Category: Research
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Does the saying ‘You are what you eat’ also apply when you travel?
Does the saying ‘You are what you eat’ also apply when you travel? If this is true, then it’s a worrying thought. Because, when you travel, you sometimes have to eat whatever is available, even if you wouldn’t normally touch it at home. Not that the food is necessarily bad, it’s just not what you’re…
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Paul de Vivie and his seven commandments for the wise cyclist
Catherine Pringle is hardly the first cyclist to develop a set of rules for cycle touring. She is simply following in a long tradition that stretches back to Paul de Vivie, the Frenchman who first coined the term cyclotouriste. De Vivie (1853-1930), the founder in 1889 of the magazine Le Cycliste, was an early advocate…
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Quotes about travel, and about cycling
There are many inspiring quotes about travel, and about cycling. The two lists below are some of my favourites.
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Researching the route around France for Peloton of Two
One of the early pleasures of the research phase for Peloton of Two was creating an interesting route for the characters in the novel to take on their journey around France.