Being able to cross or ford a river with your bicycle is a handy skill. You just never know when heavy rains or seasonal floods will take out a stretch of road. Being confident enough to get across the water can save you a long detour. It can also be fun and add an extra […] Read More »
There’s a certain mystique about the art of building a bicycle wheel. It’s a skill all bike tourists should probably should learn, but few of us do. Maybe we’re a little scared? We’ve now built 2 wheels and it’s not as hard as you think. Here’s our quick overview to the process. Read More »
If you only had one life and a single chance; if you could do anything, what would you do? That’s the question Scott Stoll asked himself one day a few years ago. His answer turned out to be a 42,000km bike tour around the world. Scott records the questions, lessons and reflections from his trip […] Read More »
The Chinese shopper. The ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag. The Guyanese Samsonite. Call it what you want. For us, it’s just an easy way to get our panniers into one bag and checked in for a flight. And that’s not all these little bags are good for. Read More »
I’ve never been one to follow guidelines or do “what’s sensible”. Unsensible escapades over the years have ranged from life-changing to just plain stupid and when we decided to host a Burns Supper for 25 people we weren’t sure which category this would end up in. Now that it’s over, we can safely say it […] Read More »
