Author: Paco Marshall
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Hudson River Valley: NYC La Guardia airport to Albany NY; July 13-18, 2017
It is hot in North Carolina in July. Seeking to go cycle somewhere with less oppressive heat, I searched the internet for air travel deals. While not a summer destination as ideal as, say, Burlington, Vermont, I could travel nonstop on American Airlines to and from New York City’s La Guardia airport on…
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France: Lyon to Nimes, May 19-26, 2017
With my now broken arm in a velcro cast, we spent another night in Lyon. Unless I put weight on it the arm it really did not hurt much. Having spent most of the day waiting around a hospital, at least we had a nice late dinner on the street near our hotel. First course…
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Urban cycling around Lyon, France, May 2017
Lyon is France’s second largest city. I was there with my longtime bicycling partner Lyman. We had both brought folding bicycles with us on the airplane, and bags to carry all our luggage on the bicycle with us. We had no real preset agenda or reservations. Before and after our eight day…
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The French Medical System, May 18, 2017
On a Thursday morning we put our two bicycles on the street, strapped on our gear, and headed off bicycling south for an eight day ride along the Rhone River. We would first have to bicycle out of the city of Lyon and its suburbs. One bicycling guide online had recommended that instead…
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