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  • Part 4 – Doesburg to Deventer

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    Day 2 of Biking:  Destination – Deventer, Netherlands.  Today’s Mileage: 35.7 Miles Today we had a choice between two routes -one was 28 miles and the other was listed as 37.  In general, we’re the type that wants the most… Read More ›

  • The Tour Begins!

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    Day 1:  Destination – Wijk Bij Duursted by ship. The De Nassau We were told that our ship would be  available for check-in between 1-4 on Saturday afternoon.  We checked out of the hotel as late as possible and asked… Read More ›

  • Utrecht, Netherlands

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    A day in Utrecht – We had an extra day after arriving to explore Utrecht.  The historic district happened to be more or less directly behind the mall where the hotel was located.  We were awake early and after a… Read More ›

  • Netherlands Bike & Barge 2025

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    All because of an airfare sale…. There we were -minding our own business with no travel plans until later this Fall- when the fateful Email arrived.  “DELTA FLASH SALE!”  Delta + sale for me is like a sailor running to… Read More ›

  • Edinburgh – Part 2

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        “It is quite lovely – bits of it”  – Oscar Wilde          Most of the parts of Edinburgh that we saw were like stepping into the past.  They’ve done a good  job of preserving the… Read More ›

  • Edinburgh

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        “I thought we were done climbing hills!”  -Mike     Our train tickets were good for any train going to Edinburgh that day. I’d planned on the 10:39 train because it fit our logistics the best. Mike is… Read More ›

  • Stirling -Day 4

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        “Haven’t we already walked this way?” – Mike       On our last day in Stirling, we really just walked around town making sure we’d seen the most of the “points of interest”.  Not that there’s that… Read More ›

  • Stirling -Day 3

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      “You want me to drive how far today?”  -Mike         For our third day, I had planned a very ambitious driving tour, but after realizing how long it took for us to get to St. Andrews… Read More ›

  • Stirling Day 2 – Road Trip!

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            “Windy, rainy, and cold, but I’d play anyway…if I could afford it!”  -Mike        (The very famous Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews) When I realized we were going to have more free time in… Read More ›

  • Scotland Bound -First Stop: Stirling

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          “Stirling, like a huge brooch, clasps Highlands and Lowlands together.” -Alexander Smith.         Not wanting to take that long train ride back to London before we started Part 2 of this d’aventure, I located… Read More ›