Romania During the last few months, we stayed in Bucharest, Romania where Nick (Virgil’s dad) and Ella (his wife) treated us like royalty! They cooked us delicious vegan Romanian meals, took us on weekend excursions with an endless supply of homemade wine. We can’t thank them enough for letting us stay in their home soContinue reading “Romania, Ukraine, & the UK”
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France
The scenery riding from Nice, France in the Cote D’azur was such a pleasant surprise. The coastal cliffs are composed of stunning red rock contrasting sharply with the mediterranean sea. Inland, we rode through mountains covered in dense forest. We had no idea the French Riviera had such scenery. Of course, climbing dirt trails onContinue reading “France”
Rome to Nice
We cycled (most of the way) from Rome to Pisa! It took 10 days to complete including two rest days. We decided to skip a particularly difficult section from Siena to Florence because we were exhausted after riding up and down hills all day every day, so we took a bus instead. Besides that, weContinue reading “Rome to Nice”
First Two Weeks in Italy
Ciao my friends! Our first two weeks in Italy have been a whirlwind of excitement, exhaustion and beauty. We arrived at the airport in Rome and assembled our bikes while being stared at by the curious local cab drivers wondering what these crazy tourists were doing. Riding through Rome to our hotel showed us aContinue reading “First Two Weeks in Italy”
All Over Colorado
As we sit in a hotel room in rural, southern Colorado, temperatures are dropping by the minute, rain and then snow are falling from the sky, and the air is so filled with smoke from wildfires that visibility is limited to a few hundred feet. After spending the last five weeks hiking, biking, tubing andContinue reading “All Over Colorado”