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40 km in 000 countries
speaker, author, journalist, videographer.
I've been telling stories since 2016.I cycled around the world in 4 years: 40,000 km in 40 countries on 3 continents.
Graduated in engineering and law, musician, I was also an HR director in Canada and Malaysia.
Taiwanese Jerry Chiu had a very specific list in mind for his dream bike. He founded a bike company to fulfill his wish.
Where should statues be moved when the legacy of a historical figure is controversial? Taiwan found part of the answer in the form of a strange park.
The best café in Lévis now offers gourmet bike tours to four favorite producers in the region. I took the tour with owner Ann-Rika Martin.
Nicosia is, a bit like Berlin in the past, cut in two by a long wall that crosses the entire Mediterranean island. While the Cypriot government claims all of the territory, the northeastern third of the country has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus since 1974.
Forget the southern United States, the Canary Islands and Mallorca: the new trend is to start the cycling season in Cyprus!
Impossible to miss the vast Gatineau Park which, on the map of the Outaouais, expands like smoke from a campfire. By combining it with the cycle paths of la Route verte, I was drawn to its many trails, lakes, and stretches of forest that seemed to invite me personally.
The Eastern Townships offer all the options for cycling enthusiasts, from Sunday rides to tough challenges popular with amateur cyclists. I explore some of this great potential by riding on bike paths, gravel roads and even some pump track curves!
“We specialize in gravel bikes, bikepacking and tailor-made,” the co-owner of Loose Cycles tells me. It was enough for me to spend more than two hours in this small shop in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.
FINALLY ! I am moved and proud to present to you Histoires à dormir dehors 2!
In September 2018, Scotsman Dean Nicholson left home with the aim of cycling the planet. I recently met him while he was cycling in the snow near Bled, Slovenia.
Best European destination 2022, historic city center reserved for cyclists and pedestrians, 300 km of cycle paths and more under construction... Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, is motivated and motivating.
After trying all possible tricks, I found that the most effective was also the easiest.
Autumn is upon us and with it are multiplying the opportunities for colorful getaways along quiet country roads. I offered myself, from the south or north, three loops in the Laurentians.
Cycling lessons for Moroccans and school children, guided tours for tourists in the old town of Marrakech, free repair workshops… Pikala is more than a cycling company, it is a tool for social development.
Tobias Gessler was not a mountain biker when he arrived in Albania eight years ago. Today, he annually guides around a hundred mountain bikers through the high peaks of the country.
"I was told that my bike was used and came from Germany, but I didn't ask too many questions..."
In Tirana, the capital of Albania where motors are objects of desire, riding a bicycle has newly become cool.
In a dense network of cycle paths, I visit an old fort, drink a festive cider, ride a lime-green hippopotamus and play the piano by the water's edge. Welcome to Montérégie!
“I gave your name to try out the new double diamond trails in Mont-Tremblant,” my editor-in-chief simply wrote to me. I admit it, I got a little scared when I learned that there would be these jumps, gaps and other outcrops of rock...
Back home after a four-year world tour, I'm going back to my mountain biking roots. As soon as I arrive in the parking lot, I realize that the sport has changed: no more dudes, mountain biking is now a girl's sport.
The island of Montreal has nearly 1000 km of bike paths. Through large parks, over a few bridges and along the river and canals, I walked fifty.
Certainly one of your most frequently asked questions! No, I don't carry tons of dehydrated food with me. I tend to eat the same thing as the inhabitants of the countries I cross… but there are still some things to remember!
I camp under one of the most beautiful skies in the world, I wash myself in a river and I learn the history of our border with the Americans, all embellished with the pleasant salty and fir scents of this superb region.
The tour of Quebec continues with a perfect route for the family, this time in Mauricie, a captivating region too often overlooked and located between the two largest cities in the province.
Some 70 km along the Richelieu and the St. Lawrence River, interspersed with conversations and photos!
Visit of the largest outdoor market in Europe, that of Porta Palazzo in Turin, Italy.
Without a plan and without an itinerary, I find myself at the best possible time to take a picture of the mountain.
Rivers of plastic in South Korea, mountains of bottled water in the Argentinian pampas and long strips of toilet paper littering my way all over the world. We take sadly bad care of our beautiful planet.
After two of my four saddlebags unhooked and glided over a gravel road in Bolivia, I wondered if it wouldn't have been better to go with a trailer. After a long reflection, I weigh here the pros and cons of the two systems.
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