Tag: Steve Wartenberg

Technology Has Totally Changed Traveling: Remember Traveler’s Checks, Kodachrome & Cyber Cafes?

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It began in 1981.  I was just a kid, 22, covering the Paris Air Show for an aviation magazine. I had traveler’s checks, a Walkman with cassettes, and bought several little pieces of paper that had color photos of famous sites on one side - the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame - and room to write … Continue reading Technology Has Totally Changed Traveling: Remember Traveler’s Checks, Kodachrome & Cyber Cafes?

Numbskull: A Novel of Love, Loss, Lies & An Epic Bike Trip Through France

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Here are the first 14 (of 43) chapters of Numbskull, a novel based (and the link to purchase the entire book) on my near-death cycling "incident" in 2013, and several French cycling trips. Plus other stuff. You know: Life. There's more about the incident at the end of this, plus info on how to get … Continue reading Numbskull: A Novel of Love, Loss, Lies & An Epic Bike Trip Through France

The Perils of “Climat” Change & the Horrors of Tete de Veau on a French Bike Trip

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As you know, getting the wifi code when you check into your hotel is one of, if not the most important aspects of a French cycling trip. Especially if you're the founding cyclist of the Biking France blog ... and also need to do a WhatsApp chat with your wife back home. But not in … Continue reading The Perils of “Climat” Change & the Horrors of Tete de Veau on a French Bike Trip

The Art of Bike-Trip Packing: Nothing Butt the Best & High-Tech Underwear

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I hate when this happens: My tubes of butt balm and sunscreen are next to one another in the bathroom, look similar and … yep! … I mistook the sunscreen for the butt balm, and rubbed some of it, well, you know where I rubbed it. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about the … Continue reading The Art of Bike-Trip Packing: Nothing Butt the Best & High-Tech Underwear