A fine bicycle day trip out of Prague or when cycling in north-central Bohemia is to visit Mount Říp, a 459 m solitary hill rising…
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Bikepacking Bohemia
It was too much of a hassle in these uncertain, daily-changing restrictions of international travel, to bring my Salsa road-n-gravel carbon bike, so I flew…
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Colon: The gateway to the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal
Cycling into Colon, I passed through not the most impressive gateway to the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal major city! Road is tight, the…
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Past Diablos Rojos along Panama’s Carretera Transístmica
From Gamboa, where the Panama Canal road ends, only the canal railroad continues beyond, first skirting the Soberania National Park, then, elevated on concrete piles,…
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Cycling to Gamboa, Soberanía National Park
Traffic eases as I turn off the Panama Canal highway toward Gamboa. Most cars continue into the interior. The Gamboa road deteriorates, but at least…
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PANAMA 2021 COAST TO COAST: CYCLING PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC
Once upon a time, there was an impenetrable jungle coast to coast, between the Atlantic and Pacific shores of Panama. Historically known as the Isthmus…
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Across Moldova’s open rolling plains
As Bukovina was once a single territory and much later ended up divided into two, one in Ukraine and the other in Romania, the Romanian-speaking…
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Cycling to Athens: Where does Asia begin?
For centuries, the Balkans has been riddled in violence, proceeded or followed by frequent political changes. Ancient tribal migrations from Asia, the Roman–Greek wars, the…
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Cycling Typhoon Alley
Cycling toward the northwest coast of Taiwan from Hsinchu City, it was the first time I faced the wrath of the worst winds of the…
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Bikepacking Colombia
I expected having to deal with a tropical climate in Colombia, hence decided against cycling loaded — I didn’t bring my tent, sleeping bag, or…
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