Independent Travel Planning

I’ll be doing a temporary stream-of-consciousness paragraph with photos each day as I travel Oregon. Upon return I can flesh them out, but for those [...]

Great breakfast at Pacific Grind coffee shop in Lincoln City. Whales in Depoe Bay. Secluded 101 alternate over Rocky Creek Bridge. Flying Dutchman win [...]

Hammering early in the day. Breakfast at the Green Salmon. Getting a rhythm on the bike. Cape Perpetua is the Big Sur of Oregon. Let’s ride the olde [...]

Early start for a long day. Delicious breakfast of Marionberry pancakes and wild boar sausage at Reedsport. Photos and lumber trucks on HWY 38. The 50 [...]

[...] Next week, I’ll be embarking on a bike trip that my good friend Anthony and I have been planning for quite some time. For me, it’s an [...]

[...] on numbers and long on description. Here’s a chance to get a more stats-based look at our bike trip for those of you who are numerically inclined. 24,835: elevation gained (feet) 6,500: [...]

When I first looked to plan a spring trip to the East Coast, I was focused on getting Mrs. ITP and myself to Washington, D.C. during that small windo [...]

After having covered lots of Midtown Manhattan on our first day in New York, we focused most of our efforts on Lower Manhattan for the beginning of o [...]

Originally posted on Best Bike Rentals & Routes: Eurovelo.org is a great resource for anyone considering a bicycle trip in Europe. With 14 inter-E [...]

[...] to get out of the comfy sleeping conditions (little roadside motels become a luxury on bike trips), but we managed to stumble over to the lobby for… [...]

Next week, I’ll be embarking on a bike trip that my good friend Anthony and I have been planning for quite some time. For me, it’s an opportunity [...]

[...] train travel, given my ability to accrue points and miles for free airline flights, the bicycle tourist in me is ecstatic! It… [...]

[...] on Best Bike Rentals & Routes: Eurovelo.org is a great resource for anyone considering a bicycle trip in Europe. With 14 inter-European routes to choose from and a stated goal of 70,000 kilometers [...]