Here’s another random rambler factoid for you. Bike shops don’t open in Lyon on Mondays. You may think that’s a
Continue readingMonth: September 2013
Last day on the bike …
I remember writing back in Innsbruck that I hadn’t done much of what I planned for this trip, but having
Continue readingAlp D’Huez
I spent last night tossing and turning in my tent trying to remember how this ever seemed like a good
Continue readingHow to get a bicycle from Grenoble to Bourge l’Oisans (Alp D’Huez)
It’s about 50km from the Grenoble Train station to the base if Alp D’Huez, and it’s mostly uphill, so if
Continue readingAosta Valley Detour
Following the death of my kindle, the loss of the cleat off my right shoe (since repaired with a spare
Continue readingMont Blanc
I was excited even before I got to Geneva about Mont Blanc. I saw it from the train as we
Continue readingSmall World – Part II
So I was sitting at a table in the campground on Saturday night resuscitating my website for the third time
Continue readingDisaster in the Alps ….
Having retreated to the French Alps for a final week of sunshine and R&R before heading home, disaster has struck
Continue readingHow to get a bicycle to Mont Blanc from Geneva (and through the Mont Blanc tunnel)
When I was in Germany, I tried to find out how easy or hard it would be to get my
Continue readingGeneva
So I decided to have a stopover in Geneva on my way to Mont Blanc, mainly because it was one
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