Once more over the Alps
If yesterday was an appetizer, then today would certainly be the main course. Plus dessert, I’d say. The focus was on crossing the …
Bike trip continued: first taste of the Alps
After spending days endlessly going up and down the rolling hills across Germany and slogging through miserable conditions, today would mark a new phase …
Journey across Germany: surfing edition
That’s right, today not only was I riding my bike, but I was also surfing the storm fronts. While the weather was quite …
The bike trip day 4
Where am I going? What am I doing? Who am I? These are some questions whose answers evaporated out of my brain yesterday as …
Day 3 of NL to SLO
Looking back, I realize I must have made a comical sight, spending the whole morning pounding my aching legs into submission in battle against …
A cyclist’s favorite topic
Today I learned I’m waterproof, my bags are waterproof, my bike computer is waterproof, but my bike might not be. Oh my poor …
Bike tour Netherlands to Slovenia: begins!
The sun rises at 8 am this time of year, and I went out the door with it this morning. It was the start …
Finishing a Master's
A week ago I presented my master's thesis to my defense committee, marking the completion of the months-long project. So even though I'm not …
Metro Something Something
I came home to visit family in Houston after 2 years studying in the Netherlands, and trauma was the word that immediately came to …
Ride Report: BRM200 Mariawald
Originally started more than a hundred years ago in Paris, the brevet is a long distance non-competitive self-supported cycling event. And you can tell they mean it when the shortest version is 200 kilometers! …