tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42539527151117224372012-05-30T07:22:15.631+10:00Grooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.comBlogger606125blogspot/ofwqhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253952715111722437.post-28252234033052334672012-05-23T07:17:00.002+10:002012-05-24T18:40:34.156+10:00Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, it did. Everyone who visits Cinque Terre always mentions the walks high up along the cliffs and the beautiful villages and the train but no one ever...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Maybe we looked at the map, closed our eyes, pointed at some place along the Liége - Bastogne - Liége course and went? Or we tossed a coin and it...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It's one of the races I knew existed on the Spring Classics calendar but had you asked me, where in Holland it took place, I would have passed....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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There was this short half hour drive...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Of course we could have chosen a different destination for our trial run and left the Elbsandsteingebirge (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) till September...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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How is Belgian beer and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6nz7neVfLAdxouBnPp5ctWmRCIY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6nz7neVfLAdxouBnPp5ctWmRCIY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6nz7neVfLAdxouBnPp5ctWmRCIY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6nz7neVfLAdxouBnPp5ctWmRCIY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ofwq/~4/_LKyWWiAYDE" height="1" width="1"/>Grooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.com8http://competitivecycling.blogspot.com/2012/03/piling-on-kilos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253952715111722437.post-20629712156676953262012-03-18T05:45:00.001+10:002012-03-18T06:20:53.981+10:00Motorhome shopping is hard work. My parents were of immense help lending us their car, doing our laundry and bearing with us patiently while we were in and out of the house and causing quite a bit of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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But not as sore as my nose. The dry, cold air is biting my sinuses. The landscape here is wintery bleak. Even from the warmth of the car, the pale grey sky with the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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