Tag Archives: Cycling

Freedom

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Alexandra

I know we all love to complain about the lack of an European-style cycling infrastructure in Toronto but I have to say, it’s such a good cycling city. We seldom have to take the TTC from now until november as … Continue reading →

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Tour de Greenbelt

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Alexandra

Ontario’s Greenbelt is an area of protected greenspace and farmland, where some of the best agricultural land in Canada is located.To promote the Greenbelt, volunteers and sponsors put together a bicycle ride each year called the Tour de Greenbelt. I … Continue reading →

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Back from the market

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Alexandra

Coming back from the farmers’ market with paniers full of fruits & veggies. Notice the beautiful basil plant hanging from the basket…

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Cycling through the core of Toronto

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Alexandra

The Toronto Bicycling Network is a volunteer run cycling club that organizes hundreds of events throughout the year. Among their many activities are sociable, evening rides, in which people simply meet and a designated spot and head off for a … Continue reading →

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Bike season has begun!

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Alexandra

We went out for our first major ride of the season today. Actually, that’s not true. That was last week! But today I registered the ride, which was very diverse, taking us into the different kind of terrain. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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A sign of summer…

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Alexandra

With temperatures reaching 24 C today, we couldn’t help but enjoy the nice weather. I must warn my friends from other parts of the world: the inability to stay home when the weather is nice is a sure sign that … Continue reading →

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Bicycles as public transit

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Alexandra

I wrote about Bicing, Barcelona’s new bicycle-sharing program, a little while ago. It came into effect the day we left Barcelona, back in May, so we didn’t have a chance to use it when we lived there. We finally got … Continue reading →

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