Free Wheelin’ Dave

Contributor: Dave Turnbull Having recently been surgically relieved of my bladder after a year’s failed chemotherapy, I knew the best way to recover my sense of wellbeing was to take to the road on my trusty 24year old TREK 520.

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Blueberry Pie

Contributor: Anne Breedlove East or west? Did my husband Jim and I dare try to make it all the way to Perth?     It was early May, the time of year the prevailing winds on the Australian Nullarbor Plain

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Off Road Cycle Touring, Australia Style

Contributor: Rhonda Oshanek Want to go on a 16-day bike-packing trip even though you’ve never done anything like this before? Sure, why not, I said!   Cycling is my main form of fun and exercise, but I had never loaded

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Warmshowers: 3 for 1?

Contributor: Anne Larcher When I became a member of the Warmshowers cycling hospitality platform in 2015, I hoped to get a “2 for 1”. Being hosted while touring on my bicycle and making sure my Dad, a good host, gets

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How to Cycle Tour in a Pandemic

Contributor: Tim Swain Days: 337 Countries: 15 Kilometers: 9455 Tip: When things go wrong, don’t panic! I was chilling out at a campsite in Kiev, and my mate Al had left to go home. I was planning on heading to

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Wo-man’s Best Friend

Contributors: Iris Joschko and Zuri Cycling round a beautiful country full of rolling hills, shimmering lochs, dramatic mountain ranges and breath-taking views all with your best friend – my dog Zuri. The most beautiful way to travel and truly embrace

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Friends for Life

Contributor: Kevin Kimpel I have been an active Warmshowers host since 2011. Somewhere north of 130 people of all ages and many nationalities have pedaled up to my door.  All have been very grateful for the hospitality. All but one

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Biking The Netherlands During the Pandemic

I am a musician, so not much employment for us during these pandemic year(s).  Rather than wait around for our jobs as musicians to return, I have been riding around the Netherlands. Dedicated bike lanes, good signage, aware motorists, and

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A Bike-Packing Journey for Our Times

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

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Free Wheelin’ Dave

Contributor: Dave Turnbull Having recently been surgically relieved of my bladder after a year’s failed chemotherapy, I knew the best way to recover my sense of wellbeing was to take to the road on my trusty 24year old TREK 520.

Read More

Blueberry Pie

Contributor: Anne Breedlove East or west? Did my husband Jim and I dare try to make it all the way to Perth?     It was early May, the time of year the prevailing winds on the Australian Nullarbor Plain

Read More

Off Road Cycle Touring, Australia Style

Contributor: Rhonda Oshanek Want to go on a 16-day bike-packing trip even though you’ve never done anything like this before? Sure, why not, I said!   Cycling is my main form of fun and exercise, but I had never loaded

Read More

Warmshowers: 3 for 1?

Contributor: Anne Larcher When I became a member of the Warmshowers cycling hospitality platform in 2015, I hoped to get a “2 for 1”. Being hosted while touring on my bicycle and making sure my Dad, a good host, gets

Read More

How to Cycle Tour in a Pandemic

Contributor: Tim Swain Days: 337 Countries: 15 Kilometers: 9455 Tip: When things go wrong, don’t panic! I was chilling out at a campsite in Kiev, and my mate Al had left to go home. I was planning on heading to

Read More

Wo-man’s Best Friend

Contributors: Iris Joschko and Zuri Cycling round a beautiful country full of rolling hills, shimmering lochs, dramatic mountain ranges and breath-taking views all with your best friend – my dog Zuri. The most beautiful way to travel and truly embrace

Read More

Friends for Life

Contributor: Kevin Kimpel I have been an active Warmshowers host since 2011. Somewhere north of 130 people of all ages and many nationalities have pedaled up to my door.  All have been very grateful for the hospitality. All but one

Read More

Biking The Netherlands During the Pandemic

I am a musician, so not much employment for us during these pandemic year(s).  Rather than wait around for our jobs as musicians to return, I have been riding around the Netherlands. Dedicated bike lanes, good signage, aware motorists, and

Read More

A Bike-Packing Journey for Our Times

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

Read More