10 Pieces Of Paper You Can’t Afford To Leave Home Without

You’re making a list and checking it twice. No, you aren’t Santa Clause; you’re just getting ready to leave on a bike tour.

If you’re going over your things and making sure you’ve got everything you’ll need while you’re out on the road, be sure you don’t leave home without the following ten pieces of paper:

1. Passport: If you’re going out of the country, you’re going to need a passport. Even if you don’t plan to leave the country, who knows, you might just get the urge to cross borders, so you might as well bring your passport along just in case. If you don’t have your passport yet and you’re planning to leave on tour soon, remember that the passport application process can take time. I would get your passport at least three months in advance, as this extra time will ensure that you do not have to worry about the passport coming at the very last minute. (Note: If you are not planning to leave the country, then you’ll need to at least carry your driver’s license or other form of valid ID.) Read more

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In Case Of Emergency: Been Seen With A Road I.D.

I was walking home from work last week when I came across a woman’s wallet laying in the gutter. I stopped in my tracks and looked around to see if I could spot the wallet’s potential owner, but there wasn’t a soul in sight. After waiting a minute or two, I finally picked up the wallet and took it home with me.

Once I got home, I opened it up and found that it was filled with credit cards, gift certificates, $300 in cash, and a whole host of receipts from various businesses in town. The woman’s driver’s license was inside and her address was listed on the ID. According to the license, she lived in Colorado – one state away (Not a trip I could simply make that evening). Read more

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Tools For Planning A Self-Supported Bicycle Tour

Each year, as summer approaches, I receive a flood of emails from people asking me how they should go about planning for a long distance bicycle tour.

“Where do you start?” many of them ask.

Well, today I’m going to tell you! I’m going to show you exactly how I go about planning for my tours and I’m even going to give you some free resources that you can use to help you plan for your next self-supported bicycle tour. Read more

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