My new, updated & improved Biking Provence: The Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux, Luberon, Gorges De La Nesque & More is done! And available on Etsy. As a special bonus to all you Biking France Blog regulars, here's Chapter 1.  The Ventoux Bases: Bedoin You have to start a book about cycling in Provence in Bedoin. Imagine … Continue reading My New & Updated Biking Provence eBook is Done! Here’s Chapter 1…

“Hey Steve, what’s with all the photos of Susan doing headstands?” Over the years, and the scores of Facebook, Instagram and blog-post photos of Susan doing headstands all over France, this is a question several people have asked me. Here’s the story… It all began on September 22, 2013 at 2:41AM according to the time … Continue reading The Legend of Susan’s Famous French Headstands

I've overcome the biggest hurdle and have zeroed in on my 2019 Biking France Blog plans: The French Riviera (knock on wood) is in. About 20 days in mid to late September. And then, maybe, on to Paris to meet Susan and over to Strasbourg to bike the Alsace (which Susan said she prefers over … Continue reading French Riviera: Here I Come … And You Too Alsace (Maybe)…

It’s minus-8 degrees here in Columbus. That’s right … minus-8. As in: Jack Frost isn’t nipping at my nose … he’s biting the damn thing off and using it for kindling. And so, this makes it the perfect time to plan a 2019 biking France adventure. Think warm thoughts Steve … think warm thoughts. Right … Continue reading How To Plan Your Next French Bike Trip

This one’s from our 1997 French bike trip, and a reminder of how bike rentals and my map-reading abilities have advanced over the years. Rocamadour, France– The most difficult thing about our two-week bike trip through the Dordogne region turned out to be renting bikes. “Parlez-vous Anglais?” I asked the woman who ran the only … Continue reading Between a Rocamadour And A Hard Place