PIETRO FRANCESE
LIFE ON THE BICYCLE
A life on the bicycle, pushing on the pedals and clocking up kilometres. Pietro Franzese he tells us about his choice, which is not only ecological and healthy, but also smacks of dreams and great undertakings.
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WHAT WAS THE MOST EXCITING BICYCLE TRIP YOU HAVE TAKEN?
Every bike trip has its own particular story and it's difficult to choose! But when I think back to the trip I took in August 2018 from my home to Paris, it was perhaps one of the most exciting experiences of my life.
I visited beautiful cities: Lucerne, Stein Am Rhein, Basel, Colmar, Strasbourg, Koblenz, Metz, Reims,…
And I cycled along unique routes: rute du Vins, Rhine cycle path, Moselle cycle path, rute du champagne,…
And while I am writing about these places I see them as if printed in my eyes. Because the beauty of traveling by bicycle is that it doesn't just allow you to visit places, but to travel around them.
The exciting thing about this trip was precisely this: traveling through beautiful places on my trusty bicycle.
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND YOURSELF IN A COMPLICATED SITUATION THAT MADE YOU DOUBT ABOUT CONTINUING TRAVELING BY BIKE OR OTHERWISE PUT YOU TO A HARD TEST?
I find it difficult to find a complicated or difficult situation in my bicycle travel experience. One nice thing I've noticed when talking to other bike travelers is that we find it difficult to remember unpleasant episodes of the trip. Living on the streets we are used to accepting everything that happens to us as it comes.
If I really had to choose one, perhaps I would say when I risked breaking my chain in the middle of nowhere in Morocco! I broke one of the links of the chain, the sun had already set and I still had 20km to go in the middle of nowhere and uphill to get to Chefchaouen, the famous blue city in the High Atlas.
In short, it wasn't exactly a pleasant situation, but in the end I managed to reach my goal! This has changed my way of organizing the trip, always checking my means of transport carefully before leaving for an adventure on the road
WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE ECOLOGICAL BESIDES RIDING BY BICYCLE?
I also like cycling because of the smaller impact on the environment. It's a small gesture that if everyone who could did it, our cities would surely come out changed for the better!
I follow this philosophy when I try to live a more ecological life, that is, I do small things that we could all do, such as: saving water when I shower or wash, not turning on the lights if it is not essential, eating seasonal fruit and vegetables, buying unpackaged food when possible, using apps like "TooGoodToGo" to buy recycled food.
A small effort from everyone would be enough and I am convinced that with these small gestures the world can truly become a better place!
Easy Travel Hosting thanks Pietro so much for showing us his life on a bicycle.
If you want to find out more about his project, you can follow him on his website by clicking here. And on social media too!
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