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Bike Trip 2013
Days 1-3: Getting Started
Day 1 - April 26: Rome to Anguillara Sabazia
Day 2- April 27: Anguillara Sabazia to Viterbo
Day 3 - April 28: Viterbo to Orvieto
Days 4-11: Umbria
Photo Essay: Italian Fashion
Day 4 - April 29: Orvieto rest day
Day 5 - April 30: Orvieto to Narni
Day 6 - May 1: Narni to Spoleto
Day 7 - May 2: Spoleto to Bevagna
Day 8 - May 3: Bevagna to Assisi
Day 9 - May 3: Assisi rest day
Day 10 - May 5: Assisi to Gubbio
Day 11 - May 6: Gubbio to Perugia
Days 12-20: Tuscany
Day 12 - May 7: Perugia to Cortona
Day 13 - May 8: Cortona to Montepulciano
Day 14 - May 9: Montepulciano to Pienza
Day 15 - May 10: Pienza to San Quirico d'Orcia
Day 16 and 17 - May 11 and 12: San Quirico d'Orcia to Siena and rest day
Day 18 - May 13: Siena to Montecatini Terme
Day 19 - May 14: Montecatini Terma to Lucca
Day 20 - May 15: Lucca to Bologna
Days 21-25: Emilia-Romagna
Day 21 and 22 - May 16 and 17: Bologna to Modena
Market Day in Modena
Day 23 - May 18: Modena to Torrechiara
Day 24 -May 19: Torrechiara to Castell'Arquato
Day 25 - May 20: Castell'Arquato to Certosa di Pavia
Days 26-32: From the Po to the Sea
Day 26 - May 21: Milan rest day
Day 27 - May 22: Certosa di Pavia to Alessandria
Photo Essay: Italy's Teeny Cars
Day 28 - May 23: Alessandria to Alba
Day 29 - May 24: Alba to Barolo
Day 30-32 - May 25-27: Barolo/Nucetto/Albenga
Days 33-41: East Provence hills
Day 33 - May 28: Albenga to Menton
Day 34 - May 29: Menton rest day
Day 35 - May 30: Menton to Nice
The Wheels of Monaco
Day 36 - May 31: Nice rest day
Day 37 - June 1: Nice to Vence
Day 38 - June 2: Vence to Biot
Day 39 - June 3: Biot to Mougin
Day 40 and 41 - June 4 and 5: Mougin to Frejus and rest day
Days 42-46: East Provence hills
Day 42 - June 6: Frejus to Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Day 43 - June 7: Les Salles-sur-Verdon rest day
Day 44 - June 8: Les Salles-sur-Verdon to Montfort-sur-Argens
Day 45 - June 9: Montfort-sur-Argens to Cassis
Days 46-51: West Provence
Day 46 - June 10: Cassis rest day
Day 47 - June 11: Cassis to Aix-en-Provence
Day 48 - June 12: Aix-en-Provence to Bonnieux
Day 49 - June 13: Bonnieux to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Day 50 - June 14: L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to Les Baux-de-Provence
Day 51 - June 15: Les Baux-de-Provence to Arles
Days 52-58: South Rhone
Day 52 - June 16: Arles to Nimes
Day 53 - June 17: Nimes to Avignon
Day 54 - June 18: Avignon rest day
Day 55 - June 19: Avignon to Orange
Day 56 - June 20: Orange to Vaison-la-Romaine
Day 57 - June 21: Vaison-la-Romaine to Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche
Day 58 - June 22: Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche rest day
Days 59-64: Mistral
Day 59 - June 23 - Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche to Grignan
Day 60 - June 24: Grignan to Crest
Day 61/62/63 - June 25/26/27: Crest to Lyon
Day 64: Lyon rest day
The Eats of Lyon
Days 65-73: Northeast France
Day 65 - June 29: Lyon to Malay
Day 66 - June 30: Malay to Beaune
Day 67 - July 1: Beaune to Dijon
Day 68 - July 2: Beaune to Chatillon-sur-Seine
French Agriculture
Day 69 - July 3: Chatillon-sur-Seine to Troyes
Day 70 - July 4: Troyes to Joinville
Day 71 - July 5: Joinville to Nancy
Day 72 - July 6: Nancy to Metz
Day 73 - July 7: Metz to Saint Avold
Funny French Retail
Days 74-83: Alsace-Lorraine
Day 73 - July 8: Saint Avold to Sarreguemines
Day 75 - July 9: Sarreguemines to Pirmasens
Day 76 - July 10: Pirmasens to Annweiler an Treifels
Day 77 - July 11: Annweiler an Treifels to Speyer
