It used to be that we would only ride if the weather were at least 55 degrees. We’re also skiers, so when we thought about it, if we go out to ski in the cold, why not go out to…
Where to Buy Tandem Stuff
We LOVE all things tandem! Anyone who visits us knows it. A few years ago, our daughter thought we had too much and took pictures of all the tandem things – over 50! – around the house and posted them…
She’s Not Pedaling!
We’ve all heard it – “She’s not pedaling!” I actually like to hear that. At least people see us on the road. I usually say something like, “You mean I need to pedal too?!!!” or “SHHH! He didn’t know!” But…
Getting the most out of your Garmin GPS
This is for those of you that use Garmin Edge devices on your bikes. If you’ve used your device for a while and are anything like me, you probably have a love/hate relationship with your device. When it’s working properly,…
Setting your name on the Garmin boot screen
So, we all make mistakes. Hopefully we learn from them. Sometimes it’s really great when someone else makes a mistake and you can learn from their missteps, without having to mess up yourself. In this newsletter, I hope to…
15 Things You Need to Do Before Traveling Abroad
As we prepare for a scouting trip in The Netherlands and for our Loire Valley trip, we thought it might be useful to share a few thoughts on things to look into before you travel abroad. A lot of these…
Rental Car Insurance Outside the US
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.…
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…