Our good friends Trevor & Simone are about to leave for a 3-month bike tour, from Jordan to the Netherlands. The last few days before a big bike trip can be pretty crazy, with so many thing to do, but when we entered Trevor & