Posts Tagged ‘cycling’
Bus-Free Through India: Cycling The Cardamom Trail
“Today we’ll be cycling the Cardamom Trail,” my guide, Rattan, tells me over breakfast. “It’s 91 kilometers (57 miles) from here to Periyar.” I almost spit out my coconut chutney-covered dosa. Do I look like Lance Armstrong? Rattan laughs. “We’ll go slow and just enjoy. Peter will be behind us with the van if we…Read more...
Bus-Free Through India: Cycling Kerala’s Culturally Immersive Canal Route
For those who think cities in India are hectic, try cycling through them. Those whimsical rainbow-colored buses playing Mr. Softee music don’t seem so sweet when they’re barreling at you at 100 mph. Tuk tuks zoom past, their obnoxious honking your only warning to get the hell out of the way, while mac trucks speed…Read more...
Bus-Free Through India: An Eight-Part Travel Series
I hate bus tours. I don’t know if it’s because I fall asleep like a newborn baby when I’m in a moving vehicle, or because my urge to use all my senses when traveling becomes muted behind the smudged plexiglass, but I always feel like I’ve just watched a film rather than spent the day…Read more...
Cycling Sun Moon Lake In Taiwan, Touted As One Of The Most Beautiful Trails In The World
Said to be one of “10 Breathtaking Cycling Routes” around the world by CNN News in 2012, I was able to experience the Yuetan Bike Path around Sun Moon Lake from Shuishe, Taiwan. And if you’re visiting Taiwan, you should too! You can choose to do the leisurely 12-kilometer (7.5-mile) in-and-out section, or cycle around the…Read more...
Reaching The Summit Of The United States’ Most Visited Peak
At 14,110 feet, Pikes Peak is one of Colorado’s “fourteeners,” mountain peaks reaching 14,000 feet or higher. Although not the highest, Pikes Peak is the country’s most visited mountain, with more than a half million people reaching the summit each year. While hiking is how many people choose to brag about their reaching the top…Read more...
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