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
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Day #14 – Finishing Stage 1 in Bautzen, Germany – Video too!
We once again stayed close to the Czech border as we continued our odyssey through this unspoiled part of Saxony, Germany. It has been two weeks since we left Paris, … Read More
Day #07: The Historic City of Heidelberg, Germany
Onward towards the the historic city of Heidelberg! Meisenheim to Heidelberg DAY #07 of 35 France 411 miles total Today was another lovely day cycling through rolling … Read More
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 #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
We Love Barcelona
And the hits just keep coming. Our last stop of this one-month, 50th Anniversary Extravaganza with Mom and Dad was Barcelona, Spain. It has been, and remains, one of our … 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
Hiking the Routeburn Track
Our final few days in New Zealand were spent hiking another of the Great Walks: the Routeburn Track. This was a shorter overall hike than the Milford, but the main … Read More
Hiking the Milford Track
Touted as ‘the finest walk in the world‘ by poet Blanche Baughan in the London Spectator in 1908, the Milford Track is also the most famous of New Zealand’s Great … Read More