Category Archives: The City, a town, small village or countryside?

They all have their up and downsides. Is there the perfect place to live?

The Hidden Peninsula – Brittany

Posted on September 4, 2023 by thebikeguy61

Brittany and its rugged back to the land people have kept their culture and language alive despite hundreds of years of marginalization. Listen here and come on a short journey to this green, hilly peninsula in the northwest of France. … Continue reading →

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Get Inspeered!

Posted on November 17, 2022 by thebikeguy61

Hello all, I hope this finds you well. What exactly is inspeered? You gotta watch the video to find out, but it’s worth the short journey to meet up once again with Diane and Theo to see what part three … Continue reading →

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The Duality of Harlem!

Posted on June 3, 2022 by thebikeguy61

I hope this finds everyone well. I just spent 5 weeks wandering the east coast of America from North Carolina to NYC. I took Greyhound buses, Amtrak trains, drove in cars, took the subways in New York and got to … Continue reading →

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Where the heck is Brittany?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by thebikeguy61

Life as a family of three was our key to more adventure than we could had ever imagined would happen after the third pregnancy test in a tent in Holland threw a big U-turn into our cycle route throughout Europe. … Continue reading →

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How did I get here?

Posted on August 24, 2020 by thebikeguy61

I was on a short cycling trip from where my son Louis works in a bike shop deeper in the Pyrenees back home to the foothills of those same mountains. I kept on having these ‘Holy S#!t’ moments saying to … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of Skyscrapers!

Posted on June 5, 2020 by thebikeguy61

So where do you go after a magical year of living in the shadow of castles? To live in the shadows of skyscrapers! After receiving a job offer of a three day work week, housing included, our life changed drastically … Continue reading →

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Free Drinks (Tomorrow)!

Posted on April 27, 2020 by thebikeguy61

I remember seeing this sign in a bar I used to frequent back in The Bronx of my youth. If I found myself there nearing the midnight hour I’d foolishly wait for the hour to chime in the new day … Continue reading →

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Be careful, that’s life you’re living!

Posted on April 19, 2020 by thebikeguy61

In 1983, 4,099 people died in motorcycle accidents in the U.S.A.  In August of that same year two young guys left the streets of The Bronx, New York to head out across America for an adventure. They were on motorcycles. … Continue reading →

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Kate Tempest – The storm before the calm.

Posted on June 15, 2019 by thebikeguy61

Kate Tempest’s words are truly like a well-needed storm, watch the interview and let yourself get soaked! Continue reading →

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An hour a day then put it away!

Posted on May 12, 2019 by thebikeguy61

Do you think that is possible in our modern world of always being connected? Besides sharing in his journey of becoming a doctor, my friend Jan, a child psychologist in training from Holland, has some interesting thoughts on the matter … Continue reading →

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