Italy
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Il Lombardia
2nd-6th October – Around Lago Como A few days of down time with Sue sightseeing, boating, walking and chilling out in and around Como before coming home. And one last ride… The Giro di Lombardia, or simply Il Lombardia and… Continue reading
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Spluga
Day 32 (4th September) – Silvaplana to Thusis. Today promised to be a big day and potentially wet, so Sam and I headed off early. The ride to Majola Pass and into Italy was hardly noticeable from the Swiss side.… Continue reading
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Hail the Almighty
Day 29 (1st September) – Part A: Lasa to Mustair. First day of spring. Clear skies again after a cracking overnight storm. A sliver of a moon hangs low over the mountains to the east. I check my What’sApp. Jack,… Continue reading
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The beautiful Istrian coastline
Pula to Umag. Another scorcher of a day! Sam and I set off pre-dawn to beat the heat. In the cool and quiet we snake our way north along the coast to the beautiful fishing port of Rovinj. We arrive… Continue reading
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First Stop. Milano
Milano – hot, energetic, stylish, turbulent… we’ve arrived! What an exciting place to be! I’m wishing we had more than 3 days to get over the jet lag, find our bearings, adjust to the traffic going the opposite way, as… Continue reading
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L’Eroica in Gaiole in Chianti
The first weekend in October sees tens of thousands of pedlars and peddlers descend on the little Tuscan village of Gaiole in Chianti for a celebration of vintage bicycle culture. Bikes of all sorts here, only requisite a bike built before… Continue reading
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Florence
Four days by the banks of the Arno River first settled by Caesars war veterans. Rich alluvial soils buried under 2,000 years of blood, sweat and toil. One of the most beautiful of all cities in the world. We join the throng… Continue reading
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The enchanting forests of Tuscany
We farewell the spectacular pale mountains, and head south to the beautiful hilly Chianti region of Tuscany. A week in a delightful old villa near Gaiole in Chianti. Six of us for a few days, then five. The pool set and… Continue reading
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