Tag: sports
Philosophers and Life on the Run
The photo below may look like an ordinary view of a man and a woman jogging on a bike path in Paris, but there’s something extraordinary going on here. No matter their relationship, what’s most surprising is that they were together at all in these t-shirts.
Rocamadour Legends, a Cyclist’s View
Inveterate cyclist Walter J. Moore, 70, takes a biking trip in the departments of Dordogne and Lot in southwest France and stops along the dramatic cliffs of Rocamadour to explore history and legends.
Cycling Western Burgundy: Into the Woods, Along the Canals
Walter J. Moore cycles western Burgundy and encouters Celts, Romans, foresters, wood floater, barges and much more on his biking tour.
Cycling in the Southwest: The Gorges of the Tarn and the Jonte
Walter J. Moore sets out on an 18-day self-guided cycling tour along the Gorges of the Tarn and the Jonte in southwestern France.
What if Jack LaLanne’s parents had stayed in France?
The way Jack LaLanne talked about health and fitness on TV reminds me the way that some farmers and organic wine producers in France talk about their products. I wonder: if Jack LaLanne's parent had never emigrated from Oloron Sainte Marie in the Atlantic Pyrenees region of southwest France he might have become famous for producing organic goat cheese... and maybe lived longer.
Sea views from the Grand Hotel de Cabourg, Normandy
Normandy's Flowered coast has much to offer in terms of fine hotels and recommendable restaurants. But the fit traveler also needs some exercise, the occasion for some expansive sea views.
Cool Runnings: An Aquatic Tour of Provence
Ester Laushway takes to the waters of Provence: the rivers Sorgue, Durance and Verdon.
The Green Traveler: The Camargue, a View from the Saddle
Exit Provence's lavender charms and enter its cowboy country, horseback riding in the sparsely populated marshland called the Camargue. By Laurence Bry.
Va-nu-pieds: Running in Parc Montsouris with Christian Boltanski
Va-nu-pieds, the Barefoot Photographer, is a frequent visitor to the gardens and parks of Paris. Here in Parc Montsouris he captures a runner against the stillness (and murmur) of a bench.