The Ultimate Bike Friday New World Tourist Review
The Bike Friday New World Tourist is thought by some to be the ultimate travel bike for long distance tourists. It’s small wheel base, low-step over feature, fully-loaded capabilities and its ability to fold up and...
Free Online Video For Technologically Advanced World Travelers
When you travel by bike, television access is probably one of the last things you’re going to find yourself thinking about. After all, bicycle touring, for many people at least, is a way of escaping modern society...
Top 10 Most Important Items On A Bike Tour
There’s a long list of items one might consider when packing for a bicycle tour. But what items are most important? I’ve been asked numerous times over the years what items I think are most important and worth...
Getting Your Hair Cut When You Can’t Speak Serbian
This is how long my hair was before getting it cut today in Montenegro. My previous haircut took place in Germany more than 3 months ago. It’s been more than three months since I had my last haircut. And my hair, well…...
Lover’s Land Motorcycle Surf Tour
There have been numerous books written by bicycle travelers. The novels come about because the experiences one has while traveling by bike are, often times, life-altering. However, there are times when the experiences one...
What Would The Ideal Bicycle Pannier Look Like?
After releasing the ultimate list of bicycle panniers, I got around to thinking, “What would the ideal bicycle pannier look like? What would it be made of? What features would it have?” After a little thinking...
How Not To Get Screwed By Carrying Extra… Screws
It’s always a good idea to carry an extra few rack screws on your bicycle tours. These little things are notorious for wiggling themselves free while you spend long hard days in the saddle. With all the gear you’re...
The Diversity Of The Austrian Bicycle Culture
Having come from Switzerland, the diversity in Austria seemed incredibly immense – Not only in the people, but in the bicycles as well. The following are just a few of the bicycle related photos I snapped while cycling...
Swiss Cyclists: A Photo Essay
Two months in Switzerland taught me a lot about bicycling in the cold and snow, but it also taught me a lot about how to look fashionable on a bike. The photos in this article were all taken in various Swiss cities during...
How To Travel The Adriatic On $1,000 USD Per Month
May was my fifth month in Europe. I’ve been traveling around on my bicycle, renting apartments in various cities along the way, and having the time of my life! At the end of each month I total up my travel expenses...
VIDEO: Bicycling Switzerland In The Winter
I spent the first two months of 2009 in Switzerland. With my bicycle as my only companion, I spent much of my time cycling around in the cold and snow. Because I was renting an apartment Luzern, Switzerland, which served...
Is Bike Touring An Extreme Sport?
What category do bicycle travelers fall under? Are we cyclists? Backpackers? Tourists? Or something else completely? No matter what grouping you think bicycle touring belongs in, for the next month at least, bike touring...
Hiking The Kotor Fortress In Montenegro
According to the brochure I was handed at the North Gate, “The formidable walls of the Kotor fortress are an excellent example of medieval fortification. They were gradually built up between the 9th and 19th centuries,...
Toilet Paper, Piss And Sh%#
“Where do you go to the bathroom when you’re traveling?” I sometimes get asked. When you spend days on end cycling from one location to the next, it can often times be difficult to find a place to do your business....
