Last week, during a particularly sunny and warm morning, I laced up my sneakers and headed out on a long training run. I was still feeling the joy of completing…
In my native language of Latvian, the words ‘Vecās Pēdās’ literally translate into ‘old footprints’, and they elegantly describe our recent trip to Prague. Alvi and I first visited Prague…
I am not sure if I should even disclose this, but my little family harbours a secret. I have tried to keep this secret, but in the past two years…
So, there we are, on an extreme downhill forest trail, struggling to hold our bikes from crashing down the mountain, when after taking several steps, I feel explosive, mind-numbing, searing…
As you can see by the title of this blog, this story is about my biking adventure through the German, Austrian, Swiss and French Alps. Before I get started,…
One of my favourite places in the world to go mountain biking are the trails in the Dolomite mountains, on the north shore of Lago di Garda. Since we were…
After viewing the above video, I was reminded of a recent bike ride up the mountain in my back yard. It was a nice Sunday morning and my…
PASSO DELLO STELVIO The Stelvio Pass: 24.3 km long, 48 serpentine turns, an average grade of 8% The most difficult of the three Passes in the Italian Alps – coveted…
One night in Siena…twice… Siena is a very beautiful, fortified, hilltop town in the middle of Tuscany. Like other Tuscan hill towns, Siena was first settled in the time of…