Category Archives: Cycling

Happy New Year 2018

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s nearly mid-January and I have only just found the time to write this new year post. Even though we have up until the end of January in France to do so, it’s still better to wish people a happy … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Slovenia – our power bikes pass the test!

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re in Malibor in the north of Slovenia, a country known for its hills. We ask for a bike map from the tourist office and study it. In Malibor, there are cycle paths everywhere so we assume that outside the … Continue reading →

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Cycling from Breschia to Lake Iseo

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

We are on our way from Blois to Romania and Jean Michel has chosen Lake Iseo as our first stopover. We’ve booked an apartment for two nights in Cazzago San Martino 2 km from the Turin-Trieste motorway. By 5 pm, … Continue reading →

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Five Years of Blogging

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

I missed my 5th anniversary of blogging! My first post was published on 11th October 2011 just before my son went to live in Australia. He helped me set it up and regularly comes to the rescue when I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Country living, Cycling, French language, Life in France, Loire Valley | Tagged , , | 20 Comments

Discovering Canal Saint Martin in Paris

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve come to Paris for a long week-end to celebrate a friend’s 60th birthday, organised by her daughter as a surprise. As usual, we’ve fitted in a few medical appointments, as there is a severe lack of specialists in Blois, … Continue reading →

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Why it’s so great to cycle in France – Experience France by Bike

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

I have just read a post by Maggie Lacoste on her blog “Experience France by Bike” and I wanted to share it because it so exactly explains why I love cycling in the Loire Valley. I’m sure you’ll agree with … Continue reading →

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Eurovélo 3 – Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois – Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine – Maillé : goats cheese, dolmens & massacres

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s a Sunday in the middle of a heat wave and we’ve chosen a cycling itinerary from our new Tours-Basque Coast book (Eurovélo 3) that we don’t know yet. It goes through Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, famous for its goats cheese, and Maillé, infamous … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the Loire – Luynes to Langeais: Castles & Troglodytes

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s one of those perfect summer days in the Loire Valley and we’ve chosen to cycle from Luynes to Langeais via a loop we’ve found in our La Touraine à vélo book. Luynes is about 50 minutes from Blois by … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Cycling, Loire Valley, Loire Valley châteaux, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Comments

Cycling along the Loir – Vendôme to Lavardin: troglydytes and murals

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

Before I begin, just a little note to say that I really am talking about the Loir and not its cousin, the Loire River. We’ve been to Lavardin before – on a cold winter’s day in December last year during … Continue reading →

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Troyes – A Taste of Late Mediaeval France

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We are on our way back to Blois from our cycling holiday in Germany and are looking for a stopover in France. There is nothing interesting midway but Troyes is about 3/5 of the way which is fine. We book … Continue reading →

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