When our daughter, Julia, went to Outward Bound, Costa Rica as a teenager, she was told that there are three kinds of fun. Type 1 Fun is fun when you do it and when you look back on it.…
Using the RideWithGPS Smartphone App
RideWithGPS has a great smartphone app that provides a lot of usefulness, even if you already use a dedicated cycling GPS. To start with, the screen on a smartphone is much larger and easier to read. When having to do…
How to set up a new Base Map on your Garmin
You probably bought your Garmin with a set of US maps on it. This is the “base map” that your route will show on. If you are traveling outside the US and want to know where you are are, you…
Adventures In Limoncello
On our first tour, Adventures In Tandem went to Tuscany, Italy. It was a great trip! We drank a lot of wine. We also drank a lot of limoncello. If you are not familiar with limoncello, it’s basically a sweet…
Trip Cancellation Insurance – Part II Insurance products, things to look for.
“Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get anything back.” ― Al Bundy, a fictional character and the essential protagonist of the U.S. television series Married…with Children Al Bundy never rode a tandem. Hi, it’s Caren. When I…
Trip Cancellation Insurance – Part I You may already have insurance and not even know it!
We hate to think about it, but it is a fact of life that sometimes you will have to cancel a much anticipated trip. Did you know that some credit cards provide trip cancellation, trip interruption/delay or lost and delayed…
Our Adventure in France
Have you ever heard of The Moth? The Moth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of storytelling. Moth shows have a theme and storytellers get up and tell true stories without notes to a live audience. The Moth…
When is the best time to book your flight?
Hi, it’s Caren. I’m the world’s biggest planner. In the past when we have traveled, we booked our flights really early – even as soon as the airfares become available, which can be nearly a year before we travel. I…
Tuscany – A bucket list trip that exceeded our high expectations!
Marie & Steve
This was the best! We can’t wait to travel with Adventures In Tandem again!
Debbie and I traveled with Adventures in Tandem to Tuscany for a week this fall. The lodging that Mike and Caren selected was fabulous and very well thought out for a cycling vacation. The routes created by Adventures in Tandem…