Cycling in Attractive Alma, Quebec: Unexpectedly Nice
Reading Time: 7 minutes We cycled two days in and around Alma, Quebec. A pleasant surprise awaited us in some beautiful #bike infrastructure #ottbike #biketwitter
Cycling in Canada
Using a bike during the #Transitchallenge2020
Reading Time: 6 minutes O what a gorgeous day it was on Wednesday. Clear skies and a temperature of only -5C. The windchill made it feel more like -15C according to Robyn Bresnahan though. Should I go downtown by bus? I had to do some errands downtown and I was heavily leaning towards public transit. Bus 88 to Hurdman and then backtrack to downtown on Line 1 would do the trick within about 25 minutes. But when I saw the sun light flowing into the house, I realised that I really should cycle at least part of the way, because a real, let alone [Read more…]
Cycling in Haliburton, ON
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Haliburton Highlands are a special place in Ontario. It is a perfect destination for some cycling and sightseeing. W spent a day around Haliburton.
Cycling in Orillia in Simcoe County
Reading Time: 4 minutes On our second day in the Simcoe area Sara showed us Orillia, the ancient fish weirs, Italian food and another rail to trail.
Cycling in Simcoe County with Humdinger Bicycle Tours
Reading Time: 6 minutes New Hans blog: Last week we cycled in Simcoe County north of Toronto near Georgian Bay. Here are some photo impressions of our first day touring the countryside and taking in some sights (and food).
A Peterborough Cycling Tour
Reading Time: 8 minutes We stopped in Peterborough for a visit to its bike paths. Having cobbled together a 45 km tour we were pleased with the outcome.
Modest Montreal Bicycle Show sees high visitor numbers
Reading Time: 5 minutes For the first time in my life, I visited a bike show. Here is an impression of the Montreal Bicycle show with a 90 second clip at the end of the blog
Bike Storage Coming to a Train Near You – ViaRail Enters 21 Century
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s passenger VIA trains might be older than your granddad. VIA is stepping into the 21ct Century though and ordered new train cars, to be built by Siemens in California. They will meet a long standing demand to add bike storage to the trains.
Cycling to Ramsey Lake in Sudbury
Reading Time: 7 minutes Hans and Karen visit Sudbury, Canada and bike to Ramsey Lake and Laurentian U and back.
Cycling in Urban Sudbury, ON
Reading Time: 8 minutes Sudbury is a city in the near north of Ontario. The distance from Ottawa is around 500 km, similar to the distance Amsterdam – Paris. It is well known for its mining activities. We once spent one night there. Initially the plan was to stay at the campsite at that time, but once we figured out the campsite was sandwiched between two highways, and the prevailing sound was one of truckers’ air brakes, we decided to go to a motel instead. There was another campground north of Sudbury, but we never found it. This was before smart phones and before [Read more…]