Tears in my eyes, I had had enough. On two wheels crossing the upper Midwest, I was nearing the end of my journey. I had already been up the Road to the Sun in Glacier National Park. Nothing could be more difficult than that, could it? Lake Koocanusa in western Montana pulled the mask off my …
When I tell people about my bicycle travels, I often see them wondering, “Why would you do such a thing?” For me, an important reason is the countless little adventures you bump into on the road. Here is an account of my favorite crazy moments from a 10-day solo cycling trip through France in 2017. …
Some of My Crazy Favorite Moments on a Cycling Trip from Belgium to Swiss Read More »
In the summer of 2018, my brother and I pedaled along the Maine coast, from the vicinity of Portland up to Mount Desert Island on another commercial tour. On the last two days of that ride, I finally began to feel comfortable riding 60 miles a day in very hilly terrain. I don’t remember the …
Arriving in New Orleans about four days ago, marks the halfway point of our journey. We have biked some 1600 miles thus far and if we decide to “finish” in San Diego as we have planned, we have about that much to go. Emma and I left New York City on a cold windy grey …
In 1974, I cycled 10,000 km across Central Africa. I was arrested in Idi Amin’s Uganda and sentenced to have my beard removed. What a cheek! Next came Zaire (Congo), and on entering a game park, a notice said, “Do not leave your car;” nothing about bicycles, so I carried on. I was also incarcerated …
Isn’t it funny how two paths can cross unexpectedly and then never quite diverge from one another? On February 1st, 2017, I received a routine message on Warmshowers. Paul was, unsurprisingly, looking for a place to stay in Austin, Texas. He and his friend had embarked on a bicycle trip across the US and …
A Family Bike Trip with 23 Nights with Warmshowers Hosts We recently returned from an 11-week family bike trip through Korea and Japan with our 4 and 5-year-old daughters, and our love affair with Warmshowers is stronger than ever. During our family bike trip we stayed with 9 Warmshowers hosts for a total of 23 …
Turkey Shortly before noon, I arrived in the small mountain village of Camardi (pronounced “chah MAR duh”) nuzzled deep in the protective arms of Aladaglar National Park in Turkey. The name “ala-daglar” (crimson-mountains) comes from the rusty color of its hills in the sunset. This region is known as the “Alps of Turkey”, home to …
Share Your Touring or Hosting Story for the Newsletter and/or Blog! Call for Stories From the Road If you have a story related to your journey or hosting that our Warmshowers community would enjoy, find inspiring, informative etc. please submit it for consideration in an upcoming newsletter. We want to share stories of our community …
