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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Get to know Simon Jones of Ireland, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Simon in their own words… I’ve been touring around Europe and living out of panniers while working remotely for the last three years....
Contributor: Doris Tuck On Thursday evening, August 1, 2024, I received a Warmshowers message from Veronica Lee requesting an overnight stay in San Jose for Saturday and Sunday nights. I’m 88 years old, and by the afternoon, I’m often tired....
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