18 May Biking the beach
Driving to the coast of Sardinia, you are bound to hit miles of beach coastline. It is often deserted and rocky. The sand is creamy white and feels smooth and warm. We began at Capo Comino...
Author: Melanie Chambers
17 May living in Sardinia
I really lucked out: I am renting a room in the main city of the island of Sardinia called Cagliari. The apartment is a dream; owners Giovanni and Manualla are so relaxed, which is the icing...
15 May The boys of Transardinia
I arrived on day two of the seven day Transardinia. In my experience, even though you only spend a short amount of time with your bike group, you get to know them quite well. Or,...
13 May Transardinia DONE!
Ok, I am officially the first woman, and Canadian, to bike both on the west and east coast of Sardinia. I AM A TRANSARDINIAN! I was here four years ago on a seven day trip. Here...
06 May Italy and Croatia
Off to Italy on Sunday; yes, what a whirlwind. I just returned home (from Italy!) with two kids and my buddy. Now, less than a week later, back to Rome, then Sardinia for a monumental...
11 Apr Camping Norway style
Unable to keep up with a 62-year-old, I love Norwegians' energy. This is my idea of the perfect trip and a man named Bjornar. Norway Camping ...
11 Apr Connecting in Dominican Republic
At 36, I was feeling disconnected and lonely. Working alone in my home office didn't help so to feel like part of a community, I decided to volunteer at a women's shelter once a week. On one particular winter afternoon, I arrive to find only one woman waiting for me.
02 Apr Tasty Ontario Road Trip
Smack in the middle of some of Ontario’s most glorious farmland, these four towns celebrate local food. Restaurant menus showcase seasonal offerings while summertime farmers’ markets and festivals are packed with food seminars, workshops and samples.30 Mar Hornby Island B.C. Biking Haven
B.C.'s unique mountain biking haven
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HORNBY ISLAND, B.C.— Special to The Globe and Mail
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Island time is well known to residents of Hornby Island, B.C. It means slowing down long enough to enjoy the eagles, the ocean and the enormous cedars. It's also time well spent ripping it up on the mountain-bike trails. Loops and swerves are strung together in a convoluted network. Bikers meet at intersections, deciding on new paths. Hornby Island makes for some of Canada's sweetest mountain-biking, mixed in with countless other ways to while away the time.
30 Mar Swiss Ride
Ski down Switzerland’s mountains? Sure. Hike up them? Of course. But…bike them? Madness, right? Not if you ride along the incline-friendly Lake Geneva (Lac Leman to the French). Cycling is the best way to see...