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Expat living the dream on two wheels
Coffee before beer bicycles always
Coffee before beer bicycles always
It’s one of those nights where I’m going through old pictures! Sarah & Iggy Cooper Lake
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It’s one of those nights where I’m going through old pictures! Sarah & Iggy Cooper Lake
Riding home tonight we passed a police checkpoint for light we were not stopped!
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Riding home tonight we passed a police checkpoint for light we were not stopped!
The Trappist abbey in Westmalle (officially called Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Jezus) was founded 6 June 1794
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The Trappist abbey in Westmalle (officially called Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Jezus) was founded 6 June 1794
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🇫🇷 Marc Madiot praises 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogacar at the Vélo d’Or gala but picks 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert as his favourite
"My chouchou is Wout, Wout van Aert. For me, he is the ultimate rider.”
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📸 Cor Vos
"My chouchou is Wout, Wout van Aert. For me, he is the ultimate rider.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/marc...
📸 Cor Vos
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🇫🇷 Marc Madiot praises 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogacar at the Vélo d’Or gala but picks 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert as his favourite
"My chouchou is Wout, Wout van Aert. For me, he is the ultimate rider.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/marc...
📸 Cor Vos
"My chouchou is Wout, Wout van Aert. For me, he is the ultimate rider.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/marc...
📸 Cor Vos
Iggy jumped into the cargo bike ready for the Wednesday market adventure , and of course he made a beeline for his favourite stop: the fishmonger. One tail wag later and he’d scored a treats.
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Iggy jumped into the cargo bike ready for the Wednesday market adventure , and of course he made a beeline for his favourite stop: the fishmonger. One tail wag later and he’d scored a treats.
Returned home from the road trip with many bottles of Barolo wine and one white truffle from the Alba White Truffle Fair, Trying to act like this is all totally ordinary! Dinner tonight is white truffle pizza, white sauce, guanciale, caramelized onion, and mushrooms.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Returned home from the road trip with many bottles of Barolo wine and one white truffle from the Alba White Truffle Fair, Trying to act like this is all totally ordinary! Dinner tonight is white truffle pizza, white sauce, guanciale, caramelized onion, and mushrooms.
White truffle pizza tonight on the BBQ with white sauce, guanciale, caramelized onion, and mushrooms.
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
White truffle pizza tonight on the BBQ with white sauce, guanciale, caramelized onion, and mushrooms.
Road trip day 🤷🏻♂️
“Slow escape from Belgium” 🇧🇪
Making our way home sloooowly because we refuse to leave Belgium.
Currently brewing morning coffee in the Snow Peak percolator like:
“If we don’t drive, we don’t technically leave.”
Camper van logic = flawless. ☕🚐
“Slow escape from Belgium” 🇧🇪
Making our way home sloooowly because we refuse to leave Belgium.
Currently brewing morning coffee in the Snow Peak percolator like:
“If we don’t drive, we don’t technically leave.”
Camper van logic = flawless. ☕🚐
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Road trip day 🤷🏻♂️
“Slow escape from Belgium” 🇧🇪
Making our way home sloooowly because we refuse to leave Belgium.
Currently brewing morning coffee in the Snow Peak percolator like:
“If we don’t drive, we don’t technically leave.”
Camper van logic = flawless. ☕🚐
“Slow escape from Belgium” 🇧🇪
Making our way home sloooowly because we refuse to leave Belgium.
Currently brewing morning coffee in the Snow Peak percolator like:
“If we don’t drive, we don’t technically leave.”
Camper van logic = flawless. ☕🚐
This morning I uncovered the fresh Belgian butter at breakfast and I swear a tiny choir of angels started singing.
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This morning I uncovered the fresh Belgian butter at breakfast and I swear a tiny choir of angels started singing.
During the Battle of the Bulge, Wibrin was occupied by German forces, as part of their Ardennes offensive. On 14 January 1945, Wibrin was the scene of fierce fighting of 2nd Armored Division (United States) attacked the village. As part of that assault ran into German defenses
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
During the Battle of the Bulge, Wibrin was occupied by German forces, as part of their Ardennes offensive. On 14 January 1945, Wibrin was the scene of fierce fighting of 2nd Armored Division (United States) attacked the village. As part of that assault ran into German defenses
On the N910 road between Celles and Foy-Notre-Dame lies the most iconic World War II site, This spot marks the westernmost point of the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge.
