Journal Comments - Grampies Search for the Meaning of Life Spring 2022 - CycleBlaze

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From Grampies Search for the Meaning of Life Spring 2022 by Steve Miller/Grampies

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Tricia Graham commented on a photo in Day 0: From Home to Frankfurt

Thank you Joni what a wonderful cartoon I love it and if we do go on our next adventure this is how it will be

2 years ago
Rich Frasier commented on Finding Places to Stay

If you want English language and Euro currency, my best trick is to tell the app that you live in Ireland.

2 years ago
Joel Macht commented on Finding Places to Stay

Sorry to hear about Fleurie :( I will pass on the sad news to Xavier who will also be sad.

Wonderful, life-affirming musings on this round of the blog. I look forward to reading more. And writing more - I will let you know when our western-Cuban adventure is written, edited, and published!

2 years ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on Finding Places to Stay

Another possibility is to look at the towns' own websites. They sometimes have tourism on their menus and frequently the hotels listed aren't in booing.com. The drawback is that they don't usually refund if you cancel.

2 years ago
Jacquie Gaudet commented on Finding Places to Stay

Here's a different thought. For our upcoming tour, I have booked all our accommodation. Each was cancellable with no penalty, but those free cancellation deadlines have already started. There are advantages and disadvantages to this: one advantage is that I have edited the gpx tracks I created for each day to start and end at our booked accommodation. The disadvantage is that we won't be able to change things on the fly so easily. But then, riding in the rain isn't quite so bad when you know you have a warm dry place waiting for you.

We may do it differently for the next trip but it's a challenge to go slow when I'm trying to make up for all those years when I couldn't travel.

2 years ago
Keith Classen replied to a comment by Andrea Brown on Finding Places to Stay

Andrea - good tip on using Google maps search for hotels … I just had a look and will be trying that approach if we ever get on the road again.

2 years ago
Andrea Brown commented on Finding Places to Stay

I'm so sorry to hear about Fleurie.

We mostly use Agoda for booking. They have a rewards/discount program where they put a percentage credit toward future bookings. When you use the "Hotels" search on Google Maps, any hotels that use booking websites appear on the map with a price, clicking on one of those will give you a list of booking sites on the left side of the screen and their varying prices (You probably already know this). Any hotel that doesn't use booking sites will show up as a tiny blue dot, and you can click on those to find phone numbers or websites for further information. It's a fast way to shop for the best price amongst Booking, Hotels, Agoda, etc. And you're right, sometimes calling the hotel directly will give you a lower price.

2 years ago
Rachael Anderson commented on The Route

Looks like a great route!

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Kathleen Classen on Goldilocks Chooses a Tablet

Yes, Dodie came to that conclusion as well. We got a "Starry Night" case for the new one, and it really looks beautiful at least.

2 years ago
Kathleen Classen commented on Goldilocks Chooses a Tablet

My advice? Take them both!

2 years ago
Rich Frasier commented on The Route

Nice route! This covers some ground that's been of interest to us for quite a while. We'll be following carefully! I hope you have a great trip!

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Suzanne Gibson on The Route

Research is good....but make sure you leave some for us to sample together.

2 years ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on The Route

Los geht's und gute Fahrt! Haha, that will probably get a few laughs.

I feel honored that you mentioned Janos and me as a reason for riding through Munich. We'll try not to disappoint. Already researching the best Torten for the meaning of life.

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Janet Anspach-Rickey on The Route

Yes, just think - at least 90 more pages of cycling goodness!

2 years ago
Janet Anspach-Rickey commented on The Route

Steve and Dodi! The route looks so amazing. Following along and we have a bunch of rides in our future too! In August we plan to ride up into Canada! First we have to finish our remodel that is still going on! It'll be great to have you two to follow. Janet and Steve in Poulsbo, WA

2 years ago