My Life Now: Two Years Without A Car
Two years ago I donated my car to charity and since that time I’ve been using my bicycle as my main means of getting around. At about this time two years ago, I wrote an article and even produced a little video about...
Motorcycle Touring Pro – A New Website For Motorcycle Travelers
Today is a really special day! Not only is it the 3rd anniversary of the website here at BicycleTouringPro.com, but today also marks the birth of a new site called Motorcycle Touring Pro. Check out the new website at www.motorcycletouringpro.com. Just...
Bicycle Touring Pro Turns 3!
Three years ago I got a call from one of my old college roommates saying that after years of seeing me go off on my own bicycle touring adventures, he finally wanted to try going on a bike trip of his own. We spoke on the...
The Pacific Outdoor Equipment Underseater Seat Pack
The Underseater seat pack from Pacific Outdoor Equipment is a straightforward high-quality waterproof pouch made for carrying your keys, wallet, tool kit, spare tire or whatever else you wish to carry under the saddle of...
School Of Rock – Talented Teen Musicians
Have you ever seen the movie, School of Rock? It stars Jack Black, who plays a wild and crazy high school music teacher who breaks all the rules and teaches his talent teen musicians how to play rock and roll. What you might...
Do Not Buy The Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article about the new digital camera (a Nikon Coolpix S4000) and video editing software (Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD) I purchased for my upcoming trip to South America. At the time, I was super...
Renting An Apartment In Croatia
Renting an apartment in Croatia is probably one of the easiest things you can do, but the process can be a bit scary for westerners like myself. When I began looking to rent an apartment on or nearby one of the islands in...
This Is Bulgaria – A Postcard From Eastern Europe
Kyle and Briana from RollGlobal.com sent me the postcard (above) while on their cycling adventures in Eastern Europe. On the back of the postcard they wrote: Hi Darren – we love your site. We are just finishing our...
Fun Researcher Bike Tour Videos – With Ted Schredd
Long-time followers of BicycleTouringPro.com will know that one of my all-time favorite books about bike touring is “The Cycling Adventures Of Coconut Head: A North American Odyssey.” If you are even the slightest...
Bicycle Touring: The Movie
A little over two years ago I released a book titled, “The Bicycle Traveler’s Blueprint“, which I created to help people like you go on long, self-supported bicycle touring adventures. Since then, more than...
Waterfall Postcard From Longs Peak, Colorado
This beautiful Colorado waterfall postcard showed up in my mailbox the other day. It’s from someone with a website who is trying to collect one million postcards from people all over the world. On the back of the postcard...
Video Cameras And Editing Software
I’m getting ready to travel to South America in the next few weeks and in preparation for my trip I’ve just recently purchased a new digital video camera and some new editing software for my computer, which will...
Arkel XM-45 Bicycle Panniers
High-quality, water-resistant, retro, and tough. These are four words I might use to describe the XM-45 bicycle panniers from Arkel. Several months ago I was sent a set of Arkel XM-45 panniers and their matching rain covers....
This Month At Bicycle Touring Pro – October 2010
October is going to be an exciting month at Bicycle Touring Pro… and here’s why: For the past 6 months I’ve been secretly working on a new project that I plan to launch sometime in the next two weeks. I’ll...
