Salty, sweet and bitter

Salty, sweet and bitter

On the second day, the author was ready for somewhat bigger human settlements – comparably at least, in relation to the first day of calm relaxation in the middle of nowhere. But since even on a well-caffeinated day it is important to get to a not-too-hectic start,...
Dolci and dolce vita

Dolci and dolce vita

During the obligatory ice-cream stop the author makes when riding one of her favorite brief 2.5-hr spins in the Taunus area, she had a chance to compare that ice-cream to the famous sweets (which are very often not that sweet, fortunately) of Sicily. Of course, Sicily...
Narcissus and Tulipa

Narcissus and Tulipa

Happy Easter, Everyone. The author has returned from a biking vacation in Sicily (putting in about 875km as a late, but intense start to the season). And upon her return to Germany, narcissus and tulipa were greeting their „Happy Easter“ as the former...
Melt Down

Melt Down

Although it had been in the cards for a few days already, the tandem initiation of the blogger’s stoker-to-be in an upcoming race was executed upon as planned. Despite the fact that the weather gods had given ample forewarning on the fact that the designated day...
Borrowed from our German counter-part blog

Borrowed from our German counter-part blog

The author has been invited to share her experience of last weekend’s double-marathon (425km – due to a detour that cut off 10K of the original plan – and some 3,600m of climbs). As this was pretty draining and the remaining bits of energy have been...