Here, a German Panther tank from the 2. Panzer-Division was destroyed during the fighting around 24–25 December 1944.
Here, a German Panther tank from the 2. Panzer-Division was destroyed during the fighting around 24–25 December 1944.
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On the N910 road between Celles and Foy-Notre-Dame lies the most iconic World War II site, This spot marks the westernmost point of the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge.
Here, a German Panther tank from the 2. Panzer-Division was destroyed during the fighting around 24–25 December 1944.
Here, a German Panther tank from the 2. Panzer-Division was destroyed during the fighting around 24–25 December 1944.
Celles, Belgium — one of the country’s most picturesque villages with a surprisingly dramatic past. Celles combines a thousand years of religious and rural history,
medieval Romanesque heritage, scenic Ardennes landscapes and a pivotal moment in WWII.
It’s small, but historically very rich.
medieval Romanesque heritage, scenic Ardennes landscapes and a pivotal moment in WWII.
It’s small, but historically very rich.
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Celles, Belgium — one of the country’s most picturesque villages with a surprisingly dramatic past. Celles combines a thousand years of religious and rural history,
medieval Romanesque heritage, scenic Ardennes landscapes and a pivotal moment in WWII.
It’s small, but historically very rich.
medieval Romanesque heritage, scenic Ardennes landscapes and a pivotal moment in WWII.
It’s small, but historically very rich.
Dijon France,
Les Halles (Dijon’s central food market)
Les Halles (Dijon’s central food market)
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dijon France,
Les Halles (Dijon’s central food market)
Les Halles (Dijon’s central food market)
Road trip day 10
Dijon France
Hôtel Wilson breakfast room,
Notre-Dame de Dijon is one of the finest Gothic churches in Burgundy, built in the 13th century and famous for
its unique row of gargoyles,
Dijon France
Hôtel Wilson breakfast room,
Notre-Dame de Dijon is one of the finest Gothic churches in Burgundy, built in the 13th century and famous for
its unique row of gargoyles,
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Road trip day 10
Dijon France
Hôtel Wilson breakfast room,
Notre-Dame de Dijon is one of the finest Gothic churches in Burgundy, built in the 13th century and famous for
its unique row of gargoyles,
Dijon France
Hôtel Wilson breakfast room,
Notre-Dame de Dijon is one of the finest Gothic churches in Burgundy, built in the 13th century and famous for
its unique row of gargoyles,
Road trip day 8
Dijon France
Classic French dinner!
Pinot Noir wine, Escargots, cassoulet + potatoes + sausage + sauerkraut + Comté cheese, and for dessert Cheese
Dijon France
Classic French dinner!
Pinot Noir wine, Escargots, cassoulet + potatoes + sausage + sauerkraut + Comté cheese, and for dessert Cheese
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Road trip day 8
Dijon France
Classic French dinner!
Pinot Noir wine, Escargots, cassoulet + potatoes + sausage + sauerkraut + Comté cheese, and for dessert Cheese
Dijon France
Classic French dinner!
Pinot Noir wine, Escargots, cassoulet + potatoes + sausage + sauerkraut + Comté cheese, and for dessert Cheese
Just rolled out of Barolo with the van packed like a mobile wine cellar🍷📦 and the suspension is filing a formal complaint,
Heading toward Monviso, a.k.a. The Stone King, who I’m pretty sure is judging me from 3,800 meters up
Heading toward Monviso, a.k.a. The Stone King, who I’m pretty sure is judging me from 3,800 meters up
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just rolled out of Barolo with the van packed like a mobile wine cellar🍷📦 and the suspension is filing a formal complaint,
Heading toward Monviso, a.k.a. The Stone King, who I’m pretty sure is judging me from 3,800 meters up
Heading toward Monviso, a.k.a. The Stone King, who I’m pretty sure is judging me from 3,800 meters up
Road trip day 7
Barolo Italy,
Barolo is small, quiet, humble—and yet it produces one of the world’s most powerful wines. It’s a place where time slows down, meals last forever, and every hill seems to whisper: Relax. Have another glass.
