Dijon Deja Vu: I was in Dijon several years ago on another Blue Marble bike trip. As I was riding into Dijon yesterday, I was trying to remember what the city was like. Sadly, I've been on enough bike trips that they start to run together and I really couldn't remember much about Dijon So as I've been walking around the last two days, I keep having déja vu moments... oh, yeah, I've seen that before! Surprisingly enough, by chance, I even wound up in the same h...

Roughing it in France: Today's story actually started 3 weeks ago in Paris. Friend Nicolas introduced me to travel writer Ethan. Ethan is working on updating the Lonely Planet Cycling Guide to France. But he's running out of time to verify and update all the routes created 10 years ago. Would I be able to help? He could pay some of my expenses. What? You'll pay me to ride my bike? In France? How could I say no? Why would I say no? So, I signed up to ride the Bu...