Riccione, Italy Cycling Trip – June 2023
We followed up our week of Tuscany Cycling with a week of cycling based in Riccione, a seaside town on the east coast of Italy, on the Adriatic riviera. Riccione is … Read More
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Tuscany Cycling Trip – June 2023
We had an amazing week of cycling from one unbelievable view to the next in the lush hills and vineyards of Tuscany.
Day #10 – Architectural Wonder Würzburg, Germany
We would have been reluctant to leave our castle abode in Jagsthausen except we had glimpsed what’s ahead. Our ride took us north through the German countryside, through more pine … 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
“Stranded” in Zermatt, Switzerland
“13,000 Tourists Stranded in a Swiss Ski Resort for 2 Days” “Tourists airlifted out of Swiss ski resort of Zermatt” These are the headlines we woke up to in Zermatt, … Read More
Cape Winelands, South Africa
The Cape Winelands is a region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is the largest wine producing region in South Africa and is divided into six main … Read More
We Love Cape Town!
We’ve been so delighted to return to the many wonders of Cape Town. Along with Sydney and Paris, it ranks as a favorite city of ours. Mountains, ocean, beaches, and … Read More
You Say Syrah, I Say Shiraz
When the Syrah (See-ra) grape was introduced from France into Australia in 1832, it flourished so quickly that it spread across the nation and established a home in virtually every … Read More
Mind Your Beeswax and You’ll Get More Wine
About 100,000 beehives are trucked from the east coast to South Australia during the almond blossom season annually because bees have been proven to increase almond yields. So when Cullen … Read More
How Old is Wine?
Quiz for today: Who was drinking wine first? Egyptians? Armenians? Chinese? Margaret River-ites? Well, not to say future discoveries couldn’t shed new light on the subject, but the evidence so … Read More