Getting to Pienza was much better than the town, but the town was incredible so you can only imagine how the trip was. I was on one lane country roads all the way down and seeing amazing views every corner. I stopped in at a monastery way in the country for my sunday prayers and had an amazing experience in the hills of Tuscany!

01.12.08 Siena, Italy Yesterday I woke up in my Florence hostel with a lot of difficulty.The night before I was wondering about in the not so tourist sections of Florence and stumbled across the most amazing couple.We both happened to walk through the same little passage way to a wonderful hidden garden that led to a pretty phenomenal non touristy view. Sarah and Romey stood in the garden with me just chatting.Both from Tallahassee they were visiting Flore...

It rained yesterday and is raining today so I am just hanging out in Siena...so not a day to get on the bike. Starting out cold and rainy is not the way to go. Having some time to just sit is good I guess, but I am missing home today. The next two months of my journey look to be the most exciting with breath taking coastline and crazy places like Serbia and Croatia. I am excited and I hope I have some visitors. Adrian and Kathryn have already made plans an...

Well I was supposed to meet some people here today but it is raining and there is not way I am going to make it. I met this amazing couple in Florence, Sarah and Romey! More to come about our fabulous evening!

01.10.08 Florence, Italy Where to begin!I have had this blog entry swirling around my head for the past couple of days and just have not had the desire to get it out until now.Since I left Nimes, I have had some of the most amazing rides and seen some of the most amazing places. The French Riviera was just amazing and the riding on the cliffs following the coast was spectacular.After leaving Nice I headed to Monaco and then finally crossed the boarder into...