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Lee Orphan
Canada
Приєднався 8 лис 2013
I love exploring the world on my bike. I've been focused on Cuba for several years now and have cycled in every region of the surprisingly large and varied country.
I help the bicycle touring company Bicycle Breeze by leading biking vacations in Cuba. I enjoy bringing groups of positive and energetic people together who want to share in an active vacation with others. I am also keen to promote the donation of cycling equipment to youth cycling clubs in Cuba who are reliant on donations to keep training.
Contact me if you want to explore this beautiful and unique country - off the beaten track.
Upcoming Bike tours:
Fat Mary (Maria la Gorda) tour of Wester Cuba, Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2025 (15 days)
Colonial Cities and Beaches of Central Cuba, , Feb 17 - Mar 2, 2025 (15 days)
Gringo Viejo tour of Western Cuba, Mar 8 - 20, 2025 (13 days)
Feel free to leave me a comment, like or subscribe!
There is a link below to bike tours in Cuba with Bicycle Breeze if you want more information.
I help the bicycle touring company Bicycle Breeze by leading biking vacations in Cuba. I enjoy bringing groups of positive and energetic people together who want to share in an active vacation with others. I am also keen to promote the donation of cycling equipment to youth cycling clubs in Cuba who are reliant on donations to keep training.
Contact me if you want to explore this beautiful and unique country - off the beaten track.
Upcoming Bike tours:
Fat Mary (Maria la Gorda) tour of Wester Cuba, Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2025 (15 days)
Colonial Cities and Beaches of Central Cuba, , Feb 17 - Mar 2, 2025 (15 days)
Gringo Viejo tour of Western Cuba, Mar 8 - 20, 2025 (13 days)
Feel free to leave me a comment, like or subscribe!
There is a link below to bike tours in Cuba with Bicycle Breeze if you want more information.
Mallorca 2024 Cap de Formentor
A short video I made of our day cycling the iconic route to the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor, just outside Port de Pollenca, Spain. We rode this 45 km route with 1,000m climbing in April 2024.
Our rides in Cuba are much more relaxing than the exciting climbs and curves in Mallorca. We enjoy our Cuba winter rides as a relaxing yet active winter vacation. The base miles in Cuba set us up for great spring and summer cycling.
Our rides in Cuba are much more relaxing than the exciting climbs and curves in Mallorca. We enjoy our Cuba winter rides as a relaxing yet active winter vacation. The base miles in Cuba set us up for great spring and summer cycling.
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Відео
Cuba Bike Tours 2024 Highlight Reel
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Please consider liking and subscribing. I have a tonne of videos about cycling (Cuba, Mallorca, technology). I will be posting complete videos of our two Cuba Bike Tours of 2024 soon. We will be running three similar bike tours in Western Cuba in 2025. www.bicyclebreeze.net
Walk from Playa Esmeralda to La Molina & Aguada la Piedra
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This walk covered about 10 km from our Hotel Sol Rio de Luna y Mares (near Paradisus Rio Oro. There is about 1.5 km along the Guardalavaca - Holguin Highway but there is a broad gravel shoulder to walk on. After that, it's mostly a dirt path wide enough for a horse buggy. You can easily navigate the route with Google Maps, or better yet an offline mapping app like MapsMe. There are a lot of nic...
Bike Ride to Playa Bariay HD
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Beth and I had a nice ride from Guardalavaca to Playa Bariay the first landing site of Christopher Columbus at Cuba. It was nice to see the national monument for the landing.
Bike Ride to Playa Blanca HD
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Beth and I are continuing our acclimatization rides as we prepare to lead bike tours in Cuba this winter. Playa Blanca is a real Cuban beach with no all-inclusive resorts. There are about 10 small bars/restaurants at the beach where locals and tourists who know their way around Cuba go for an inexpensive beer and meal. Beer was 230 pesos or just under $1US at current exchange rates and was plen...
Cycling around Guardalavaca 2024 - First Ride
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Beth and I arrived in Guardalavaca area and once we got our bikes together we rode about 15 km out toward Banes, and then back past the strip of hotels along the beach. We are leading a few bike tours in early 2024 and this is our 3 week warm-up. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞...
Horse Ranch - Rancho Naranjo @ Playa Esmeralda, Guardalavaca
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Beth and I enjoyed visiting the horse ranch that is very close to the hotels Sol Rio de Lunes y Mares, and Paradisus both at Playa Esmeralda, a few kilometres from Guardalavaca Cuba. The owners have been in business since the summer of 2023 and are making constant improvements to the ranch. they are open from 8 am to 5 pm every day. You can book an excursion (horse ride or buggy ride) by callin...
