These keen cyclists recently completed a 4-month bicycle tour from Spain to the UK and back again – over 6,500 kilometers. This is a journal from Julie & Ken’s first week of the journey, when they learned some valuable lessons about pacing and just what might cause that annoying squeak coming from your bicycle… Read More »
Anna Kortschak is on an open-ended tour of the Americas that may become an open-ended tour of the world. In the latest entry in our Cyclist’s Week series, Anna describes her somewhat misguided attempt to cross the border in a remote protected wilderness area between Guatemala and Mexico. Read More »
When it comes to pure Asian cycling, it’s hard to beat Bill Weir. He’s travelled over 40,000km on the continent over the course of two long trips and in this excerpt from his diary, he shares with us a week on the road in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Read More »
Ann Wilson is on our radar this week. She’s a British woman, recently retired and on a mission to pedal her way around the globe. She’s already had to face having her precious custom-built bike stolen in Bulgaria and here she tells about the first days on her replacement bike after the terrible event. Read More »
This week we join John, Nancy, Davy and Daryl as they attempt to complete the long journey down the Pan-American Highway. It’s been a lot of fun so far for this family but not always easy. Their most recent challenge has been dealing with ingrown toenails, which doesn’t sound so serious but is painful enough […] Read More »