Day 78/79 - July 11/12: Speyer to Baden-Baden and rest day
Day 80 /81 - July 14/15: Baden-Baden to Strasbourg and rest day
Day 82 - July 16: Strasbourg to Colmar
Day 83 - July 17: Colmar to Freiburg
Days 84-92: Southwest Germany
Day 84 - July 18: Freiburg to Villingen-Schwenningen
Day 85 - July 19: Villingen-Schwenningen to Uberlingen
Day 86 - July 20: Uberlingen to Ravensburg
German Festivals
Day 87 - July 21: Ravensburg to Kempten
Day 88 - July 22: Kempten to Fussen
Day 89 - July 23: Fussen to Ettal
Day 90 - July 24: Ettal to Garmisch
Day 91 - July 25: Garmisch to Bad Weisse am Tegernsee
Day 92 - July 26: Bad Weisse am Tegernsee to Bernau am Chiemsee
Days 93-97: Southeast Germany
Day 93 - July 27: Bernau am Chiemsee to Berchtesgaden
Day 94 - July 28: Berchtesgaden to Salzburg
Day 95 - July 30: Salzburg rest day
Day 96 - July 30: Munich
Day 97 - July 31: On a plane
Bike and Hike 2018
Days 1-8: South France
Day 1: Boston to Montpellier
Day 2: Montpellier to Clermont L'Herault
Day 3: Clermont L'Herault to Beziers
Day 4: Beziers to Minerve
Day 5: Minerve to Carcassonne
Day 6: Rest Day in Carcassonne
Days 7+8: More Resting in Toulouse
Days 9-15: Caves 'n Stuff
Day 9: Toulouse to Montauban
Day 10: Montauban to Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
Day 11: SANV to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Day 12: Rest Day in SCL
Photo Essay: French Supermarkets
Day 13: SCL to Monpazier
Day 14: Monpazier to Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Day 15: Les Eyzies to Domme
Days 16-23: Central France
Days 16+17: Misadventures in Domme
Day 18: Domme to Rocamadour
Day 19: Rocamadour to Aurillac
Day 20: Aurillac to Issoire
Day 21+22: Issoire to Clermont-Ferrand and rest day
Day 23: Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon
Days 24-29: East France and USA
Day 24: Lyon to Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Day 25: Ambérieu-en-Bugey to Annecy
Day 26: Annecy to Chambery
Day 27: Chambery to Grenoble
Day 28: Grenoble to Bourgoin-Jallieu
Day 29: Bourgoin-Jallieu to Lyon
Aside: What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Days 30-37: The Italian Riveria
Day 30: Lyon to Vienne
Day 31: Vienne to Menton
Photo Essay: French Cycling Trails
Day 32: Menton to San Remo
Day 33+34: Hidden Towns of the Italian Riviera
Day 35: Noli to Genoa
Day 36: Day Trip to Portofino
Day 37: Rest Day in Genoa
Days 38-43: West Italy
Day 38: Genoa to Acqui Terme
Day 39: Acqui Terme to Asti and the PPPP
Day 40: Eric's Birthday in Asti
Day 41: Asti to Turin
Day 42: Rest Day in Turin
Day 43: Turin to Bard
Days 44-53: Northwest Italy and the Lakes
Day 44: Bard to Biella
Day 45+46: Biella to Stressa and Rest Day
Day 47: Stressa to Varese
Day 48: Varese to Bellagio
Day 49: Bellagio to Bergamo
Day 50: Bergamo to Lovere
Photo Essay: Italian Parking
Day 51: Lovere to Brescia
Day 52: Rest Day in Lovely Brescia
Day 53: Brescia to Sirmione
Days 54-61: Northeast Italy
Day 54: Sirmione to Vicenza
Day 55: Vicenza to Castelfranco Veneto
Day 56: Castelfrance Veneto to Treviso
Day 57: Rest Day in Treviso
Day 58: Treviso to Feltre
Day 59: Feltre to Trento
Day 60+61: Trento to Bolzano and rest day
Days 62-66: Hiking in the Dolomites
Days 67-X: To Bologna and Home
Day 67: Bolzano to Riva del Garda
Day 68: Riva del Garda to Mantova
Day 69: Mantova to Bologna
Day 70: Last Day in Bologna
Photo Essay: Fun (and Funny) Retail
Gelato Wars! And the Winners Are...
Dolomites Hiking 2016
Patagonia 2014
Dolomites Hiking 2023
Snowpocalypse 2011
Snowmeggedon 2015
The Velvet Palace
Bike and Hike 2018
Marseilles to Bologna, with a stop for a hike
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