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GINO BARTALI - THE EMBLEM OF THE HERO [NFT ARTWORK]

12 Feb 2022 1 minute read 3 comments Hob

Gino Bartali, great champion never forgotten, winner of three Giro d'Italia and two Tour de France. His value, however, transcends the sporting merit. In the last post dedicated to him we recalled how he saved Italy from civil war. Today's story take...

Bike riding between Rijswijk and Kralingen

6 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Ahhh.... looking back at my long list of photos that I wanted to post about, there are now many fond memories of my time in Europe. Actually, quite a few... seeing as I have quite a long backlog of things and places that I have visited that I re...

A Waterfall Trapped inside Dark Heartless Rocks

19 Dec 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr

This is the first time when I arrive near a waterfall, I won’t dare to approach it while sea the massive rocks hugged it so closely. Visadar falls in Paresar-Gilan, Iran. The large and powerful fall collapses in a deep and scary valley, between hu...

Soft & Pleasant Pillow of Autumn Leaves

16 Dec 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Melina Mehr

 On that day of fall, when my life was getting harder and harder, I just wanted to feel autumn with all my being. The route we chose this weekend (Friday) was to have a trip to see a famous waterfall called Visadar in the city of “Pareh Sar” in the...

My First Electric Bike

12 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments By sea and land

My First Electric Bike I had wanted to buy a electric bike for quite some time. But, finding one that suited my needs was not easy. They use to be very expensive but, they are much cheaper now.  My criteria was: 1. Small enough to fit in my car boot...

The Dirtiest Cycling Trip | A Rainy Day & Muddy Clothing!

11 Oct 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Melina Mehr

Autumn rains have started already and sometimes it rains for a week in a row nonstop. Even though I love the rain so much and it always has been a dream of me to reside in a rainy city, sometimes these long rains make you crazy, especially if going...

Have You Ever Ridden an Excavator Bucket?

4 Oct 2021 1 minute read 15 comments Melina Mehr

What travel brings us is not only the unknown, and sometimes unique experiences await us. Experiences that may not seem very significant at first and that we don’t think of them as a wish or even a reasonable desire, experiences that we never imagine...

Track stand, standstill or "surplace" - what it is and its origins

3 Sep 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Hob

  When I hear the word of French origin "Sur Place" immediately comes to mind the cycling of the 70s. Let's talk about Track Stand, the technique that allows you to remain stationary in balance on the bike waiting for the best time to attack and surp...

ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON ME?

4 Aug 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Hob

1934 ~ Giro d'Italia, there was tension between Guerra and Camusso. A bad wind was blowing between the two cyclists in the photo of cover. That Giro was dominated by the Locomotiva Umana Learco Guerra, at the first victory in his career in the race,...

HEROIC CYCLING AND CIGARETTE - Some curiosities

26 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Hob

Between the two world wars, the cigarette emerged from World War I as a central element of material culture in the United States and other European belligerent countries, where cigarette consumption came to exceed 4.6 billion per year-about 100 cigar...