The Road Less Traveled: An Ode to Warmshowers

Contributor: Karen Carter   Often on road trips, my husband and I like to turn on Google Maps’ “no tolls” feature. We prefer the less direct route: the two-lane roads that wind over a mountain, skirt along a river or

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How Stories Inspire the Very First Journey for Many

Contributor: Fiera del Cicloturismo Team   Behind every cycling journey, there is a story. Sometimes it’s a story told around a table, sometimes one shared online, sometimes one casually mentioned during a ride. What we see, year after year, is

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Spokes & Oms

A reflective travel memoir by Joel Schaefer   Edinburgh to Paris (2 Aug – 2 Nov 2025). The first push on the pedals always began the same way. Bags packed and balanced, water bottles filled, the Garmin fully loaded and

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Man with his bicycle overlooking a lake and a village

2025 Italy & France Solo Cycling Adventure

Contributor: Barry Ridout   Day 1 We left Milan after a nice macchiato and croissant for breakfast, Ria was going on her organized trip, and I headed for the station to catch the train to Turin for the start of my

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The Road Less Traveled: An Ode to Warmshowers

Contributor: Karen Carter   Often on road trips, my husband and I like to turn on Google Maps’ “no tolls” feature. We prefer the less direct route: the two-lane roads that wind over a mountain, skirt along a river or

Read More
A person showing another something on his cell phone

How Stories Inspire the Very First Journey for Many

Contributor: Fiera del Cicloturismo Team   Behind every cycling journey, there is a story. Sometimes it’s a story told around a table, sometimes one shared online, sometimes one casually mentioned during a ride. What we see, year after year, is

Read More
Man riding bicycle and waving

Spokes & Oms

A reflective travel memoir by Joel Schaefer   Edinburgh to Paris (2 Aug – 2 Nov 2025). The first push on the pedals always began the same way. Bags packed and balanced, water bottles filled, the Garmin fully loaded and

Read More
Man with his bicycle overlooking a lake and a village

2025 Italy & France Solo Cycling Adventure

Contributor: Barry Ridout   Day 1 We left Milan after a nice macchiato and croissant for breakfast, Ria was going on her organized trip, and I headed for the station to catch the train to Turin for the start of my

Read More