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Florence by Bike: Rentals and bike tour options

Florence Italy bike rental
Ready to ride around Florence's Piazza Santa Croce. Photo: Ibontxo

Oct 24 By Marc Justin in Florence— Unless you’re that guy I see once in a while on his unicycle circling the Duomo, chances are you ride a bike. And since you’re reading this, chances are you have some remote interest in visiting Florence. So why not combine the two? Join a bike tour before it joins » Read more

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Bikes, City Transportation, Florence, Italy, transportation

Paris: Cheap bike rentals, when Velib’ won’t do

Paris: Cheap bike rentals, when Velib’ won’t do

May 10 By Bryan Pirolli in Paris— (Updated June 28, 2011 to reflect new Velib’ policies) Tourists coming to Paris look with desire at Vélib‘, the city’s public bike-share program. Until recently, when tourists asked me how to rent one, I was forced to dash hopes. For, until recently, you couldn’t hop on a bike unless you » Read more

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Bikes, City Transportation, France, Outdoors, Paris, Sports, transportation

Dublin: Hop on the city’s bike-share program for €2

Dublin: Hop on the city’s bike-share program for €2

Mar 11 By Jessica Colley— In 2009, the streetscape in Dublin changed for good. Almost overnight, the bicycle lanes were filled with splashes of bright blue – the Dublin Bikes (or simply “db”) bike-share program had launched. A development like this in a city as small as Dublin caused quite a stir. Suddenly, you could be almost » Read more

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Bikes, City Transportation, Dublin, Ireland, Practical Info, transportation