Bicycle Touring From Beaufort West To Burgersdorp, South Africa

Cycling south out of Beaufort West, South Africa, I knew I had a long stretch [...]

Jeanne Roberts – 2013 Recipient of Bicycle Touring Pro Travel Scholarship

Congratulations go out to Jeanne Roberts who is this year’s recipient of the Bicycle Touring [...]

Sleeping On A Pool Toy: The Trouble I’ve Had Finding A High-Quality Sleeping Pad

I wrote about this quite extensively in my review of the Exped Downmat 7 sleeping [...]

Finding A Hotel In Beaufort West, South Africa

Just before cycling into downtown Beaufort West, South Africa, I stopped at the entrance gate [...]

Cycling From Cape Town To Beaufort West, South Africa

On April 1, 2013, I left my temporary home in Cape Town, South Africa and [...]

The African Bikers Garden Route Mountain Bike Tour – A Full Review

If you’re looking for a diverse mountain biking adventure in Southern Africa where your food, [...]

New Brake Pads For My Touring Bicycle

Two days before I was to leave Cape Town on my 2-month long bicycle tour [...]

Hiking To Devil’s Peak in Cape Town, South Africa

My tiny house in Cape Town came with a house cleaner named Monica who would [...]

My Tiny House In Observatory – Cape Town, South Africa

This is the house I’ve rented in Cape Town, South Africa (in a neighborhood called [...]

Mailing A Bicycle From One Country To Another – Good Idea or Bad?

Shipping a bicycle from one country to another (or from one region/state to another) is [...]

My Experience At The Green Elephant Hostel In Cape Town, South Africa

I had searched desperately for an inexpensive (yet private) place to stay in Cape Town [...]

At The Aquarium In Cape Town, South Africa

While strolling around Cape Town and the V&A Waterfront, I happened upon the Cape Town [...]