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Off Road Cycle Touring, Australia Style
Contributor: Rhonda Oshanek Want to go on a 16-day bike-packing trip even though you’ve never done anything like this before? Sure, why not, I said!…
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Warmshowers: 3 for 1?
Contributor: Anne Larcher When I became a member of the Warmshowers cycling hospitality platform in 2015, I hoped to get a “2 for 1”. Being…
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How to Cycle Tour in a Pandemic
Contributor: Tim Swain Days: 337 Countries: 15 Kilometers: 9455 Tip: When things go wrong, don’t panic! I was chilling out at a campsite in Kiev,…
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Wo-man’s Best Friend
Contributors: Iris Joschko and Zuri Cycling round a beautiful country full of rolling hills, shimmering lochs, dramatic mountain ranges and breath-taking views all with your…
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Travel Without Moving? Become a Host on Warmshowers!
Contributors: Paul and Natt Hamon Originally Published in Bicycle Thailand in 2016, Updated 2020 My wife and I have been hosting bicycle tourists for a…
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Friends for Life
Contributor: Kevin Kimpel I have been an active Warmshowers host since 2011. Somewhere north of 130 people of all ages and many nationalities have pedaled…
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Biking The Netherlands During the Pandemic
I am a musician, so not much employment for us during these pandemic year(s). Rather than wait around for our jobs as musicians to return,…
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A Bike-Packing Journey for Our Times
Tears in my eyes, I had had enough. On two wheels crossing the upper Midwest, I was nearing the end of my journey. I had…
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Some of My Crazy Favorite Moments on a Cycling Trip from Belgium to Swiss
When I tell people about my bicycle travels, I often see them wondering, “Why would you do such a thing?” For me, an important reason…
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A Long Way to go for Lobster
In the summer of 2018, my brother and I pedaled along the Maine coast, from the vicinity of Portland up to Mount Desert Island on…
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