Bigfoot, Spacemen & Overprotective Moms

On the first of the month I shared an email with you from a reader named “Phil G.” If you read that email in full, you would have learned that Phil was planning to make a trip by bike this coming year, but that he had some fears about making it happen. Not only did [...]

Markings Notebook/Journal – Product Review

Every good traveler needs a journal or notebook of some kind. Over the years I have experimented with dozens of different journals in all sorts of different shapes, sizes and colors. Today, however, I want to take a look at the Markings Notebook and give you my assessment of this particular inscription tool. First of [...]

Which Continent Will You Be Traveling In This Year?

With so many individuals currently planning, preparing for, and taking off on their 2010 travel adventures, I thought it might be fun to see which continents are getting the most action this year. If you are planning a trip of any kind this spring, summer, fall or winter and you have a spare moment, please [...]

One Day In Liechtenstein

How many people do you know who have ever been to Liechtenstein? Well, after reading this post, you’ll know at least one! For those who don’t know, Liechtenstein (or the Principality of Liechtenstein, as it is often times referred to) is the smallest German-speaking country in the world. It is a landlocked micro-state in Western [...]

The Road That Has No End – Book Review

Have you ever dreamed of leaving your home and never returning, only to travel the world indefinitely? For many, the notion of such a thing sounds simply preposterous, but for two individuals from Prescott, Arizona (USA), the dream has become a reality! In early 2002, married couple, Tim and Cindie Travis sold off nearly all [...]

Top 50 Cycling Blogs

Earlier today the London Cyclist announced his list of the top 50 cycling related blogs. To see the list for yourself, just click here. While BicycleTouringPro.com didn’t even show up on the list at this time last year, I am proud to announce that the site now ranks in at #30, which is pretty darn [...]

Folding & Coupled Bicycles Made For Touring

Are you looking for a touring bicycle capable of folding up for easy travel on planes, trains, boats, buses and automobiles? If so, you gotta check out this list of folding and coupled bicycles capable of short and long-distance bicycle travel. All of these bikes are capable of carrying a front and rear rack – [...]

61 Winter Photos Of Lucerne Switzerland

These photos were taken in Luzern, Switzerland during the months of January and February – 2009.

The Bicycle Traveler’s Blueprint – New & Improved!

After two years of hard work, I am proud to announce the new and improved version of “The Bicycle Traveler’s Blueprint” – my ebook about modern bicycle touring. The first version of the “Blueprint” was released well over a year ago and has since that time consistently remained one of the most popular items here [...]

Switzerland: Cycling From Luzern To Interlaken

It had been more than a month since I first arrived in Switzerland and taken up residence inside my second story apartment in downtown Luzern. I had reached the point where the city streets had become familiar and store clerks often times looked at me with a hint of recognition. With the Fasnacht carnival less [...]

Living In Luzern, Switzerland

When I made plans in late 2008 to travel to Switzerland and live there for at least a month or two, I began my adventure by first seeking out an apartment that I could call home for the first leg of my trip. I didn’t really care where the apartment was located, but it needed [...]

Athens, Greece – Travel Highlights

Sometime around the beginning of August, 2009, I boarded a bus in Thessaloniki, Greece and woke up early the next morning in the port city of Pireas. “Where am I?” I thought to myself. “This doesn’t look anything like the ‘Athens’ I imagined.” For the past seven+ months, I had been traveling through Europe with [...]