This trip through southwest Iberia is a ride I’d imagined for many years. The Whitehalls’ classic Europe by Bike was the inspiration for our first tour of Europe 20 years ago, and ever since first reading it I’ve wanted to explore the Alentejo and Extramadura regions. I was anxious to see for myself the Portuguese … Continue reading "In Iberia"
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We arrived in Nice slightly behind schedule, and were then further held up by a bomb scare. All of us were ushered out of the baggage hall while a bomb-sniffing German Shephard inspected an unattended backpack. This was interesting but also frustrating – we had hoped to reach the Nice train station in time to … Continue reading "From Nice to Lisbon"
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