Trails And Touring Through Bike-Friendly Florida

Would you, could you, might you believe that touring and long-distance recreational trails are going to lead Florida’s future?
This week Florida tourism officials had their first look at a trails website that will launch in October, while two days later the state Office of Greenways and Trails declared a new focus on long-distance destination trails.
Bike [...]

Take A Trip To COSTA RICA… With Me!

This past week I was selected as a finalist in an online contest for a two-week tour of Costa Rica. The trip is being sponsored by Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures… and in just two short days, voting on the contest will end and the sponsors will make their decision as to which finalist gets [...]

Help Me Win A Free Trip To Costa Rica

I need your help!
A few weeks ago I entered a contest being held by Nomadic Matt and GAP Adventures. The prize is a free two-week trip to Costa Rica (airfare included). To enter, you simply had to write a blog post or create a video about why you wanted to go to Costa Rica. I [...]

How To Pick A Location For Your Travels

The first step for a trip of any length is to decide where you want to go. For some individuals, having no destination at all is part of the adventure. But for most of us, we want to at least have a general idea of where we will be going on our trip… and this [...]

Bicycle Touring Paperwork: An Example From Germany

In 2007 I traveled with my bike to Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. I flew into Frankfurt, Germany, cycled up the Rhine River, and then cut east toward Berlin. From there I traveled into Poland, south to Prague, and then west again back to Frankfurt. Along the way, I stayed with a few strangers [...]

Cycling From Macedonia To Greece

After two weeks in Skopje and an additional 5 days in Strumica, it was finally time to leave the Republic of Macedonia.
I cycled east out of Strumica and through a vast stretch of farmland and quickly dehydrating greens. Along the way, I passed the entrance to the Kolesino waterfall, which I had heard was quite [...]

181 Free Articles About Bicycle Touring, World Travel And Lifestyle Design

2009 was one hell of a year!
At this time last year I was emerging from my apartment in downtown Luzern, Switzerland and celebrating the first of what would become 254 days of bike travel in 16 different European countries.
Since that time, I have covered thousands of miles on my bicycle (and on foot); written nearly [...]

Cycling New Zealand: A Lonely Planet Guidebook

New Zealand is quite possibly one of the most popular cycling destinations in the world. In fact, readers here at Bicycle Touring Pro have named this majestic two-island country in the South Pacific as their most desired destination for future bicycle travels. It is, therefore, no surprise that Lonely Planet (the makers of some of [...]

North America Maze: Free Download

I drew the following maze inside an outline map of North America. You can use the mouse on your computer to work your way through the maze or download a PDF version of the maze, which you can then print out and work through with pen or pencil.

Random Thoughts On My European Bike Tour

It’s been nearly three months now since I returned from my 9-month bicycle tour of central and eastern Europe. In that time I’ve received quite a few questions about my trip and I’d like to answer a few of those questions for you now. Ready? Here it goes…
What Was Your Favorite Country?
My favorite country was, [...]

Bicycling Africa – Lessons Learned From Two Years Of African Bike Travel

Amaya Williams grew up in the Big Sky Country and is a graduate of the University of Montana.  She set off to explore the world in 1995 after an old high school friend asked her the probing question,”Is this really what you want out of life?”  Caught up in the corporate rat race at the [...]

Photos From The 2009 FIBT World Cup Bobsled Race

Yesterday I attended the FIBT World Cup 4-Man Bobsled Race at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah – which is just a mile or so from my home. I went to the event with two girls (one from Germany and the other from Austria) who I happened to run into a couple weeks [...]

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