Great reads authored by the Warmshowers Community! From the bank to the saddle (Von der Bank auf den Sattel) by Bernd Schadowski 10 countries. 100 days. 10,000 km. After 20 years, Bernd quits his job at a bank and...
Get to know Austin Johnson of Canada, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors A little bit about Austin in their own words… On a cross-continent bike ride in 2017, I fell in love with cycling. It was my first...
Get to know Normand and Hélène Pion of Quebec, Canada, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors A little bit about Normand and Hélène in their own words… Tandemists and full-time cyclo-travellers (6 months and more each year since 2013),...
Contributor: Peter Emerson First things first: I pumped up the tires of my fold-up Brompton, bought a pair of dual-tone, all-weather, multi-purpose sandals (from the Oxfam shop), and learnt a little Chinese. The journey started in Shangri-La. Well, actually, it...
Get to know Gabriele Bonuomo of Italy, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors A little bit about Gabriele in their own words… Hi, my name is Gabriele. I am Italian, but sometimes I don’t feel I am 100% Italian!...
Get to know Annika Spilker of Germany, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors A little bit about Annika in their own words… I am Annika from Northern Germany, where I live with my Canadian husband, Liam. We are both avid...
Get to know Claudio Cerasoli of Italy, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Claudio in their own words… I’ve always been passionate about traveling, and through the years, I’ve had the opportunity to experience many...
Contributor: Paula Ralph – The Long Ride C2C The Journey of a Lifetime: Cape to Cape – A Solo Endeavor to Break Barriers On 9th February 2025, a journey of extraordinary magnitude will begin. This is not just a cycling...
Contributor: Alden Roth, Filmed by Bike Ride on over, grab some popcorn, and get ready to watch the world’s best bike films! After a short hiatus, Filmed by Bike is coming back to Portland, OR, for its 22nd Annual Film...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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