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The 2025 Warmshowers Bike Giveaway is here!

April 2, 2025 / Important Announcements

Ride into Sustainability with the Warmshowers Annual Bike Giveaway! As we celebrate Earth Day, Warmshowers is excited to kick off our 2025 Annual Bike Giveaway, championing sustainable travel solutions and reducing carbon footprints worldwide. Did you know that transportation accounts for 50% of global tourism emissions? Cycling offers a vital climate solution, promoting eco-friendly exploration […]

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Alexander Millacaris Rozas, Warmshowers Global Ambassador

April 2, 2025 / Warmshowers Global Ambassadors

Get to know Alexander Millacaris Rozas of Chile, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Alexander in his own words (English translation)… 1) Do you have any project or social enterprise related to bicycles or the cycling world? Hello! Yes, both! We manage a small hostel called Michihouse Backpackers, known as the

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Ville & Kristen Jokinen, Warmshowers Global Ambassadors

March 11, 2025 / Warmshowers Global Ambassadors

Get to know Ville & Kristen Jokinen of our 2025 Global Ambassador Team! A little bit about Kristen and Ville in their own words… Hello, beautiful people of the Warmshowers community! Ville and Kristen here. After meeting on a scuba diving boat in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in 2008, Ville and I found in each other

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Warmshowers Magic During the Colorado Trail

March 11, 2025 / Bicycle Touring, Host's Corner, Stories from the Road

Contributors: Megan and Erin As two young, queer women bikepacking the Colorado Trail, we often commented on the assumed gender of other thru-bikers and hikers we encountered. While there are definitely women on the trail, sometimes it seems to be dominated by men. Despite this, one of the things we grew to love most about

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Ken Francis, Warmshowers Global Ambassador

February 10, 2025 / Warmshowers Global Ambassadors

Get to know Ken Francis of the United States, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Ken in their own words… I have been actively bicycle-touring since my first multi-night ride when I was 13. Before Warmshowers and the internet, I used my knuckles to knock on farmhouse doors and churches as

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Cycle Tourism Show: Inspiration for Your Next Holiday

February 10, 2025 / Bike Touring Information, Warmshowers.org Partners

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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Experiencing the Magic of Warmshowers

January 20, 2025 / Stories from the Road

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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The Unicycle Story

December 11, 2024 / Stories from the Road

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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Refuge in Romania and Abducted in Switzerland

November 11, 2024 / Stories from the Road

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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Nordic Dream

November 11, 2024 / Stories from the Road

Contributor: Nicola Inversi I have had a big dream since I was a child: Reaching North Cape. From Rome, where I live, to North Cape, the northernmost point of Europe—from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic Ocean, crossing almost all of Europe. It’s not an easy journey. But I made it even more challenging because

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