Cardbordeaux: a cat and a bicycle in France
TRAVEL BLOG – “Would you be willing to stay in our French chateau a few months and watch our cat?” Sue and Ian asked…
Tag Archive: culture
Cycling Spain’s Mallorca and Menorca
PHOTO GALLERY – See what happens when you bring a folding bicycle to Spain’s Mediterranean islands. (Hint: fun).
Little 100 bike race photo gallery
100 laps, 50-year-old bikes: Vancouver’s annual vintage cruiser cycle race Bike culture in Vancouver continues to thrive and grow. I’ve been involved with the vintage cruiser scene for almost 20 years, led by… Continue reading
The cycling community in Vancouver
5 things you didn’t know about our cycling community Is there a doctrine, a standard, a secret handshake? Is there a place where all cyclists meet, or a holiday that all cyclists observe?… Continue reading
How to ride a bicycle in Vancouver
Tips, tricks, facts, and jabs from Vancouver’s cycling community by Ulrike Rodrigues Vancouver cyclists are everywhere. If you’re in traffic, we swirl around you. If you’re on the seawall, we glide past you.… Continue reading
“Is that a folding bike?” A train and cycle adventure in Western Canada
TRAVEL BLOG – A one-month train and folding bike journey around British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
How To Job Search by Bicycle
MITEY MISS – Would you hire this writer? A cyclist’s checklist for pounding the pavement.
Adventure Lite for new bike travellers
UPDATED – View the slideshow “An Introduction to Adventure Lite” with advice and encouragement for curious bike tourers.
What I know for sure
Can we share an Oprah moment? I ask because a hefty issue of O Magazine kept me company on a recent bike trip in September and one of its topics kept bouncing around… Continue reading
Top 25 sidewalk cafés on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive
A local’s opinionated guide to the best sidewalk cafes! Each listing includes the cafe’s name and website, a snapshot of what the patio seating looks like, gossipy commentary, and the cafe’s address with cross street.
A Biased Bike Travel Packing List
A gal’s guide to packing panniers for a cycling trip People fuss over bike travelers and how brave, adventurous and fit they are. But really, a bike traveler is just someone who wonders,… Continue reading
Does Cycling Make Me Sick?
COLUMN – Life on the edge (of traffic) has its pros and cons. Is it healthier inside a car or outside it?