Lifestyle
Safety Equipment for Bikers
Many safety equipment can be improvised from other commonly carried objects in hiking or ski packs. Carrying these multi-use items can reduce pack weight and prepare you for many situations. […]
Miscellaneous
Mountain biking trail grades
Trail grades are split between those for cross-country singletrack trails and those for extreme trails and forest roads. This is to highlight that: forest roads can be of variable difficulty and are not part of a progression on to green and blue […]
Travel
Ready for a Thrill?
Not so long ago, a not-so-small, Oregon based sports company came up with a memorable marketing slogan: “Just do it”. That its sales since 1995 have almost doubled to $9.5 billion a year would seem to indicate, that a lot […]
Travel
Time for Bubbly
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations fast approaching, the season for sparkling wine is here. In Catalunya, bubbly means cava. But, what is cava, and what makes it different from its look-alike, champagne? Cava is a Catalan word meaning […]
Travel
The Vineyard Route
LOOK, it’s really best if you find a non-drinker to take you there. Somebody who can appreciate the countryside, the history, the technique rather than the product, because a visit to the Alt Penedès, and specifically Sant Sadurní -the world […]