Barolo Italy,
Barolo is small, quiet, humble—and yet it produces one of the world’s most powerful wines. It’s a place where time slows down, meals last forever, and every hill seems to whisper: Relax. Have another glass.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Road trip day 7
Barolo Italy,
Barolo is small, quiet, humble—and yet it produces one of the world’s most powerful wines. It’s a place where time slows down, meals last forever, and every hill seems to whisper: Relax. Have another glass.
Barolo Italy,
Barolo is small, quiet, humble—and yet it produces one of the world’s most powerful wines. It’s a place where time slows down, meals last forever, and every hill seems to whisper: Relax. Have another glass.
Hey Bluesky
Michelangelo’s David is not meant to be sexual.
✅ What the sculpture is meant to express
• Heroism — David before facing Goliath
• Courage and focus
• Human strength and potential
• The idealized human body in Renaissance art
The nudity isn’t about seduction or eroticism
Michelangelo’s David is not meant to be sexual.
✅ What the sculpture is meant to express
• Heroism — David before facing Goliath
• Courage and focus
• Human strength and potential
• The idealized human body in Renaissance art
The nudity isn’t about seduction or eroticism
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hey Bluesky
Michelangelo’s David is not meant to be sexual.
✅ What the sculpture is meant to express
• Heroism — David before facing Goliath
• Courage and focus
• Human strength and potential
• The idealized human body in Renaissance art
The nudity isn’t about seduction or eroticism
Michelangelo’s David is not meant to be sexual.
✅ What the sculpture is meant to express
• Heroism — David before facing Goliath
• Courage and focus
• Human strength and potential
• The idealized human body in Renaissance art
The nudity isn’t about seduction or eroticism
Road trip day 6
Florence Italy
Random photos,
bicycle related!
Florence Italy
Random photos,
bicycle related!
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Road trip day 6
Florence Italy
Random photos,
bicycle related!
Florence Italy
Random photos,
bicycle related!
Road trip day 6
Florence Italy
Locked eyes with David today! turns out he’s still not wearing pants!
Florence Italy
Locked eyes with David today! turns out he’s still not wearing pants!
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Road trip day 6
Florence Italy
Locked eyes with David today! turns out he’s still not wearing pants!
Florence Italy
Locked eyes with David today! turns out he’s still not wearing pants!
Road trip day 5
Florence Italy
Drinking Negroni in the Napoleon room with Iggy!
Florence Italy
Drinking Negroni in the Napoleon room with Iggy!
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Road trip day 5
Florence Italy
Drinking Negroni in the Napoleon room with Iggy!
Florence Italy
Drinking Negroni in the Napoleon room with Iggy!
Road trip day 5
Doors of Florence Italy,
so beautiful that they would be the Gates of Paradise.”
1 Basilica of Santa Croce
2 Chiesa di Santa Trinita
3 Santa Maria Novella
4 Chiesa di San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini
Doors of Florence Italy,
so beautiful that they would be the Gates of Paradise.”
1 Basilica of Santa Croce
2 Chiesa di Santa Trinita
3 Santa Maria Novella
4 Chiesa di San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Road trip day 5
Doors of Florence Italy,
so beautiful that they would be the Gates of Paradise.”
1 Basilica of Santa Croce
2 Chiesa di Santa Trinita
3 Santa Maria Novella
4 Chiesa di San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini
Doors of Florence Italy,
so beautiful that they would be the Gates of Paradise.”
1 Basilica of Santa Croce
2 Chiesa di Santa Trinita
3 Santa Maria Novella
4 Chiesa di San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini
Road trip day 4
Florence Italy 🫣
Wine windows, Food and!!?
Florence Italy 🫣
Wine windows, Food and!!?
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Road trip day 4
Florence Italy 🫣
Wine windows, Food and!!?
Florence Italy 🫣
Wine windows, Food and!!?
Road trip day 4
Morning view from Neive and the the Alba White Truffle Market,
Morning view from Neive and the the Alba White Truffle Market,
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Road trip day 4
Morning view from Neive and the the Alba White Truffle Market,
Morning view from Neive and the the Alba White Truffle Market,
Neive Italy, clock tower Torre Comunale dell’Orologio, dates to 1224
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Neive Italy, clock tower Torre Comunale dell’Orologio, dates to 1224