21 Jan Year of firsts: Explore Series for The Toronto Star
Posing naked. It's not such a big deal--depending on where you do it! Part of a series for The Toronto Star about a handful of things I thought I should try - for the first...
…connecting cyclists to local trails,
food and adventures.
It never occurred to me to leave my bike at home on my first overseas trip. Twenty years later, nothing has changed. Whether at home, or in a foreign country, riding makes me feel closer to people and places.
I created this site as a hub for all things cycling; it’s a celebration of bike culture. Where to travel next, how to travel, where to get advice, see some cool practical bike fashion, what to eat. I’ll share what I know; and I invite you to do the same.
Over the next few months keep checking in as I’ll be adding some new menu items.
See you on the trails. Melanie
02 Oct Theatre in Newfoundland: CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
Discovering my Newfoundland roots through small town theatre on The Rock. Discovery-Place_Jun15 - LR Theatre of The Rock In Newfoundland, the play’s the thing to help replace the cod once king By Melanie Chambers AMID PROPS THAT ARE quintessential 1960s...
13 Sep Day 27: David Marshak’s artistic Toronto
When I began thinking about The July Project, writing about a new thing in Toronto every day of July, I tried to consider all the Torontonians I know and what unique perspective they could give...
11 Sep Toronto Star: Mountain biking puts life on track
http://www.thestar.com/life/2015/09/10/mountain-bike-racing-puts-life-on-track.html...
11 Sep Toronto Star: Why I started mountain bike racing at 42
This is the first in a series for The Toronto Star about first time experiences. Why I started mountain bike racing at age 42 Melanie Chambers was never an athlete in school, but cycling was always a...
23 Aug Bikes, Antonio, Espana!
I first discovered Spain almost 20 years ago on my first trip to Europe. Starting in Amsterdam, I biked my way south escaping the colder weather. When I arrived in Spain, I felt an instant...
12 Aug Day 26: Pedestrian Kensington–not pedestrian
Every last Sunday of the month in Kensington Market cars are forbidden. Astrologers, food stalls and reiki healers spill out onto the streets. I found Lucas and his brother at the bottom of Augusta Street...
05 Aug Day 25: Toronto Pub crawlllll
P and I created an epic, and ambitious Toronto pub crawl list: Bovine Sex Club, Velvet Underground, The Rex, Rivoli, Horseshoe, Cameron House, Dakota, and a few others that I can’t recall…. Ahem...
29 Jul Day 24: Salons and Ramen noodles
Last summer I had a Filipino transgender cut my hair for $2. Wasn't the best haircut I've ever had, but it certainly wasn't the worst, by a long shot. And, just hanging out for the afternoon with her/him and...
28 Jul Day 23: Artspin marries art and Toronto bike community
I would never consider sitting on the banks of the Don River in Toronto--let alone under a bridge. Crumbling concrete beams coated in graffiti, a shopping car or two: it just doesn't feel, well, safe or cozy. Right...