Update: Thanks to you, we raised €240 for Peter! World bike tourist Peter Gostelow was recently robbed of almost all his possessions, while cycling through Kenya. Nearly everything, except his bicycle, is gone and we want to help. On Monday and Tuesday, if you buy our book (just €5 or about $7 U.S.) we’ll pass […] Read More »
Which laptop or tablet should you take on a bicycle tour? This article looks at whether you really need one, which models are worth considering, features to look for and how to pack a laptop so it’s protected from vibrations. Read More »
We’re advocates of not planning a bike tour too much. Remaining open to the serendipity and unexpected opportunities that life on the road brings is, we think, one of the best parts of bicycle travel. But this summer, we may have left a little too much in the hands of fate. Read More »
It’s the 40th edition of the Travelling Two Bike Touring Podcast, and it’s a bit of special edition because two of our listeners, Dave & Bethany, are interviewing us. They’re heading out on a big bicycle tour and had a lot of questions about route planning, visas and other aspects of planning a long international […] Read More »
The Silk Road is a network of trade routes that connected Europe with various parts of Asia and even Africa. We cycled one of the most common Silk Road routes – through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – but we didn’t cover all of it so we were happy when Shanny, a leader for […] Read More »
