I think the region has suffered greatly from the hand of man:

There are bound to be issues with it - the main one is that it only has a four speed gearbox which is non standard. Not sure if I want to try this out or flog it and buy a five speed...these are going...

Today begin my trek back west. One benefit is that the sun is now to my back rather than in my eyes in the morning. There are no vide0s or photos of today's ride. There was nothing worth wasting the...

Then along country lanes to Château de Bonnevaux, Château de Farcheville, Château de Valnay in Etampes, Château des Bordes and finally Château de la Madeleine in Chevreuse. Return to Paris on the N118...

In July 2012, a couple of years before fake news had become a thing, online media tripped over itself to syndicate a compelling Saharan survival story evoking the gripping 1965 desert drama, Flight of...