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The Balkans by Bike: Mountains, Magic, and One Year on the Road
Contributor: VAEGABOND (Melli & Dani) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria — 15 countries in, and the Balkans have been delivering everything we could have hoped…
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A Bicycle in the Desert: Carrying My Brother’s Story Across Borders
Contributor: Gianpaolo Imbriani My name is Gianpaolo Imbriani, and I come from Benevento, in southern Italy. Since 2013, I have been travelling around the world,…
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When the Route Becomes the Destination — Start of our World Tour by Bicycle
Contributors: VAEGABOND (Melli & Dani) We’re Melli and Dani, two adventurers from Bavaria who quit our jobs, gave up our apartment, and set off to…
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The Road Less Traveled: An Ode to Warmshowers
Contributor: Karen Carter Often on road trips, my husband and I like to turn on Google Maps’ “no tolls” feature. We prefer the less direct…
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The 2026 Warmshowers Bike Giveaway is here!
Win $2000 USD for Your Dream Bike As we celebrate Earth Day, we are thrilled to launch the 2025 Warmshowers Annual Bike Giveaway! Warmshowers is…
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5 Years, 55,000 km, 27 Countries – From Germany to the World — Meet VAEGABOND
Contributor: VAEGABOND (Melli & Dani) We’re Melli & Dani — long-distance bicycle travelers, storytellers, and the people behind VAEGABOND. Since 2019, we’ve been cycling around…
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Building Lasting Connections: The Power of Your Profile and Honest Feedback
At Warmshowers, the magic of our community isn’t just in the free bed or the hot shower; it’s in the unique human connections made between…
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Aussie Mid-50s Woman Takes a Gap Year For Her First Bicycle Tour
Contributor: Tiffany Sharp I have one week to go, and I will have completed a 14-month ‘Gap Year’ in Europe/UK. I started out with a…
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Spokes and Oms
A reflective travel memoir by Joel Schaefer Edinburgh to Paris (2 Aug – 2 Nov 2025). The first push on the pedals always began the…
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Cycling 14 Countries in 3 Months: My #14in3 Challenge
Contributor: Daniel Baines Hello everyone, my name is Daniel Baines. I’m originally from Lincoln in the UK, and I’ve recently set out on a solo…
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