Best Bike for Cycling in Cuba
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We have ridden many thousands of kilometres all over Cuba in the past 15 years. These are the two types we choose to ride. A hybrid bike is also a good choice. In general, unless you are just doing out-and-back rides from a hotel each day on a highway, I do not recommend a road racing bike as it will cause you to avoid the bumpy but interesting side roads where adventure is found. If you are do...
Bike Tour of Central Cuba's Colonial Cities - Cayo y Seis Ciudades 2023
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𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞.𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐞@𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞.𝐧𝐞𝐭 More about this specific tour: Cuba, with its rich culture, natural beauty, friendly people and quiet roads is the Promised Land for cyclists. This new tour to take you through a variety of scenic ...
Walking Around Varadero Town Cuba
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A 12 km walk from one end of the Town of Varadero to the other and back, checking out some of the best shops, restaurants, and bars along the way We explored so many fun places and chatted with some vendors. Check out our videos on Varadero, Cuba, Mallorca, etc. Like and subscribe if you feel the impulse. For the adventurous, join us on a bike tour of Cuba get in touch at lee@bicyclebreeze.net
Bike Ride to Cardenas from Varadero Cuba
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Beth and I took a nice quiet back road to Cardenas from our hotel in Varadero. It's about a 40 km round trip. There is lots to explore in Cardenas, especially along its main street. Here is some of the history of Cardenas courtesy of Wikipedia. The Cuban Flag was first raised over Cuba in this historic city of straight and narrow streets (the "Charleston of the Caribbean"), horse-drawn carriage...
Bike Tour of Western Cuba - "Maria la Gorda" aka Fat Mary 2023
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𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚, 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒖𝒃𝒂 𝑩𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒘𝒘.𝒃𝒊𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛𝒆.𝒏𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒆@𝒃𝒊𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛𝒆.𝒏𝒆𝒕 More about this tour: A bike tour from Matanzas to Havana and beyond, all the way to the western tip of Cuba at María la Gorda (the tour’s namesake) aka "Fat Mary" in English. Starting in Matanzas, we rode to Havana and did a walking tour,...
Cycling in Viñales Cuba
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Two days of our 15-day bike tour of Eastern Cuba were spent in and around Viñales. In this video, we cycle into Viñales and check into a BnB (casa particulares) about 2 blocks south of the main road. This street is almost all BnBs and they are very nice. The street is quiet. What an amazing place to visit! We also rode about 68 kilometres north to Cayo Jutías one of Cuba's prettiest white sand ...
Memories Jibacoa Review
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Beth and I stayed at Memories Jibacoa for a week in 2023 and also passed through for one night during one of our Cuba Bike Tours with Bicycle Breeze Tours. The hotel is on a quiet bay between Havana and Varadero. Here is a link to a map of the rooms and services: www.resortsmaps.com/map-MemoriesJibacoa.html The hotel is very popular and has a lot of Europeans compared to the big resort areas li...
Biking from Jibacoa to Matanzas with Friends
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Biking from Jibacoa to Matanzas with Friends
Horsey Hundred Bike Ride in Georgetown Kentucky 2023
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Horsey Hundred Bike Ride in Georgetown Kentucky 2023
Biking the Varadero Peninsula and Checking out the Attractions
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Biking the Varadero Peninsula and Checking out the Attractions
Biking from Jibacoa to Hershey Cuba (aka Camilo Cienfugos) 4K UHD
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Biking from Jibacoa to Hershey Cuba (aka Camilo Cienfugos) 4K UHD
Review of Starfish Cuatro Palmas Varadero
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Review of Starfish Cuatro Palmas Varadero
Biking with Ghislain from Varadero to Boca de Camarioca 4K UHD
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Biking with Ghislain from Varadero to Boca de Camarioca 4K UHD
Cuba Bike Ride to Playa Maya aka Coral Beach with Dirt Roads UHD 4K
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Cuba Bike Ride to Playa Maya aka Coral Beach with Dirt Roads UHD 4K
Havana Velodrome Bike Equipment Donations 4K UHD
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Havana Velodrome Bike Equipment Donations 4K UHD
Bike Ride with Beth to Boca de Camarioca from Varadero
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Bike Ride with Beth to Boca de Camarioca from Varadero
Arriving in Cuba to Begin Two Bike Tours
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Arriving in Cuba to Begin Two Bike Tours
Cuba Tourism 2022-23: What's New and Travel Tips
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Cuba Tourism 2022-23: What's New and Travel Tips
Two Cuba Bike Tours Winter 2022-23 - Bicycle Breeze Presentation
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Two Cuba Bike Tours Winter 2022-23 - Bicycle Breeze Presentation