Prague’s charm is undeniable — a city of spires, red rooftops, and cobblestone alleys where history hangs thick in the air. But if you only…
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Cycling the Beskids: A Ride Through Memory and Borderland Wilderness
Last week, I returned to the far northeastern reaches of Czechia—Silesia, the smallest of the country’s three historical regions (Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia). Tucked in…
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Cycling Prague, stop at the Dancing House
Prague is a captivating destination that beautifully weaves together its rich architectural heritage with a complex political history. Exploring Prague by a road bike may…
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A ride to the 1620 site “Battle of White Mountain” in Prague
White Mountain, Bílá Hora in Czech, near Prague, is hardly a mountain at 381 m above sea level, yet it still holds echoes of that…
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Vltava River north of Prague: Ride EuroVelo 7
Vltava River flows south to north, through Prague and merges with Labe aka Elbe River. On the northern outskirts of Prague, where I ride often…
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Time for Tuscany!
Discover the epic roads of the wine-growing region of Chianti. Taste the gravel roads of L’Eroica. Climb the magic hill towns of Central Italy. Welcome…
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Ride up to Mělník
It’s a short detour from EuroVelo 7, but a rewarding not to be missed climb to the heart of the small town of Mělník, high…
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CYCLING LABE RIVER
Cycling Labe south of Roudnice nad Labem
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BIKEPACKING TO MOUNT ŘÍP
A fine bicycle day trip out of Prague or when cycling in north-central Bohemia is to visit Mount Říp, a 459 m solitary hill rising…
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Bikepacking Bohemia
It was too much of a hassle in these uncertain, daily-changing restrictions of international travel, to bring my Salsa road-n-gravel carbon bike, so I flew…
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