Compared to its neighbors of Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, Brazil sees only a modest number of Western visitors who come bicycle touring through the…
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Cycling, Bikepacking, Bicycle Touring – It’s All Bicycle Travel Bliss!
Imagine this: crisp morning air tickles your nose as you push off, gravel crunching beneath your tires. Sunlight filters through ancient pines, dappling your path…
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Cycling Addict’s Holiday Hell: A Gear-Grinding Tale
Characters: Narrator: Our intrepid cyclist, perpetually stuck in a cycle of gear lust and indecision.Salsa: A trusty steed, longing for new hooves (tires).Scott: A loyal…
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Hokkaido on Two Wheels
As the title reads, “Hokkaido on Two Wheels” is a cyclist’s guide to Hokkaido, Japan’s Northern Frontier. Discover where in Hokkaido to ride with detailed…
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Vltava River north of Prague: Ride EuroVelo 7
Vltava River flows south to north, through Prague and merges with Labe aka Elbe River. On the northern outskirts of Prague, where I ride often…
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Victoria, Australia – The Place to Be
The featured image is of Marri Creek, a tributary of Yarra River. It doesn’t flow in some remote part of Victoria, but near to the…
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Castelsardo: Cycling northwest Sardinia
Photo above: Medieval castle fortress town of Castelsardo, northwest Sardinia. Cycling across Sardinia, Italy’s second largest island, beholds stunning landscapes, mountainous stretches of uninhabited territory,…
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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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Salta to Mendoza: the arid foothills of the Andes
The legendary Ruta Nacional 40 (RN40) that runs from Argentina’s border with Bolivia to Rio Gallegos in the south of Patagonia on a doorstep of…
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Cycling the hurricane-battered La Farola road
Completed in the mid-1960s, the La Farola road (El Viaducto de la Farola) traverses the Cuchillas de Baracoa mountains and the Sierra del Purial range,…
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