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Podcast #28 Duncan Marks, Traveling The World & Making Wine
/0 Comments/in Podcasts, Travelogue /by allanWow! Listen to this Podcast with Duncan—a 26-year-old winemaker who is traveling the world making wine, doing good, and following his dream. Seriously. After riding through Scandinavia and Eastern Europe I found myself between Greek Islands and exploring Greek history and Athens I happened to wander into a wine bar and found a kindred spirit—Duncan […]
Dinner At Vincents In Riga, Latvia Exceeds Expectations
/0 Comments/in Europe, Latvia, Travelogue /by allanTrouble In Copenhagen and On The Road In Sweden
/0 Comments/in Europe, Sweden, Travelogue /by allanDenmark and Copenhagen truly captured my spirit, curiosity and especially my palate—the food is so good. Yet this morning we had to bid farewell to Copenhagen and Denmark. Though we had quite the drama leaving Copenhagen. Like most cities the parking can be difficult, expensive, and questionable secure. Neither of the hotels we stayed out […]
Copenhagen & Christiana
/0 Comments/in Denmark, Europe, Travelogue /by allanI arrived in Copenhagen slightly sweaty and eyes wide open to understand and explore this Scandinavian city that has become a culinary capital beyond belief. Summer is tourist season. As such, many of the higher-end restaurants decide to take off—holiday on some of the local islands or elsewhere in Europe. To take advantage of this […]
The Hot Ride to Copenhagen
/0 Comments/in Denmark, Europe, lost, Travelogue /by allanEverything Is Old Our bikes were nestled in a small courtyard below our room at the Hotel Dagmar, built in 1582 and the oldest hotel in Denmark. I make a point to cover my bike with the amazing compact and lightweight Aerostich bike cover. It blinds the temptation of wandering eyes, though we weren’t worried […]
To The Oldest Town in Denmark
/0 Comments/in Denmark, Europe, Travelogue /by allanMore riding through pastoral farms as we headed southwest into Jutland, a small peninsula where we hoped to delve into Denmark’s medieval past. More grazing land and long fields and bogs of peat added to the aromatic wonderland swirling inside my helmet—pungent. Motorcycle riders get it, the full sensual experience of being open. To all […]
Hello Denmark! Hello Europe!
/0 Comments/in Denmark, Europe, Travelogue /by allanNearly two days passed before I spotted land. The European continent. Scandinavia. The group of about 15 bikers slowly congregated on the vehicle deck. Tie downs were tossed away and everyone started donning riding gear. It took me some time. My bike sits quite high. The BMW Dakar was never meant to have a center […]