Strange Bikes

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It’s the end of Bike to Work week in the U.S. and I thought we’d end with a few bicycles you may never have seen before.  Frankly, I’ve only seen one of these on the road before. The pedal bike bar. A genius idea or a really stupid one?  I can’t tell, but the idea [...]

Great Places to Rent a Bike

Tour de France Peleton

Even if you aren’t an avid cyclist, there are times when it’s just nicer to be on bike than in a car or bus.  The ability to ‘stop and smell the roses’ so to speak and go at your own pace is an aspect of travel that can’t be ignored.  Here are a few places [...]

Taking the Bike to Work

Tour de France Peleton

I love cycling to work. I avoid road rage and replace it with my daily exercise.  Overall it saves me tons of time and makes me a happier person all at once.  Add to those wonderful things that I also save money and it’s really a no-brainer for me.  Every time I share with someone [...]

Home is where the Heart is

Bolivian Jungle Airport- Rurrenabanque

We’re in the process of buying a house right now and it’s got me thinking of all the different kinds of housing we stayed in and visited on our trip.  Some, uncomfortable by Western standards, were the height of luxury for the region.  We saw plenty of “unfinished” homes in Latin America, where rebar stuck [...]