Author: Paco Marshall
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Ride out Long Island, south shore, May 30 – June 3, 2019
This trip had been on my bucket list of many years, to ride the length of Long Island. To a Southerner, Long Island seemed this exotic place, its New Yorkedness accentuated by its physical isolation. (Those living on Long Island essentially have to go through New York City to go anywhere else.) Was…
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New London, Connecticut to southern Rhode Island June 3 -5, 2019
Arriving into New London CT by ferry the steeply gabled houses and rocky coastline immediately screamed “New England.” New London CT is not a fru-fru place. While not a complete wreck like Bridgeport CT or Trenton NJ, New London looks like a working class town just trying to get by. I find it…
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Richmond VA to Washington DC, May 6-8, 2019
I am originally from Virginia Beach VA but have lived in North Carolina for thirty years. North Carolina, it is said, is an island of humility between two mountains of conceit; i.e. Virginia and South Carolina. I enjoy bicycling in central Virginia and looking at all the history signs along the road, even if I…
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Tuscan Hill Towns, April 10 – 18, 2019
Three sixty-something guys went cycling for eight days through Italy, more or less Florence to Rome. The trip turned out to be much more of an athletic event than expected, with some of the steepest hills I have ever cycled. Also, I had heard that Tuscany was over-touristed. Could we, on bicycles, discover the…
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