The insider's guide to biking in France
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! The people I’ve met, places I’ve visited and adventures shared with my husband over these …
Amazing doesn’t come close to describing the great summer adventure I had this year bicycling across France. From Provence to the Camargue, along the coast to Languedoc and Toulouse, through Bordeaux, then up to La Rochelle, the Ile de Re, …
If you’re thinking about cycling in France this year, odds are you’ve already started looking into possible routes. If so, you’ve probably found that searching for cycling itineraries that are near your travel destination can be very time consuming. Here …
What a difference a few weeks can make in your perspective! The week before my summer cycling trip to France, I worried whether a month of bicycling would be too much….if I had planned too arduous of an itinerary for …
My 2017 cycling trip from Nantes to Mulhouse on EuroVelo 6 with side trips to the Cote du Beaune and Strasbourg was my favorite trip ever! Spectacular scenery, 3 weeks of fantastic weather, wonderful new friends, great food, markets and wine all helped make this trip special. But it was unique places I stayed that …
I was surprised by a lot of things cycling EuroVelo 6 this summer: the number of middle aged men cycling alone, the number of young women cycling alone, the beauty of sections of France I’d never heard of before and the number of families with small children cycling long distances. But the one thing that …
Three weeks cycling EuroVelo 6 across France flew by way too fast! Despite doubts I had before the trip regarding whether I was fit enough for a 3 week cycling adventure, this was one fantastic trip. I’d never spent 3 weeks cycling before, so I began the trip not knowing if I’d be strong enough to …
One of my favorite bicycling companies is expanding into two new areas of Provence and this is great news for those wishing to explore this beautiful region by bike! In addition to its location in Bonnieux and St Remy de Provence, Sun-e-Bike has now also set up locations in the famous wine village of Chateauneuf …
Bicycling the Loire is one of my favorite cycling itineraries in Europe! No matter how many times I go there, no matter what season or what area, I always feel totally at home in the Loire Valley. Imagine cycling along the paths where Joan of Arc and the kings of France traveled. To experience this …
