Europe is super cheap right now because of how low the Euro is. If you can
find cheap tickets it's an amazing time to go.
We went this summer after the COVID pandemic put an end to our touring
plans for a couple of years. It was definitely worth
it: https://blog.piaw.net/2022/07/tour-of-alps-2
I think the 3 R's capture my sentiment nicely. We've done a number of
credit card tours in Europe, which have been uniformly fantastic.
Bikepacking routes like the Oregon Outback are super appealing, but also a
little intimidating, and would also exclude my wife, who humors my biking
fantasies but
Jay,
I've definitely been in your place - the 3 R's: the same roads, routes or
routines. Day in, day out. One might suggest a way to get out of the
doldrums is to engage in 'voluntary hardship.' Perhaps a cycle-touring
trip to a place/locale you have never been. One such route that is kinda
I blame the "pandemic" lockdown a couple of years ago for much of this
disinterest, not just in cycling, but in much of anything at all. We've
moved beyond that now, but there is still a lingering hesitance to do
anything much. I rode a reasonable number of miles last year, but during
2022 the
