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Category Archives: Bicycle touring
Bicycle touring Crete: a short loop west from Heraklion
The ferry from Santorini arrived in Heraklion at 3am. Charming. Oliver and I pedaled out of the city and slept for a couple hours in the large paved Knossos parking lot. Also charming. In addition, of the month I spent … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle touring, Greece
Tagged Choudhetsi, Faistos, Gerani, Gortyna, Heraklion, Knossos, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Mesara Plain, Mires, Rethymnon, Spili, Tymbaki
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Greek islands with Oliver by ferry and bicycle: Kos, Astypalea, Amorgos, Santorini
For some time Oliver has been saying that he’d like to go on a bicycle tour. The timing was perfect for him, but I warned him that it wouldn’t be easy — unpleasant ferry times and too much heat. Who … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle touring, Greece, Turkey
Tagged Akrotiri, Amorgos, Astypalea, Bodrum, Chora, Fira, Imerovigli, Katapola, Kos, Lagadha, Minoa, Oia, Ormos Egialis, Pánormos Beach, Santorini, Thera, Tholaria
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Bicycling and snorkeling in Siargao
The end of a wonderful three months in the Philippines. Where to spend the last week? We were at the southern end of Panaon Island so the first thing to do was get a ferry from Benit to Surigao City … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle touring, Philippines, Snorkeling
Tagged Banahaw, Benit, Burgos, Coconut Viewpoint, Dapa, General Luna, Guian, Lipata, Malinao, Mapupungko Tidal Lagoons, Mindanao, Naked Island, Pacifico, Siargao, Surigao City, Tangbo, Tawin-tawin
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Bicycling and snorkeling in Southern Leyte (and whale sharks!)
Leyte treated us well — friendly people, pleasant riding, tasty food, good places to stay, and — one of the highlights of our trip to the Philippines! — whale sharks. When we were doing a little research for our ride … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle touring, Philippines, Snorkeling
Tagged Aguinaldo, Benit, Biasong Spring, Canum, Habay, Hilongos, Ichon, Ilag, Itum, Kawayan, Leyte, Liloan, Lungsoddaan, Maac, Maasin, Malitbog, Nahaong, Padres Burgos, Panaon, Pintuyan, San Francisco, San Juan, San Roque, San Vincente, Sogod, Sonok, Tagbak Marine Park, Tinaan, Tinago
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Bicycle touring the Philippines: Bohol Province
Wow, nice bicycle touring on Bohol. At times we were on main roads with too much traffic, and at times the roads were in pretty poor condition. But overall I wondered if Bohol didn’t have the most “best views/km” of … Continue reading