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Bicycle Touring Norway
Before visiting, I knew 5 things about Norway: The roads are really, really steep. Everything is crazy expensive. Vicious mosquitoes and midges attack any unprotected flesh. The weather is stormy and unsettled all year long. The wild camping is wonderful.
A Brief Guide to Bicycle Touring in Africa
Africa is a place that can appear both exciting and slightly intimidating for cyclists planning a bike tour. Alongside amazing cultures and landscapes is a fear of the unknown. Not nearly as much information is out there for Africa, compared
Finally in Finland: Toothaches, ticks and tunnels of trees!
A tunnel of trees, YES! Boring? no. We weren’t supposed to cycle Finland just yet. The plan was to bike all the way through Sweden and up into Norway. Then I got a toothache. The kind of toothache that’s impossible
Which countries are safe for bicycle touring?
Share Tweet Would you cycle the world's most dangerous tourist destinations? Many people do. Before setting off on a round the world bicycle tour, it's important to inform yourself about potential hot spots. That way you can make informed decisions
Random Saddle Tales
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route: Montana Moments
The world’s longest off-road bicycle touring route: 2768.4 miles (4455.3 km) beginning in Banff, Canada and continuing across the spine of the continent all the way to the Mexican border. Crossing the Continental Divide thirty times, the Great Divide Mountain Bike
Candombe cures another case of Bicycle Touring Burnout.
Sometimes you just luck out and end up at the right place at the right time. So it was last Sunday evening in Paysandu, when we stumbled across a group of Candombe musicians rehearsing for the upcoming Carnival celebrations. Candombe
Tourism and Terrorism
“Aren’t you afraid of the bombs?” Cycling through Thailand’s deep south, this troubling enquiry was tossed out multiple times each day. Sure we were scared! Who wouldn’t be if they had bothered to read this warning from the US State
Slow Boat to Borneo
For a cyclist, Indonesia–a country comprised of some 18,000 islands–poses more than a few logistical challenges. If you stick to the main islands—Java, Sumatra, maybe Bali and Lombok—getting around’s not too tough. It’s when you venture farther afield, say to
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