Great reads authored by the Warmshowers Community! Home is Where the Heart Lands by Richie Wolfe Richie Wolfe leads us on a road trip through the United States that you will never forget. We follow his haphazard cycling adventures rolling state by state across this vast country. He discovers the kindness of humanity one […]
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Ride into Sustainability with the Warmshowers Annual Bike Giveaway! As we celebrate Earth Day, Warmshowers is excited to kick off our 2025 Annual Bike Giveaway, championing sustainable travel solutions and reducing carbon footprints worldwide. Did you know that transportation accounts for 50% of global tourism emissions? Cycling offers a vital climate solution, promoting eco-friendly exploration
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Get to know Alexander Millacaris Rozas of Chile, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Alexander in his own words (English translation)… 1) Do you have any project or social enterprise related to bicycles or the cycling world? Hello! Yes, both! We manage a small hostel called Michihouse Backpackers, known as the
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Contributor: Bruno Peelman Bruno Peelman, a 57-year-old cycling enthusiast from Belgium, has turned his passion for cycling into a travel business in Rwanda. In October 2024, Bruno cycled the Congo Nile Trail—a 5-day cycling journey along Lake Kivu in Rwanda. The name refers to the region’s water divide (Congo-Nile Divide), where rivers either flow westward
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Get to know Ville & Kristen Jokinen of our 2025 Global Ambassador Team! A little bit about Kristen and Ville in their own words… Hello, beautiful people of the Warmshowers community! Ville and Kristen here. After meeting on a scuba diving boat in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in 2008, Ville and I found in each other
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Contributors: Steve and Judy York Since 2018, we have enjoyed being Warmdhowers hosts. Although we toured in our younger years, we now focus on road cycling and mountain biking. But we LOVE being Warmshowers hosts. We live in Sandpoint, Idaho, along the northern tier of the Adventure Cycling Association route. As you can imagine, we
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Contributors: Megan and Erin As two young, queer women bikepacking the Colorado Trail, we often commented on the assumed gender of other thru-bikers and hikers we encountered. While there are definitely women on the trail, sometimes it seems to be dominated by men. Despite this, one of the things we grew to love most about
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Get to know Ken Francis of the United States, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Ken in their own words… I have been actively bicycle-touring since my first multi-night ride when I was 13. Before Warmshowers and the internet, I used my knuckles to knock on farmhouse doors and churches as
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Contributor: Pinar Pinzuti, Cycling Brainwasher When I began cycling nearly 20 years ago (oh, time flies), the bicycle quickly became more than a simple vehicle for me — it turned into a bridge connecting me and my partner Paolo. While he was passionate about rugby and photography, and I was drawn to yoga and writing,
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Contributor: Luc Dupont I was looking for a place to spend my summer vacation and get away for a week. Newfoundland tempted me, but its elevation and sometimes isolated roads convinced me that cycling alone there wouldn’t be wise. I settled on the Tour du Lac St-Jean, where Vélo-Québec was planning a guided cycling trip.
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Contributor: Sahir Permall People like me—brown, single mothers in their mid-30s—don’t do this kind of thing. Neither did I, until I did. On a cold and wet morning this spring, I left home in Glasgow on my old touring bike and pedaled nearly 3,000 miles until, exactly two months later, I reached Asia. Pushing off
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