Great reads authored by the Warmshowers Community! From the bank to the saddle (Von der Bank auf den Sattel) 10 countries. 100 days. 10,000 km. After 20 years, Bernd quits his job at a bank and sets off on a bicycle ride with his son Tristan to circumnavigate the Baltic Sea to the North […]
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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 different styles of it. However, it was not until my mid-40s that I tried bicycle
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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 adventure; it is the culmination of four years of relentless training, unwavering determination, and overcoming
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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 Festival this May. This festival will screen more than 30 bike-focused short films across a
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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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