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Cycling the Shimanami Kaido, Japan, part two

Cycling the Shimanami Kaido, Japan, part two

We finish our exhilarating ride across the bridges of the Shimanami Kaido. At the halfway point, we spend the night in a traditional Japanese house from the 1950s.

Arie Vandervelden February 16, 2025February 16, 2025 Cycling Read more

Cycling the Shimanami Kaido, Japan: a bucket-list item

Cycling the Shimanami Kaido, Japan: a bucket-list item

In part one of our Shimanami Kaido cycling adventure, we do the Onomichi temple walk and we cycle across two bridges to Ikuchijima Island.

Arie Vandervelden February 15, 2025February 24, 2025 Cycling Read more

Cycling the Kibi Plain, Southwestern Japan

Cycling the Kibi Plain, Southwestern Japan

On a beautiful sunny day, we cycle past rice paddies and temples near Okayama, Japan.

Arie Vandervelden January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Cycling Read more

Cycling the Ring-Ring Road, Japan

Cycling the Ring-Ring Road, Japan

Using the city of Tsuchiura as a base, we explore the bicycle pathways of the Ring-Ring Road north of Tokyo, Japan.

Arie Vandervelden January 15, 2025January 16, 2025 Cycling Read more

A cycling tour of PEI – Eastern Loop

A cycling tour of PEI – Eastern Loop

On the second loop of our cycling trip of PEI, we sample some superb seafood chowder in Murray Harbour, our bike lock seizes at Greenwich Beach, and we stay in a B&B beside a haunted mausoleum.

Arie Vandervelden July 12, 2023July 26, 2023 Cycling Read more

A cycling tour of PEI – Western Loop

A cycling tour of PEI – Western Loop

On our first loop of our PEI cycling trip, we explore the red-sand beaches of PEI National Park, we witness Fiona’s destruction, and we sample tasty seafood in Victoria-by-the-Sea.

Arie Vandervelden July 9, 2023July 26, 2023 Cycling Read more

Hiking Cornwall: Daytrips

Hiking Cornwall: Daytrips

In part 5 of our visit to Cornwall we cycle inland from Padstow, and we dayhike at Port Isaac, Tintagel, Crackington Haven, and Bude. In Bude I try to surf and we gorge on gargantuan scones.

Arie Vandervelden August 3, 2020March 4, 2022 Cycling, Hiking, Travel Read more

Across Canada, part 3: P’tit Train Du Nord, Quebec.

Across Canada, part 3: P’tit Train Du Nord, Quebec.

At the end of our drive across Canada, we cycle the 200 km long P’tit Train du Nord bike path through the Laurentians, north on Montreal. The fall colours (maples) where at their peak.

Arie Vandervelden October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 Cycling Read more

Terschelling Island, Netherlands: cycling and beach walks

Terschelling Island, Netherlands: cycling and beach walks

Terschelling, an island off of the north coast of the Netherlands, offers great biking on cycle paths through the dunes, and wonderful beach walks on one of the world’s largest sandy beaches.

Arie Vandervelden February 25, 2019February 28, 2019 Cycling, Hiking, Travel Read more

Cycling the P’tit Train du Nord: Mont Tremblant to Saint-Jérôme

Cycling the P’tit Train du Nord: Mont Tremblant to Saint-Jérôme

In part two of our Quebec cycling trip we ride to Saint-Jérôme. Afterwards we spend some time in Montréal looking for Leonard Cohen.

Arie Vandervelden October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 Cycling, Travel Read more
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