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 …
Spring 2019. We make the decision to make a big trip next year, but this time by bike. The 1st of April 2020 is marked in our agendas, until then we will enjoy our Belgian lives and friends to the fullest and save money for our bike trip. While searching the right gear, discussing places …
Last summer, four of us cycled from North of Milan to Rome. Although there were four on our trip, we did a rider-swap in Florence, so there were only three of us at any one time. We identified our start and finish points and then plotted the most attractive route. Research showed that we could …
We are happy to share this exciting new book coming out by Tristen and Belen, called Bike Life, a coffee table book which includes the extraordinary experiences of being a member of our community. Click below to see a sample or you can use the link to pre-order. Thank you to Tristen and Belén for supporting …
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As many of you are aware, there has been increased attention to and discussion of racial injustice in the past few weeks–particularly centred in the United States. While we represent a global network of bicycle travellers, this has prompted our team to think about systemic racism within and outside the bike community, and what our …
On tour, you never totally know what will happen. This story teaches a lesson you can learn from the smallest of creatures. While touring in Azerbaijan, Aline and Magda found a starving baby cat in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly the trip had a new passenger as they didn’t hesitate. They took the sweet kitten …
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 …
