nothing to say here
6 Jan 24 Michael / plogNothing to say here, just some select photos from the last leg our bike tour in Mexico…
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Juchitan to San Cristobal, Uphill Headwind
3 Jan 14 Michael / plogSometimes Pedaling Nowhere means pedaling uphill and into the wind…
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Mexican Haircut & Random Thoughts on Our Bike Tour in Mexico
16 Dec 27 Michael / plogA few days not riding in Oaxaca gave us some time to groom and reflect. Here are some thought about our bike tour in Mexico, so far…