I Traveled Through France With Only What I Could Carry on My Bike, and I Loved Every Mile

Up until this trip, my husband and I had mostly traveled to major cities around Europe. We'd go to museums, concerts, cafes — all the usual metropolitan sights. Biking through small villages in France gave us a completely different look into the local culture. Getting to see how people live — their homes, their businesses, their churches — is something we would have never experienced if we were traveling any way other than by bike.