Although the name of Andrew Barton „Banjo“ Paterson may not ring a bell immediately, you surely have heard about his most popular piece of poetry, „Waltzing Matilda“. Sung to the likewise popular melody (which, other than the lyrics, survived...
Giving thanks today? Found the picture above on the web site of one of my favorite bike shops, Mission Bicycle Company in San Francisco. And while – mentally – in that geographical region, hope you don’t mind a little reminder that some other folks...
With the first of the remaining European Six-Days evens, the one in Amsterdam, about to start in less than two weeks and the darker days of Fall having arrived already, this is a good time to remind everyone of one of the darker stories of the early times of the...
Summer has made way for Fall (or Indian Summer, at least), but still when going out biking, it is pleasant enough outside that it keeps making sense to carry a bidon or two with water. Alternatively, you start from where I live, take a ride to the little town of...
Yesterday’s stroll through Greifswald’s harbor museum made me really long for the sea which I have always loved. And today was the day when we would reach the coast of the Baltic Sea, cross over to the island of Rügen and keep on riding on this biggest of...
