After a 10 hour drive from Boston, Andrew and I finally arrived at the Fairmont Richelieu in Charlevoix Quebec, Canada. Crowded around the bar unwinding from a long day of traveling were many fellow adventure travel folk reconnecting over tall Canadian beer
On day one we joined other adventure delegates for a hike up to 6000 meters to the summit of Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes yesterday. The trail
Although I am not a big gym enthusiast (usually a couple of months of weights in the dead of winter is enough for me) whenever I do go I watch all of the bouncing, pounding, speeding bodies on spin and step machines and fantasize–there should be a way to harness the energy of the hundreds of people that work out all day long. Frankly I always felt a bit guilty burning all that energy that goes
The years are long but the days are short. Thoughts like this have inspired me to take my kids out of school and have a one-on-one special learning/fun day with them. Today was Luca’s lucky day! On this first day of October, we drove out to Acton for a perfectly pair of outdoor- indoor activities: Apple Picking at Honey Pot Farm followed by an afternoon at the Discovery Museum in Acton. Both are
GreetingsAnnouncing Club Ciclismo First Fall Ride!!In 1875 there was Custer’s Last Stand. In the fall of 2009 there will be Lauren’s Last Ride. On 9/17 Lauren will undergo shoulder surgery and will be off the bike for most of the gorgeous fall cycling season. To offer moral support and a last dose of cycling, please join Lauren and the Ciclismo Team on a gorgeous, brand new 30 or 60 mile route to
For the second year in a row Ciclismo Classico hosted a small but enthusiastic group of cyclists for the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) Italy, a nine-day version of our popular Bike Across Italy tour. To create a similar challenge as the 190 mile Pan Massachusetts Challenge (the world’s biggest and best cancer fundraising ride) we combined the last four days of rides into two 70 mile rides. While there
Our guide host is Sandro Della Mea, a native Norwegian who has years of experience leading bicycling, kayaking and hiking trips on Lofoten, an outdoor and culture seekers dreamscapeJust above the Artic circle, off the NorthernWest Coast of Norway lies a magnificent island like no other. The Lofoten islands has all the ingredients for a absolutely perfect, once-in-lifetime cycling vacation: Quiet,
I am a lover of places. Ever since I started to ride my bike long distances I felt myself drawn to certain views, towns or the overall spirit of a place. It happened in the Monadnock Region where I grew up, The Finger Lakes where I went to school, Ireland where my father’s roots are and Italy where I traveled and started my 21 year old company Ciclismo Classico that focuses around exploring and
Biking through Snow and Sun in the Fiords of NorwayThanks to the kind sponsorship, guidance and assistance of Hege Barnes and Fjord Norway, we arrived in Bergen, Norway on July 7th and after roaming around the village settled into our lovely hotel on the port. The following day we took a 2.5 hour train along the Fiords and up into the mountain to Finse, Northern Europe’s highest situated railway
We fulfilled Luca’s ultimate childhood fantasy by taking him to Legoland about 3 hours West of Copenhagen. Like all my kids, he has grown up with these wonderful blocks as well as all the commercial permutations including Bioncles and the elborate Star Wars space stations. Like many families we have boxes of lego pieces that we regularly put together to create anything our imagination lets usWe
For the next 20 days we will be traveling in Denmark and Norway to explore with our family and scout out new tours for Ciclismo Classico. Already after 48 hours here I can see that the potential is huge for some wonderful rides throughout Denmark. The flat terrain, bike paths and charming culture is already getting my wheels spinning on ideas for 2010 itineraries! In the meantime, we will have
