Cro Magnon Cycling Trip – May 2023
Overview of Ride and Seek’s Cro-Magnon Cycling Tour The Ride and Seek cycling tour “Cro-Magnon” through France takes a journey into prehistory to join the dots between the cave art … Read More
France
Day #05: Three Countries in One Day
Today we bid adieu to France, entered Germany, crossed a small sliver of Luxembourg, and then re-entered Germany. By the end of the day, we will have ridden in three … Read More
Day #04: Our First Castle and the Battle of Verdun (WW I)
Thus far each day has been quite different from the previous one. Given the delightfully scenic French countryside, the miles of cycling have accumulated more easily than we had anticipated. … Read More
Day #03: Cheers from Champagne Country!
With great pleasure and a glass of our favorite bubbly beverage, today we are reporting in from the one and only Champagne region of France. Often imitated but never duplicated, … Read More
Day #02: Paris to La Ferté-Gaucher
Hooray! After cycling almost 75 miles (Mark’s longest bike ride ever, and Shauna’s 2nd longest) we finally arrived at La Ferté-Gaucher, our first destination outside of Paris. La Ferté-Gaucher is … Read More
Day #01: Let’s Just Stay in Paris
Our Napoleon cycling adventure from Paris to Russia is divided into three stages, the first of which covers France and Germany. It will take us just over two weeks to … Read More
Paris to Russia: Our Napoleon Cycling Adventure
Hello from Paris! Yes, you read that title right… we are about to attempt to cycle (bi- not motor-) from Paris to the Russian border. We love cycling as one … Read More
The Italian and French Rivieras
We were actually supposed to stop at Palamos, Spain rather than Sète, France prior to our last stop in Barcelona. But unrest and strikes due to the Catalonian Independence movement … Read More
Sailing the Leeward Islands
Well… mostly the Leeward Islands. In April, we sailed for 3 weeks from St. Martin to St. Lucia. As you can see on the map below, St. Martin south to … Read More
Méribel – Heart of Les 3 Vallées
Our second week in the French Alps was spent in Méribel in the heart of Les 3 Vallées. Our hotel, Alpen Ruitor, was situated in the small village of Méribel … Read More