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My experience of Franschhoek Uncorked 2010

Margot — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:30:19 +0000

I was compiling a list of events in the Western Cape and trying to decide which event I should attend and blog about. With so many great choices, the decision was a difficult one to make. However, after winning four free tickets to the Franschhoek Uncorked festival via a Facebook competition, the decision was made. ...

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At Large at the Tour de France 2010 – Part 4

Luke — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:08 +0000

Part 4: All Roads Lead to Paris Words and photos by Donald Powers Sunday, 18 July 2010. [Stage 14: Revel - Ax 3 Domaines, 184.5k.] At the race start in Revel, I had my first French coffee sitting at a table outside a brasserie, trying to make sense of a French newspaper. Prior to the ...

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At Large at the Tour de France 2010 – Part 3

Luke — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:00:28 +0000

Part 3: In the High Mountains Words and photos by Donald Powers Tuesday, 13 July 2010. [Stage 9: Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 204.5k.] The Col de la Madeleine is a beast of a mountain. We rode the 18.5k to the summit of this out-of-category climb from the small town of La Chambre. Every few hundred metres ...

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At Large at the Tour de France 2010 – Part 2

Luke — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:04 +0000

Part 2: The Hard Men Hit the Cobbles Words and images by Donald Powers The cobbles – a sector of pavé near Somain, northwest France. Tuesday, 6 July 2010. [Stage 3: Wanze - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 213k.] The ancient cobbles of these Belgian and northern French roads are far far harder to ride on ...

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At Large at the Tour de France 2010 – Part 1

Luke — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:34:10 +0000

It is my pleasure to digress from African travel to bring you a feature in four parts from our roving correspondent and Guest Blogger, Donald Powers, who has penned these fabulous words and taken the photos you will see in the series on the Tour de France 2010 starting below. Enjoy! Part 1: A Taste ...

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