Benissa to Oliva, Spain bicycle tour

Our first day of biking took us from Benissa, Spain to Oliva. Jamie, our host in Tarbena, dropped us off with all of our gear in Benissa, about 15km from his place. It’s a real pain to get out of his driveway, and the extra time it would have taken us to get down the Read More »

  
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Our first week in Espana!

Hola everyone! Our journey thus far has been quite the adventure, and its only been a week. We are finally settled in with our first HelpX Host in Tarbena, Spain. His name is Jaime Owen and even though we have only been here 2 nights, we already feel quite at home and at peace on Read More »

  
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Bicycle Touring in Madrid

We made it! After 10 hours of flying, we arrived in Madrid. A quick trip on an oversized taxi (costing us $51US), we found our hotel. We are about 5 km from the center of downtown Madrid: View Larger Map We’re on our way out to explore. More later! We stay here for 2 nights.

  
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Bicycle Tour around the Thumb of Michigan

Kristen and I did a test-tour to get everything set up before our big 4-month trip around Spain, Italy and France. We decided that a good in between plan was to meet at the Thumb near Bay City and bike around for a few days. We thought about seeing some lighthouses, camping on the beach, Read More »

  
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Pre-packing for the European Bicycle Tour

OK! It’s finally here! I woke up at 745am today (which is VERY early!) and finished the last of the packing. Today, I leave my home in Suttons Bay, MI and head to Ann Arbor for a tailgate weekend with my family. From there, my parents drive me out to a northern Chicago burb, and Read More »

  
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