Lonely Planet Cycling Italy
Ethan was lead author on team of four penning original copy for the first edition of the Lonely Planet cycling guidebook of Italy (Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, 2003).

"Biking in Northern Italy: Pasta Feeds the Pedal Piston"
From mountain to lake and coast to plain, read about the best for bikes in northern Italy, published on GORP.com. Registration may be required to view more than one page online; alternatively, download a PDF file (1.252 Mb).

BikeAbout–the Mediterranean in Italy
Ethan spent 40 days in Italy, from November 11 to 13, 1997, April 5 to 10 and April 30 to May 30, 1998, as part of BikeAbout–the Mediterranean. To read about what happened, visit the BikeAbout in Italy pages of the BikeAbout–the Mediterranean website.

Ethan final-edited all of the travel dispatches from this destination, but wrote the following:

• BikeAbout–the Mediterranean in Ferrara, Italy, on May 5, 1998
  Topics: cappelacci di zucca (food), FIAB, Cities for Cyclists, history, Este family, bike advocacy, bikes and boats
• BikeAbout–the Mediterranean in Sorrento, Italy, on May 11-12, 1998
  Topics: delicioso limone (food), Amalfi Coast, compass, Roman gods, Mount Vesuvius
• BikeAbout–the Mediterranean in Rome, Italy, on May 18-19, 1998
  Topics: pasta (food), Roma, hills of Roma, history, Order of the Knights of Malta
• BikeAbout–the Mediterranean in San Remo, Italy, on May 29-30, 1998
  Topics: Christopher Columbus, French and Italian Riviera, Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes