I love the adventure and unpredictability of experiencing France by bike. Cycling in France is the ultimate slow travel adventure, an opportunity to see it through the back door in a way few tourists experience. One week on a bike in France and life takes on a different meaning! I created Experience France By Bike to inspire recreational cyclists to visit France the slow way....by bike, and to be the best source of information for planning the perfect bicycling adventure. I encourage readers to embrace the uncertainty of the road ahead and to take the path less traveled, exploring roads, towns and villages that you would never experience traveling by car.
I’ve started writing this post many times, searching for the perfect response to your questions about whether you should plan a cycling trip to France this year. Â Unfortunately, there is no perfect answer, as I …
Will 2022 finally be the year when Covid no longer dominates the news and we can dust off bicycle trip plans that were shelved several years ago? Â After 2 years of no overseas travel and …
I can’t believe it was 9 years ago that I first cycled La Velodyssey, the Atlantic Cycling Route. Â It was May 2012, and just a month until this new cycling itinerary would be formally introduced. …
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It was just over a year ago that I cancelled my summer 2020 bicycling trip to France due to Covid. Â At the time few of us realized how the coronavirus would impact our lives. Â I …
You may have picked the perfect route, found charming, affordable places to stay and bought a fun cycle jersey to wear, but unfortunately 2020 will not be the year for a great cycling trip in …
It’s been 10 years since I wrote my first blog post on bicycling in France. What an incredible personal journey I’ve had during this time! Â The people I’ve met, places I’ve visited and adventures shared …