A bikers‘ outdoors home
Found the Dutch counterpart of this highly pleasant bikers‘ oasis in the Taunus woods of Germany: So-called BosHalte in Amsterdam. „Bos“ means „woods“, and „halte“ is the „rest stop“ or the „station“ – and this … Weiterlesen
Artikel in der Kategorie ‘Trips & Travel’
Enjoy Sights, Smells and Sounds of This Special Season
Riding through the hills and looking at the woods beyond underscores it yet one more time: Indian Summer has nothing to do with India (duh), nor with the US or Canadian Indians; or thereabouts. Indian … Weiterlesen
Bike Capital
Quite some time has passed since the last blog entry has been posted here. And the blogger has, meanwhile, taveled back from from the US capital to its German counterpart. Not a particularly bad place … Weiterlesen
From the Political Powerhouse
Not too much of a surprise that in Washington, D.C., a lot of things point to the fact that the blog author is at the powerhouse of political influence. Consequently, no surprise either that the … Weiterlesen
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 … Weiterlesen
Trade history turning hip retro chic
Here is a brand new, very old idea about what to do with your bike in off-biking season: use it for something useful. Like sharpening scissors and knives. Many of what have been out-dated or … Weiterlesen
History is only a ride away
With racing season being (almost) over and Summer coming to an end, the time of bike packing trips are lying ahead. And when it’s beautiful Indian Summer weather, but no time for a longer tour, … Weiterlesen
Culinary Stereotypes Go Culture
It’s already a year since the premiere of the „VeloRace“ in Dresden, so time for the author to go back there – not so much in defense of her age group victory of 2013, but … Weiterlesen
Time Flies
„Time flies when you are having fun“? – Well, then Ithere must have been tons of fun lately; because it feels like I have missed all of Summer: I am finding myself in the middle … Weiterlesen
Greetings from Down Under
Greetings from Melbourne, Australia. Despite the rather horribly long trip of a full 24 hours and the fact that duty called at 11am, the true bike aficionado stayed in the hotel only for a shower … Weiterlesen