In Search Of Cantaloupe
7:30 a.m. A day out of Bar Harbor on a bicycle trip to Illinois. I pedaled over to a produce stand and asked if they had any cantaloupe. “Why, this is a produce stand, son.” “I can sell you a pepper…” “I...
10 Fun Things To Do In Lima, Peru
When I asked friends, family and readers here at Bicycle Touring Pro what I should see or do in Lima, Peru, the answers I got back went a little something like this: “Get out of there as quickly as you can and make...
8 Super Cycling/Travel Websites You Should Know About
If you’re looking for some new websites to read and enjoy, be sure to check out the following eight sites, each of which is unique, interesting, and educational. Highly recommended! Travelletes The Travellete website...
Pentax Optio W90 – Waterproof Digital Camera Review
The Pentax Optio W90 is a 12.1 megapixel camera with a 5x Wide Angle Zoom and a 2.7-Inch LCD screen. The W90 is a waterproof, dust-proof, cold-proof, bump-proof digital camera designed for people who want a compact camera...
GU Energy Gels: Have You Ever Used Them?
Have you ever seen those energy gel packets at the supermarket or in your local bike shop? I had seen them in the past, but I had never actually tried any of them for myself. That is, until I was recently sent a sampler...
Feedback Please: Would You Buy A Camping Cookbook?
I could really use your feedback. You see, a little over a year ago I helped to launch a non-profit organization called “The Bicycle Travel Network” with my co-founders: Alastair Humphreys, Tom Kevill-Davies...
The Best Of Bicycle Touring Pro
With hundreds of free bicycle touring and travel-related articles on this website (and more being added each week), I thought it would be a good idea to feature some of the best, most popular, and in demand articles on a...
The Incredibell Disco Bell – A Bike Bell With Lights
What you are seeing in the video above is the Incredibell Disco Bell - created by the Mirrycle Corporation in Boulder, Colorado, USA. It is a bike bell with a traditional bike bell sound, but with 6 LED lights on the top...
Help! I’m In South America And I Can’t Speak Spanish
Stupid me. Stupid, stupid me! I spent my entire youth (more than twenty years) in Southern California, where half the population seems to speak Spanish… and what did I do when it came time to choose a second language...
How-To Video: A Multi-Function Travel Laptop Case
If you travel with a laptop computer, you need a way of protecting this valuable device while you are out there on the road. You don’t want your computer to get dirty and broken when thrown inside your bags. To protect...
Fuji Touring Bicycle Review
If you are in the market for a new touring bike, you’ve probably heard about the Fuji Touring. The Fuji Touring is the only touring bike model from the Fuji Corporation. Despite it’s small potential market of...
What Should I Do When I Get To Lima, Peru?
In exactly one week from today I’ll be arriving in Lima, Peru. It will be my first time ever in the city! Unfortunately, everyone I’ve spoken with who has ever been to Lima has told me to get the hell out of...
December 2010: Traveling For 11 Years Straight
I can’t believe it’s been 11 years since I went off on my first long-distance travel adventure. I was 17-years-old at the time; had never spent a single day away from my friends, family and home; and I had no...
