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Electric bikes are a common sight over here, and today I confirmed a hunch of mine when I passed two of them. (On a downhill stretch.) They...

Our host is a strong and experienced cyclist, but sometimes ... a bit scattered. And so it was that our day got off to an awkward start beca...

Arrivederci , Baveno—we're on our way to Burgdorf (Switzerland). The logistics were ... complicated. Four vehicles, one dog, 26 people...

The best laid plans ... We were to have lunch in Domodossola , and return by train. We set off in two groups, passing through the now-fa...

While most of the people in our group are from the US, six are European. One of those had researched an interesting region nearby and invite...

The plan for today was a special excursion to Milano , where we would take a city tour that included admission to view a very famous work of...

The other side of Lago di Maggiore was alluring, so we decided to cross from Piedmont to Lombardy. Some folks boarded a boat next to the ho...