Ride the Med

Start point: Florence, Italy End point: Siena, Italy Miles: 41 Key words: Tuscany, landscapes, slow food, best seat, cock-a-doodle-doo, yogurt Today we had our sights set on Siena, the medieval yin to Florence’s renaissance yang. The route we chose promised…
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Start point: Florence, Italy End point: Florence, Italy Miles: 0 Key words: camping, Firenze, duomo, chai, Uffizi, sunset We awoke in our tent at Camping Michaelangelo enthused for a day off in Florence. When I say “tent” I must be honest, it…
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Start point: Pisa, Italy End point: Florence, Italy Miles: 49 Key words: picturesque, floating, Energade, risotto, David, camping From a cycling perspective, Pisa is an idyllic city. Easy to cycle into, easy to cycle out of, embraced by open stretches…
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Start Point: Pisa, Italy End Point: Pisa, Italy Miles: 0 Key words: tower, vertigo, selfie sticks, lardo, Rainerius, candles We woke up early and had a hearty omelet breakfast (not your traditional Italian breakfast but our hostel catered to internationals) before…
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Start point: La Spezia, Italy End point: Pisa, Italy Miles: 44 Key words: sick puppies, after breakfast nap, routine, rough seas, gift, leaning tower My eyes fluttered open and I instantly knew my illess from the day prior was still…
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