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		<title>Protect your lungs when you ride a bike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a simple way to protect yourself (besides wearing a mask, which could help you too) from the worst effects of automobile exhaust. And you should take this seriously. ]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2012/01/protect-your-lungs-when-you-ride-a-bike/</link>
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		<title>Bike routes and black olives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The modern road, SS7, zig-zags through switchbacks as it winds up into the mountains. Each time around, I notice the route coincides with the remains of an older, grass-covered road bed. This is the true Appian Way.

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		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2012/01/bike-routes-and-black-olives/</link>
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		<title>Non e&#8217; Difficile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you wake up early in the morning to throw yourself at an unknown pile of experiences, when the shoulder is gone from the road and you don’t know which of the passing trucks is going to kill you, when every spin of your bicycle wheels pulls you closer to the Unknown, that’s when every leaf and flower takes on a new and special meaning. This is when you know you’re on a real adventure. 

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		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2012/01/chapter-3-non-e-difficile/</link>
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		<title>Out of Rome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is how the via Appia goes for most of the trip. If you want to keep your tour simple and easy, you can just follow the modern State Road SS7 all the way to Brindisi. But I always intended to have more than just a simple tour.]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/12/482/</link>
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		<title>A long walk up the Appian Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just found out a little non-profit group in Rome is planning their own human-powered via Appia tour. They&#8217;re going to walk (not bike) the Appian way from Brindisi back to Rome. I won&#8217;t be able to make it on this journey, but maybe you can? Here&#8217;s the link for anyone interested: http://www.romaefrancigena.eu/A_Long_walk_2012.html]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/10/a-long-walk-up-the-appian-way/</link>
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		<title>Reading and writing about bike travel in Spanish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to read Bicycle Freedom in Spanish, click here. If you want to know why, read on. This isn&#8217;t strictly about biking, but it goes along with the theme of pushing your limits.  When I first went to Italy, I only spoke a limited version of Italian. But I quickly learned by creating situations where I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/09/reading-and-writing-about-bike-travel-in-spanish/</link>
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		<title>A very old reminder of what we can do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the real Roman road. Huge hexagons of basalt rattle underneath my wheels. This choppy road tapers off into the Alban hills along the horizon. These are the same stones that ancient Romans crossed—I keep getting stuck in the ruts left by their chariot wheels. 

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		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/08/chapter-1-a-very-old-reminder-of-what-we-can-do/</link>
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		<title>Potholed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first thing I saw was the pavement. It seemed to be 90 degrees away from where it belonged, and very close to my ear. A car was rolling towards me, and it looked too high up. I could see the concrete underneath both wheels. Then I staggered up, noticing that my arms and legs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/08/potholed/</link>
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		<title>Tutto Nascosto: Introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a reward for trips like this, something you know intuitively before you begin. A journey like this is going to change you—it must—there are too many lonely miles for it not to happen. When you venture along the jugular vein of ancient Rome you’re going to encounter a lot of ghosts, that’s a given, but more than that you’re going to find the secrets that are tutto nascosto, hidden away in your own heart.]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/08/tutto-nascosto-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Is this bike accessory really necessary?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I appreciate the enterprising spirit of the people who invented the &#8220;bike basket for men,&#8221; but I wonder how many men will pay 150 Euros for a crate that clips on the back of a bike. I don&#8217;t want to break any copyright laws by posting photos without permission, but you can see pictures of  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bicyclefreedom.com/2011/08/is-this-bike-accessory-really-necessary/</link>
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