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Cycle Tourism Show: Inspiration for Your Next Holiday

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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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Stories from the Road

In Lac Bouchette, Do Not Rely on Google Maps But Rather Jean Champoux!

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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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An Unlikely Journey: Lessons from Cycling Solo Across a Continent

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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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Warmshowers Global Ambassadors

Simon Jones, Warmshowers Global Ambassador

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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. In early 2025, I’ll start riding full-time and attempt to go around the world. I

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Host's Corner

South Korean International Cycling Gang

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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. It took me a while to consider her request. I spoke with my boyfriend of

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Stories from the Road

Experiencing the Magic of Warmshowers

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Contributor: Erik and Courtney Olson Warmshowers is the epitome of a built-in community—a community that shares a love of travel, bicycles, and curiosity. When you’re out on the road, sometimes the thing you need most is a warm smile, a hot shower, and meaningful conversation. Our hosts all over the United States gave us this

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Stories from the Road

The Unicycle Story

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Contributor: Dylan J. Cole I had just arrived in Rochester, New York, and my Warmshowers hosts and I were sitting around a home-cooked meal, swapping stories from the Erie Canal Trail. One host shared a story that I found most memorable: One day, close to downtown, she had been unicycling along the canal while juggling

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Host's Corner

Hosting Solar Cyclists

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Contributor: Jeff Balch Twenty minutes of comfortable pedaling on Monday, Aug. 27, brought me four miles from south Evanston to Wilmette, where I met Megan Routbort and Thomas Polo – a pair of adventurers who, at that point, had pedaled roughly 750 times farther than I did that day. They were easy to spot near

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1,000 Welcomes: Celebrating a Warmshowers Host’s Journey of Community and Connection

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On a side street in the heart of Shkoder, Albania, through a door next to an unassuming two-car garage, you could easily miss the entrance to a unique and wonderful Warmshowers hosting experience.   Warmshowers hosts play a vital role in creating a sense of community and connection among cyclists from all over the world. Today,

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Stories from the Road

Refuge in Romania and Abducted in Switzerland

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Contributor: Bruce Nikolai During our 2,400-mile ride across Europe on the EV6, we had two wonderful Warmshowers stays that stood out.  Our first was in Romania. I reached out to our host, who happened to be living in Belgium, and he arranged for us to stay with the woman taking care of his home. She

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