The Grape Escape: Cycling in Portugal’s Wine Region Part II
As with most long-distance bicycle trips in foreign countries, the logistics of an independent trip can be daunting. The Minho is not heavily frequented by foreign tourists, so there is little infrastructure. Don’t expect to hear much English. Accommodations range from campgrounds (many overpriced and even more crowded) to individual rooms in regular private homes [...]
The Grape Escape: Cycling in Portugal’s Wine Region
Surprisingly, Portugal is the world’s seventh-largest wine-making nation. An estimated 15 percent of the population lives by making or selling wine, and in the Alto Minho region—the cool, damp, hilly grape-growing countryside along the northern border with Spain—the proportion may be half. Okay, so it’s not the Napa Valley or the Loire, but that’s the [...]
Cycling around the Mulaccas
Destination visited: Indonesia
Activities included: Birdwatching, Mountain Biking, Scuba Diving
Early November ‘96 I went to Indonesia. Destination: Ambon Manise! I had been to Asia
and Indonesia a few times before, but never with my own transportation; My good old mountain bike!
