Riding a bicycle around France during July sounds like an idyllic way to spend a few weeks during the summer. Visiting different regions of the country while on a leisurely ride through vineyards and sunflower fields seems like a fun pastime in which all French gentlemen should aspire to participate at least once during their lifetime. To top off the two-wheeled vacation, there would be a small prize for the first man to return to Paris. .... This was the illinformed impression of the Tour de France that the author had gained while studying French at high school on the other side of the...
Riding a bicycle around France during July sounds like an idyllic way to spend a few weeks during the summer. Visiting different regions of the countr...
As a keen sports fan who has lived on several continents, the author thought he had pretty much seen it all from camel races in Saudi Arabia, to ice hockey in Stockholm and Montreal, to the Tour de France, to NFL football in Miami in Dan Marino's heyday. But it wasn't until he began to follow the University of Nebraska's football team that he realized he was witness to a phenomenon unlike anything he had ever seen. Intrigued by the strong bonds interwoven between Nebraskans as individuals, and between them and their team, he set out to follow the Huskers' 2015 football season and explore the...
As a keen sports fan who has lived on several continents, the author thought he had pretty much seen it all from camel races in Saudi Arabia, to ice h...