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Bilbao to Sete

Posted: September 12, 2017 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

This was our second tour along the Pyrenees in recent years.  In 2014 we biked from Girona to Bilbao, primarily along the French side of the range.  This time we reversed ourselves, starting in Bilbao and following the Spanish side.  We finished off the tour by crossing into France, where I was flattened by food … Continue reading "Bilbao to Sete"

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Up the Pyrenees

Posted: May 13, 2014 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

In 2014, Rachael and I fulfilled one of our long-held dreams and biked the length of the Pyrenees, starting from Girona and ending in Bilbao. The heart of the trip was on the French side of the range and took us over some of the famous passes of the Tour de France: Peyresourde, Aubusique, Mente, … Continue reading "Up the Pyrenees"

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In Iberia

Posted: October 10, 2013 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

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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Andalucia

Posted: September 09, 2004 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

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Cleremont-Ferrand to San Sebastian

Posted: September 09, 2000 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

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From Nice to Lisbon

Posted: August 30, 1998 Under: Europe By Scott Anderson no Comments

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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