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Welcome to World Biking!  We're Eric and Amaya, two ordinary people turned bike nomads now living a life of adventure cycling around the world since 2006.   

Join us for entertainment, information and inspiration as we cross continents on our 80 country/80,000 kilometer round the world bike tour through Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.

Subscribe to the World Biking newsletter and share our enthusiasm, inspiration and frustrations as we begin our fourth year of biking around the world.


Current Location: Guatemalan Highlands
Total Kilometers:  69,882 (43,951 miles)
Countries:  65
Days on the road:  1,331

Tour Update
Cycling Around the World: Biking Belize
An attempt to discover the 'authentic' side of Belize and not just dive spots for well-heeled tourists and the usual sandy beaches forces us to face deep-seated fears. 
Tour Update
Cycling Around the World: Biking Mexico
Falling ill in a tiny village, a fearful trip to the latrine and a look at the two very different worlds of urban and rural Mexico.  Biking Mexico continues to be a fascinating, albeit confusing experience. 
Tour Update
Cycling Around the World: Biking Mexico
Mayhem and Mixed Feelings
Soldiers armed to the hilt.  Friendly Mexicans who go out of their way to make our stay pleasant and a look at the vagaries of life as we meet up with migrants heading north.



biking around the world country archives.
Cycling in Africa
Cycling in Europe
Cycling in the Middle East
Cycling in the USA
Cycling in Mexico
Cycling in Central America

most popular biking resources.

Bike Touring Tips
managing money on the road:
some sound advice for banking while you bike
Hop on your Bike:  11 Things you'll Love about Bike TouringInspiration
Hop on your Bike:
11 Things you'll Love about Bike Touring
Take cost-cutting seriously and you can travel longer. Bike Touring Tips
Live Cheaply, Travel Longer:  
cutting costs while cycling around the world is easier than you think


Inspiration
Musings while Cycling Around the World
10 Really Good Reasons to set off on a World Bike Tour
Sizing up Security

Bike Touring Tips
Sizing up Security:
Smart travel in dangerous places


Inspiration
Bike Touring Blunders:
Avoid these 6 Pitfalls 
Bike Touring Tips
A Safe Place to Sleep:
Free hospitality networks for touring cyclists
Inspiration
Life on the Road:  
Random Acts of Kindness while biking the world
Bike Touring Tips
Cycle Camping:
How to find a place to pitch your tent (for free!)
Bike Touring Tips
Choosing the Right Saddle:
what you need to know before buying
Bike Touring Tips
The diva cup:
help for female cyclists--
leave stress and mess behind
Bike Touring Tips
Do you do Lycra?
how not to attract unwanted attention while biking in developing countries
cycling with a partnerBike Touring Tips
cycling with a partner:
women and men aren't created equally
Travels safely around the world. Bike Touring Tips
health care in africa:
practical advice from someone who's survived malaria