Author: Paco Marshall
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South Southwest Virginia, September 13-15, 2019
I had always wanted to bicycle to Martinsville VA, just to see what was there. I do know that it is a fading textile and furniture manufacturing town. Greensboro as a starting point put me sixty miles closer to my destination. With the Bike Friday in the back I drove a little…
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The Clayton Loop, September 9, 2019
This is a fascinating forty-nine mile loop. Bike one direction from central Raleigh to Clayton along the Walnut Creek / Neuse River bicycle path. Drink a coffee in downtown Clayton then bicycle back to Raleigh along Old US 70. There is a lot of new and old North Carolina spread along this route.…
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The Netherlands, skipping Amsterdam, August 20-28, 2019
This is the second time Tootie and I have toured Holland together by bicycle. The first time in 2014, if you remember, we made a big deal out of being able to ride our bicycles away from the airport, never taking any kind of taxi or public transportation. This trip we wanted to…
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Downriver, 400 miles northeast from Montreal, July 20-28, 2019
Would rural Quebec would be something like rural parts of the USA, but everyone speaks French? With my friend Lyman and I set out to discover Quebec in eight days of cycling. In planning this trip I discovered a basic fact: Quebec has been built as a collection of settlements along the St.…
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