Dennis Koomen and his partner, Marijcke, spent fourteen days traveling around Southern Iceland on their bicycles. The video above offers a fantastic glimpse at what cycle touring in Iceland is all about.

This video is of special interest to me at this point in time because I am currently planning my own bicycle touring adventure in Iceland, and watching videos like this one enables me to see what the roads, weather, terrain and lodging options might be like once I arrive in Iceland later this year.

To learn more about Dennis and Marijcke’s Iceland cycling trip, head on over to their website at: www.toko-op-fietsvakantie.nl

Have you ever cycled in Iceland? If so, what was it like? What route did you take? And do you have any tips or pieces of advice for people like myself who are planing trips to the island in the near future? Leave a comment below and let me know what you have to say.

Danish bicycle traveler, Dennis Koomen, created a beautiful twenty-three minute video about his cycle touring exploits in the American Southwest. In the video, Dennis and his female companion travel from Las Vegas, Nevada and make a circle around the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley and a number of other famous Nevada, Arizona and Utah desert landmarks. Watch the full video above and enjoy!

The Fiesta de la Candelaria is a large South American street festival held each year in the month of February in honor of the Virgin of Candelaria – the patron saint of the city of Puno, Peru.

I just happened to be in Puno during the 2011 Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria and was able to capture a bunch of the festivities on my video camera. In the video above you will see 1) a few short clips from the floating islands on Lake Titicaca (which is where Puno is located) and 2) a bunch of dancers and musicians during the several days of parading and festivities that took place during the Candelaria celebrations. Enjoy!

If you like this video, be sure to check out my other photos from Peru.

Urban downhill is an extreme form of downhill bicycle racing in which participants race through urban street environments not originally designed for bikes of any kind. Racing down steep flights of stairs, jumping over walls, flying through public courtyards, and even cutting through people’s houses, the videos you see here are shot in Chile, Mexico, and Peru and they feature some of the gnarliest urban downhill race courses in the world. Check them out… and I think you’ll see what I mean.

BicycleTouringPro.com reader, Ryan Pasi, emailed me to share the above 43-minute video about his cycle tour through Scotland. This is what he has to say about it:

During the summer my friend and I spent three weeks cycling around Scotland! We took the coastlines and island hopped our way north. It was a truly unforgettable experience! This summer the plan is in Europe, probably starting from Paris. I just put together some videos from that trip on vimeo, check it out if you want.

Ryan Pasi