Even at 10:30 at night, the bike roads seemed busier than the car roads tonight. Usually our fellow cyclers are fairly good drivers, making it easy to ride in a “pack.” Tonight, however, was the end of Ruisrock (Turku’s biggest rock music festival), so after a long weekend of dancing and drinking, there were several … More Drinking + Cycling = Crashing
Imagine walking into the grocery store to see 2 people playing an intense game of charades. One of which is a woman who works for the store yelling (YELLing) in the local language while the other is miming out someone vigorously mopping the floor, followed by several seconds of silent staring (and judging: “learn the … More 3 words. 1st word, 1 syllable.
Stopped at the market for a couple of things, and we kept crossing paths with this gentleman. The market is in the basement of the mall, so there must have been some slick skills involved with his getting down there. We’ve been on segways once and we liked it, but we were flying down Michigan … More A Trip to the Market
And the second location of our trip is… The Netherlands!! We’ll be in Haarlem, a city with rave reviews on LonelyPlanet and right outside of Amsterdam. Now the fun part (not), paperwork for our visas. *photo taken from lonelyplanet.com
Outside of the United States there is a phenomenon going on…cycling. According to News Review, “there are more than a billion bicycles on the planet, twice as many as there are cars.” The good people at News Review compiled a list of the top ten countries with the most bikes per capita. Not surprising, the … More Bicycle! Bicycle!
The Wild Rose 