Tuscany of the North

Today’s greetings are not only from Germany, but are really (and finally again, after a loong time) coming from the homeland of the author, the Northern-most federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. It’s not only a really wonderful (and sometimes quite...

Winter time in Summer

In preparation of my upcoming trip Down Under, I have checked on options for bike rentals. Yes, the Australians are heading into Winter time right now – while we are still hopeful for what be turn out to be a good Summer; maybe, ultimately. Then again, what they...

European Day of the Bicycle

Happy anniversary, European Day of the Bicycle – so, you are already 16 years old now. And are still impressively fresh and full of energy (bike-related activities), just like in Year One. Which is good, because there is so much left to do still, in terms of...

Warm sun and ice wine

Finally Spring has come (fingers crossed it stays), in time for a weekend of biking and getting sun burned. E.g. on a century ride through Rheinhessen; an area located directly South of famous Rheingau with its historic vineyards of Reinhardshausen and Eltville (the...

Back to the Future II

Some things in life are just so darn good that the author simply cannot get enough of them. Especially when they are getting better with age (I leave it up to the reader, if that merely refers to the author’s increasing age). Even originally bad things get...