Explore the world with Dian Thomas! Dian loves the adventure travel brings to her life. She has traveled to over 50 countries and visited all 50 states in the United States of America. She cherishes the relationships she has made along the way as she has explored unique cultures across the world. Her travels have lead her China down to the Antarctic Peninsula south of South America.
ON MARCH 12, 2019 BY REDPATHATEASEIN NEW ZEALAND We woke to share our last breakfast with our gracious Affordable Travel Club hosts, Gerry and Maria. They were kind enough to allow us to share their home for three nights and to share some stories of their [...]
ON MARCH 11, 2019 BY REDPATHATEASEIN NEW ZEALAND We were up early had breakfast, and went on our way to the start of today’s adventures. We headed back toward Rotorua and beyond what’s known as Hell’s Gate. We came for the mud and sulfur baths that [...]
ON MARCH 10, 2019 BY REDPATHATEASEIN NEW ZEALAND What an amazing, awesome inspiring month this has been in the “Land of the Long White Cloud”. We have traveled from the far end of the south island, including a jaunt over to the “third island”, Stewart Island, [...]
ON MARCH 10, 2019 BY REDPATHATEASEIN NEW ZEALAND Our hosts had breakfast for us, then we headed out for the day. The town of Tokoroa where we are staying is a bit further away from the center of activity than we had estimated. Took us a [...]
Today we left camp and headed for Versailles. It is outside of Paris, about 20 miles. It was mostly going up several steep hills which would have been very difficult for me on a regular bike. I got a running start at the hills and went [...]
France is divided in the middle by a river called the Loire. It is used to divide the country. People will say south of the Loire if they are talking about southern France or north of it if they are talking about the north. Along this [...]
One of the benefits of biking in the summer is the beautiful gardens and flowers you see along the way. The Chateau de Villandry has the most amazing gardens. It is said that these gardens could be the nicest in France. There were several different [...]
One of the main events at the Chateaus was hunting in the forest surrounding them. Hunting dogs were a key to successful adventures. Chateau de Chevery still has over 60 hunting dogs they feed daily. It is quite an experience to see the feeding of [...]
If one wants to experience the opulence and luxury of the past there is no place better to go than the Loire Valley. There are hundreds of Chateaus to see and visit. As one rides down the bike path in the valley at any corner, one [...]
One of the great joys of biking along the Loire Valley is the fun surprises you discover. My favorite has been the beautiful flowers. At the top of that list are the fields and fields of sunflowers. I saw a photo of sunflowers in a book [...]
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