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I spent 4 months in India back in 1986-87 and I think I gained weight!
On that trip, it was the week in Burma (as it was then called) where the food was bad.
I use the fountains frequently but not out in the countryside unles they are marked potable.
Al and many of his riding buddies got sick in the Pyrenees. At first they thought it was water from a fountain but later they heard it was probably the combination of manure on the roads, rain, and the combination splattering onto their bottles (light road bikes with no fenders). Apparently that’s common. He now uses bottles with covered tops for touring *and* fenders.
I think the sign says the road is closed to cars and is reserved for bicycles only 9-noon. I’ve heard of this and once found a website listing such closures but they were all in the summer.
3 weeks agoIt's pretty straight forward. If it says it's drinkable, I trust it. Otherwise not.
3 weeks agoThank you. We are definitely experiencing a new culture from the eyes of someone who grew up in very small towns.
I visited India and discovered I hated curry to the degree I would rather not eat at all. I lost weight that trip. A friend asked me why I would
Visit a country where I didn’t like the food. I grew up in tiny Delta, CO. When the Chinese food restaurant went in there, that was exotic! Even today, I don’t think Indian food is available in Grand Junction, the largest town on the western slope.
I am oh
So aware that body parts wear
Out! Hopefully mine will last a good while.
They are working so far. I’d like to keep them going!
3 weeks agoThat would be enough to make me skip all dourains. What is your current policy? We saw a few in Spain, in France they have been everywhere.
3 weeks agoThe current thought is that Jacinto will ride Stelvio. As I was riding up the 2.5 miles of steep stuff the other day, I thought to myself That I made it! Hurray! But 48 switchbacks worth? I’m just not cut of that cloth.
3 weeks agoExactly! I want these knees to last, so I try to be a little smart.
3 weeks agoWe can't even remember what 60 year "old" knees feel like. Must be great!
3 weeks agoBelieve the sign, not those guys. Our trip back to Madrid the year we lost our passports was bad enough when I arrived desperately sick from what I think must have been giardia from an unmarked dounrain.
3 weeks agoBelieve the sign, not those guys. Our trip back to Madrid the year we lost our passports was bad enough when I arrived desperately sick from what I think must have been giardia from an unmarked dounrain.
3 weeks agoI'm so proud of and happy for the both of you, nd of course just a bit envious because we planned to drop down this way if we hadn't felt we needed to come home about 7 months early.
Also though, I want to applaud you on this journal. Many interesting observations, some great photography from both of you. It's a joy to read, and even if you fry as you fly down the Po Valley to Venice, you two look like you're having the time of your lives.
Those veggies look fried?! When we were in Rome I ordered a tuna salad fully expecting a tuna filet on top of greens. What I got was a can of tuna that was opened and placed on top of greens with lots of olives. Weird!
3 weeks ago