Category Archives: Cycling

Stories about me and my bike, or something in that general area

May14

A Dublin street faire, and some glorious tacos!

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Sunday, 21-Sept-2025


One of the many nice little things we got from the adventure to Scotland? Restaurant recommendations for Dublin! Mexican restaurant recommendations!

Really, just one. And I’ll be honest – definitely wasn’t on my bingo card for things we’d pick up in Glasgow.


But let me tell you, this was a solid recommendation. The Sunday we got back, we didn’t have plans… so I took the bike for a bit of an adventure, and tried the spot out. And if anyone in Dublin happens to be looking for good Mexican food, I can now heartily recommend El Grito, up on the North Side.

Ohh, there was a street faire too. That was cool.


Apr30

A breather in Bulgaria – Cape Kaliakra and the Black Sea

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Wednesday, 03-Sept-2025, through Saturday, 06-Sept-2025

Up the coast we drove, from the Southern part of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast up toward the Northern side.

We were heading toward a spot on the Northern shore for another few days, getting to visit with Andrea’s family for a bit. The goals were basically the same, though – relax, enjoy, and take a good breather from the chaos of Dublin city life.

Along the way we got to see Cape Kaliakra, an ancient fortress on a small peninsula jutting into the sea, above sheer cliffs with crashing waves… absolutely beautiful, and a really cool opportunity for the English-speaker to see a bit more of Bulgaria’s history.

But overall? We relaxed by the pool, ate amazing food, and just… were.

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Apr12

Ben’s wee day out

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Wednesday, 13-August-2025



It was a hot August day, and I was going to get some adventure in whether the Universe wanted me to or not.

The plan had originally been to hike Ben Bulben – rent a car, traipse out to the West Coast of Ireland, and leverage the long summer days to get me all the sunlight that I’d need to summit, then return home.

Unfortunately, that plan got waylaid – My car rental app thing required a re-registration, and had cancelled itself on me. I submitted it, of course, but it’d be a 7-day+ waiting period to get it approved… and in the mean time, no cars for Ben.

Instead, I packed a lunch, some water and some coffee, and hopped on the bike to explore Phoenix Park. It wasn’t ideal, to be sure, since I couldn’t listen to music while cycling, and I couldn’t watch the Midlands flash by as I made my way to the West, but… you know what?

Sometimes, we iterate.

Sometimes, we do the best we can, regardless of what happens.

And sometimes, we get to photograph semi-domesticated deer populations in a massive in-city walled park.