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A Father, A Teenager, and Five Days Cycling Through Catalonia
As read in Australian Geographic
What happens when you take a cycling-averse 15-year-old on a five-day bike trip through one of Europe's most spectacular regions? According to writer Daniel Scott, something rather wonderful.
In a recent feature for
Australian Geographic, Daniel chronicles his
Catalonia by Bike journey with his daughter Freya - navigating medieval villages, sun-scorched countryside, coastal paths along the Costa Brava, and the occasional bout of teenage indifference.
From the castle-museum Salvador Dali built for his wife, to dipping into the Mediterranean at Llafranc, to a sunset ride alongside the river Fluvia, it's a beautifully honest account of what a cycling holiday in Catalonia actually feels like - the heat, the history, the food, and the slow magic of doing something active together.
As the sun sets, suffusing the riverside in an orange-mauve glow… this becomes my abiding memory of the trip: man and teenager pedalling in perfect harmony in the diminishing light of dusk.
If you've been wondering whether
Catalonia by Bike is the right trip for you - or whether it works for mixed-ability groups and families - this is essential reading.
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Read the full article in Australian Geographic now
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