Diana Ballon

Among the Poppies and Quiet Roads of the Loire Valley, p.100

Diana Ballon began spinning her wheels in earnest after severing her ACL at the end of a surfing lesson in Tofino, B.C. Rehab began on a stationary bike at a drab Toronto gym, and eventually led her to the Loire Valley, where the scenery was a lot nicer. As a non-driver, she relies on cycling as her main mode of transportation. Ballon writes about health and travel, and is happiest when she can combine the two.