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Route Planning: How to Choose a Route That’s Best for You
So you’re going on a bike tour! Whether you’re setting out on a 1-2 night bike overnight or planning a months-long epic tour, the first…
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Holiday Gift Guide: Best Bike Boxes For Your Favorite Travelers
Contributor: BikeFlights Looking for a holiday gift for the traveling cyclists in your life? BikeFlights has you covered with their easy-to-pack Bike Shipping Boxes. Available…
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A Free Spirit
Contributor: Andres Garcia I am from Colombia and have been traveling by bicycle for five years. My trip began in Argentina, where I studied musical…
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Old Dog Learns New Tricks
Contributor: Melissa Rosaaen “Do you think we should pay attention to that sign?” Rick says just a little sarcastically as he pedals up next to…
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Warmshowers Visitors
Contributor: Doris Tuck Three years ago, in June 2019, we hosted our first Warmshowers rider, Alistair, a doctor from London who was riding across the…
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Blueberry Pie
Contributor: Anne Breedlove East or west? Did my husband Jim and I dare try to make it all the way to Perth? It was early…
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Chain of Goodwill
Contributor: Ed Ireland-Jones 30th June 2019: Dang it, my knee is wrecked. Well, actually, both are; first, my right knee became really painful, and then…
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The Cyclist Who Came in From the Cold
Contributor: Alan Wechsler As a long-distance cyclist, I frequently host other bicycle tourists who ride through town. Albany, New York in the USA is the…
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7 Cycling Routes in India Worth Exploring
Contributor: Kanishka Poddar, Bicycle Mayor of Ranchi Ever since my first long-distance ride from Bombay to Lonavala, I’ve fallen in love with touring places on…
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Never Postpone Your Dreams
Contributor: Franz Jörg Richter I’m 62 years old, from Würzburg, Germany. The Covid pandemic and now the war in Ukraine have highlighted a singular fact:…
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