Marrakesh and the High Atlas Mountains
Pearl of the South, Jewel of the South, The Red City – all just a few of the nicknames Marrakesh has acquired over the years. Marvelous Marrakesh Part Berber, part … Read More
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S2D3 (Day 17) – Our First Century Ride (100+ miles)
Stage 2, Day 3: Today was our longest day on the bike so far – a whopping 101 miles! In the cycling world, a ride of at least 100 miles … Read More
S2D2 (Day 16) – Riding into Poland
Bautzen, Germany to Wiechlice, Poland DAY #16 of 35 Poland 939 miles total Stage 2 Begins! Switching up the post naming convention, as all of our literature … 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 #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
Bonzour from the Seychelles
Part 3 of our April in Africa trip: the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands just south of the equator, east of Africa, and ‘a thousand miles from anywhere,’ as … Read More
The halfway mark, Nice and The Rothschild Gardens
Two weeks down and two to go at French school. We’ve finally gotten past “Je m’appelle Shauna. Je suis Américaine.” We’ve actually learned some simple past tense (passé composé) and … Read More
Kyoto, the Soul of Japan
Kyoto must be considered one of the world’s cultural and historic treasure troves. With 17 World Heritage Sites, more than 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines, Kyoto has been … Read More