A Meet Up in Venice and Off We Go!
Roadboy prepares for a spin in Italy.
For over three decades my home has been Phoenix AZ and every summer we Phoenicians lament about how hot it is and how we wish we were somewhere else (usually San Diego).
Then the summer of 2023 came and we just tried to survive our record breaking stupid hot summer.
Luckily, I was able to bookend the summer with cycling trips to cool places. In June I cycled Canada's Vancouver Island. Now I finish summer with a cycle trip to Italy's Dolomites (the necklace of mountains seen from Venice).
The Valley's of the Dolomites (Photo VBT)
My trip will begin with American's nonstop service from Phoenix to London.
I love this flight.
It is arguably, AA's only international flight that consistently avoids AA's various delay machines (sometimes referred to as DFW, JFK, CLT, ORD, MIA and PHL).
AA's management model is to develop hubs in places that induce delays to their whole system / network of flights. Coincidentally, as I compose this a friend just texted me his Kansas City flight this evening is hopelessly delayed (thanks to a connection in DFW).
The PHX to LHR 777 allows you to just get on, spread out, have a nice dinner, watch a couple of movies and wake up in Great Britain.
Sweet.
The London routing offers me a few days to layover, tame jetlag, see a couple of west end shows and (this trip) take in the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery.
Then I'll fly BA from LHR to Venice (was only $85). I'll have three days to explore Venice before the bike trip begins. Venice is my go to place to shop for eyeglass frames 👓. And, this trip will also include a foodie tour with Francesca 🍽️ !
From Venice we have 6 days of cycling packaged by Vermont Bike Tours (VBT). VBT provides shuttles, guides, bikes, hotels and a bunch of meals. It makes the cycling so enjoyable! No worries, just enjoy the rides, the views and the food. We will conclude in Verona.
So watch this space! Roadboy is on the loose again.
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