OK, I’ll be the first to admit that this little enterprise will have a fairly niche market, but I figured I’d put my ‘expertise’ and Google Map-making abilities to work!
This page explains everything, so I won’t bore you with the details twice.
Archive for the ‘France’ Category
Custom-made Cycling Maps
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, tagged custom-made cycling maps languedoc on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Taking Your Bike on the Trains of France
Posted in Cycling, France, Gear, Transport, tagged corail, lunea, sncf, teoz, ter on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
France is no Switzerland when it comes to traveling with your bicycle on its trains, but infinitely better than Japan (my other frame of reference for train-friendly countries), and probably better than most EU countries. Here is how you can take your bike around the country.
Wheel it on (for free!)
Corail Intercités, middle-distance trains. On most [...]
An Odd Encounter
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, tagged chateau de restinclieres, les matelles, pic st loup, prades le lez, st gely du fesc on December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I saw the darndest thing today on my ride up north. Riding through the tiny, uninhabited hills north of the source du Lez, I passed this fellow traveller.
A dog on the road. Nothing strange, you say. Well, not really, except this was kilometers from the nearest house, AND she had a baguette in her mouth. [...]
Valhauquès and Back
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Medieval Stuff, tagged Montpellier, valhauques on December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had big aspirations today. I looked at the map and noticed a village that was tucked into the hills some 20 km west of Montpellier, and I had never been there. As it turned out, there is probably a good reason why – namely because there is nothing to this village except an unremarkable [...]
Sommieres to Nimes Along the Voie Verte
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged caveirac, nimes, sommieres, voie verte on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Firstly, thanks to Peter from the Languedoc Page for reminding me that I had to get off my butt and check this thing out. I’d been sort of meaning to ride this 20-km long cycling path for over a year, but since it starts over 35km from home I guess I just never had the [...]
Cirque de Navacelles
Posted in France, Languedoc, Medieval Stuff, Walking, tagged cirque de navacelles hike, garrigue on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We woke up to sun today, happy that The Weatherman still can’t get it right even in the 21st century. A day of hiding from the elements quickly transformed into this little journey.
I’d been meaning to get up to this area for a long, long time, but until now the dreaded crowds kept me away. [...]
Tips on Watching the Tour de France
Posted in Cycling, France, Racing, tagged tour de france tips on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the Tour just a few short months away I thought I’d jot down a few pointers for those who might be considering a trip over here next year.
1. Don’t rent a camper van! OK, this one is just a personal pet peeve, and you are more than welcome to fill up the narrow roads [...]
Oppidum d’Altimurium
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged oppidium d'altimurium on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For the few of you out there who don’t know latin, the name of this post refers to the ‘main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome’, and the one I rode by today is one of only 10 in France according to the know-it-alls at Wiki. This actually dates from the 2nd century BCE [...]
Mauguio
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged berlin wall montpellier, castries, mauguio, pont des tourilles on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I went east today, which I nearly always avoid due to the autoroute, national highway and train line. Generally not a very bike-friendly experience. However, I happened upon a ‘back door’ into the area the other day and decided to explore some more today. On my way out of town this morning I stopped at [...]
Aqueduct
Posted in France, Languedoc, tagged aqueduct castries, teyran on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some of you may think I’m milking this aqueduct I ride by occasionally pretty heavily, but I’m taking a gamble that there aren’t many of you out there that read all my entries. Here goes another one!
Today’s ride was a now-regular excursion, north of Teyran into the bliss of vineyarded hills. For a little background [...]
