Journaling While On Tour

If you’re planning a bicycle tour, then this is an excellent time to start a journal.

When you’re on tour, you’re going to have a million thoughts running through your head at any given moment. Many of these thoughts will be about finding food, water, and lodging… but then there will be times when you can sit back, enjoy the ride, and think about your life, the goals you have set for yourself, and the circumstances that surround you at this given point in time. These are the thoughts you want to put down in your journal. Read more

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The Top 8 Websites For Booking A Flight For Your Next Bicycle Adventure

Many bicycle adventures begin with a trip by plane. So if you’re looking for a great deal on a one-way, round-trip, or multi-stop flight for your next bike trip, I’ve put together a list of the eight best websites for booking a flight online.

VAYAMA – Specializing in international flights, Vayama is an excellent resource for one-way and round-trip airline tickets to and from major international airports. There is currently a $10 - $20 booking fee associated with most flights, but you won’t care about this small fee after you find a flight for hundreds of dollars less than what you’ve found on other sites. They have some great deals on one-way flights. (www.Vayama.com) Read more

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Using Your Bicycle Tour To Learn A New Language

Are you planning a bicycle tour outside of your home country? In a place where they don’t speak your native language? If so, don’t fret! This is going to be fun! And you might just learn a new language in the process!

This past summer I traveled overseas for the first time in my life and spent a month-and-a-half in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic (Although most of my time was spent in Germany).

Before I left on tour, I purchased a set of “Learn In Your Car” language tapes from Amazon.com and listened to the tapes every night before I went to sleep. By the time I arrived in Germany just a few months later, I was far from fluent, but I was able to ask for directions and understand the instructions that were given back to me. Read more

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When The Weather Gets Bad And You’re Forced Inside

It’s the first of February and the snow is falling fast. As much as I want to get out on my bike and stretch my legs, the streets are covered in snow and ice and riding now would be nearly impossible.

But just like when I’m on a bicycle tour and the weather gets bad, I have two choices: I can stay where I am and wait out the storm… or I can suck it up, get on my bike, and hit the pavement.

In most cases I will put on a brave face and opt in favor of the bike, but when the weather gets as bad as it is today (over 40 inches of snow in the last four days), I have no choice but to stay inside. Read more

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