I hate the feeling of giving up. You probably do, too. Yet we all have those throw-in-the-towel days. During our two and a half months biking around Borneo I’ve had plenty of them. But I stuck it out. And I’m glad I did. I think a quick look at the photos below will best explain [...]
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A well-balanced bike tour: 6 ways to make cycling more fun and rewarding
If you’re holed up in an office somewhere crunching numbers, creating a PowerPoint presentation or answering emails, you might find it hard to believe that bike touring can be anything less than mind-blowing fun and adventure. Reality check. Cycle touring, just like every other activity, can get monotonous. If you let it. It’s all about [...]
How to get sponsorship for your long-distance bicycle tour
“How can I get sponsorship for my bicycle tour?” That’s probably the question we get asked most often. In this post I’ll share some of our experiences with sponsorship and offer a few tips on how to up your chances of attracting corporate support. What kind of goodies can I expect from a bicycle tour [...]
Ask Anything: How can you afford to cycle around the world?
Almost nobody ever comes right out and asks us how we finance our round the world bicycle tour. But something tells me that many of you are curious as to how we were able to quit our jobs and became full-time cycle nomads. Well, here’s how we did it. In four easy steps. #1 [...]
3 Brand New Ways to Share your Bicycle Touring Photos
Sharing photos of your bicycle tour is fun, it inspires others and it’s one of the very best ways to communicate the essence of your two-wheeled adventure. Now there are three brand new ways to share your photos with a larger audience: BikeSouthAmerica BikeAfrica BikeAsia If you’ve already got a Flickr account, it’s easy—just add [...]
Who says you have to go high-tech?
Certainly not Jay Pathak. The 60 year old Indian-national set off on a bicycle tour of his home country and his gear is about as low-tech as it gets. Homemade plastic panniers, a regular ‘ole bike and Jay is good to go. This inspirational retiree is having so much fun on his two-wheeled adventure of [...]
2011 in review: looking back
A Chris Guillebeau inspired review of 2011. What went well in 2011: We slowed our pace of travel. I’ve suffered on and off from travel fatigue since the very beginning. It’s not so much a physical thing, more a case of sensory overload. Too many new faces, new towns and new experiences. We cycled just [...]
12 Tips for Cycling Western Canada
1. Be Bear Smart. If you’re cycling through Western Canada and up to the Yukon, your chance of coming in contact with bears is about 99.99%. Cyclists rarely encounter problems with bears, but you will want to prepare yourself before entering bear territory. A good place to start is on the Candaian National Parks bear [...]
7 Tips for a Successful Bicycle Tour
The idea of “succeeding” at bicycle touring probably sounds strange to you. After all, a bicycle tour is supposed to be fun. It’s not a job to be judged and evaluated. Let’s just say success is doing what you set out to do. You set out to cycle from Boston to New York, you cycle [...]
60 months on tour, 60 lessons learned from life on the road
World Biking 5 Year Anniversary! Cycling around the planet for five years you’re bound to learn something about the world. Here are a few things that have stuck with us: All ‘helpful’ road directions should be disregarded unless confirmed by a minimum of three individuals. The world is basically made up of a few [...]
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