Intrepid Canadian Loretta Henderson is cycling the world. SOLO. Since 2009, she’s pedaled through 30 countries on four continents. This is her story. Loretta’s highly entertaining and inspiring bike touring website is Skalatitude.com. Here you’ll find hilarious tales from her bicycle tour plus links to more Women on Wheels. Listen to more [...]
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Touring Talk: Leave without Pay
After working till mid-life in relatively stressful jobs (IT and law), Dave and Nancy decided it was time to live some of those dreams they kept talking about doing ‘someday’. They took a 20 month break from the rat race and rode from Australia to Asia and [...]
Touring Talk: Cycling South America with Pikes on Bikes
Harriet and Neil Pike are a couple I’d categorize as extreme cyclists. People who search out remote places and high passes always on the lookout for spots rarely explored by two-wheeled travelers. Between 2009 and 2011 Neil and Harriet cycled 21,000 kilometers in South America–almost [...]
Touring Talk: Epic Eurasia Tour with Rolling Tales
After six years working in the UK, New Zealanders Emma Philpott and Justin Hewitt of Rolling Tales were ripe for an adventure. In March 2010 they set off from London and headed east, not quite sure how long or how far they would pedal. Over [...]
Touring Talk: On the road since 2008
Julian Bloomer had been dreaming of a long distance bicycle tour since he was a boy. In July 2008, he decided to forego becoming a home owner and instead sink his savings into realizing his bicycle dreams. Julian’s original plan was a bicycle adventure through West Africa Almost 4 years, 5 continents and more than [...]
Bicycle Touring for Newbies: Give Southeast Asia a Try!
Trying to decide where to go on your very first bicycle tour abroad? Why not give Southeast Asia a try? That’s what French cyclists Claudine and Till decided to do and they’re loving it. In the latest Touring Talk podcast these two adventure seekers share their story. If you’d like to listen [...]
Touring Talk: Biking Boomers
Touring Talk episode 8: biking boomers by worldbiking Name: Chris and Heather Hartridge Country: Canada Touring Experience: Long trips in Canada and the USA with plans for an extended multi-year tour in the future. Comfort touring or Camping? CAMPING! And that is comfort for these two. A thermarest and fresh air beats the [...]
Touring Talk: Say Yes to Europe!
Touring Talk episode 7: Say Yes to Europe! by worldbiking Name: Deirdre Goodwin Country: Canada Touring Experience: Europe: SIX times! Deirdre often cycles solo, sometimes meets up with fellow cyclists and does a stretch together and has tried one “comfort tour’ where a company carried her gear. She prefers the adventure of going self-contained. [...]
Touring Talk: Escape from the cubicle
Touring Talk episode 6: escape from the cubicle by worldbiking Name: Bob Stanley Country: Australia Route: Round the World beginning in August 2011: Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia and beyond Bicycle: A beautiful (if slightly pricey) custom touring bike from Co-Motion Cycles in Eugene, Oregon Former life: Stressed-out manager in the International Aid sector Tour [...]
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