OK, time to catch up and fill you in on what I've been doing here on my Bordeaux bike adventure. Let's start with the eggs (which came first, right?)... In an earlier post I wrote about the great ouef disaster. This morning, at my hotel here in Lacanau-Ocean, there was a bowl of eggs. See... … Continue reading Random Thoughts From Bordeaux: Ouefs, Uch, Volvic and High-Flying Dirt Bikes
Author: Steve Wartenberg
Quoi Pour Le Diner?
I'm glad you asked. The answer is: Food, and lots if it. By the time dinner time rolls around, which is about 8PM or later over here, I'm quite famished. And hungry. A bit dehydrated. And thirsty. My go-to meal is pizza. That's right, pizza. There might be more Italian restaurants/pizza joints over here than … Continue reading Quoi Pour Le Diner?
Enough Tourist Stuff … It’s Time For a Totally Fun Ride
Today was all about the love of cycling. That’s something you can forget sometimes about with all the hustle, bustle and to-do lists of bike-touring in the Bordeaux region. Enough already with all the tourist stuff: The famous vineyards, villages and chateaux and collecting information for my eBook on Biking Bordeaux. Enough with all the … Continue reading Enough Tourist Stuff … It’s Time For a Totally Fun Ride
The Medoc and Me, and a Bike
I'm in the Medoc region of Bordeaux. I think this is the most famous wine sector of Bordeaux, which means it's the most famous and best wine region in all of France ... and possibly the world. And galaxy. That's kind of cool ... and I'm determined to see as much of it as I … Continue reading The Medoc and Me, and a Bike
From Medieval Traveler to Hi-Tech Trekker…
An emergency situation has occurred! I couldn’t text any photos to Susan last night … and couldn’t FaceTime with her. What the %&#$! This is the first time this has happened since I’ve been in Bordeaux and I was so frustrated, angry and impatient and … Then I remembered what it was like when I … Continue reading From Medieval Traveler to Hi-Tech Trekker…
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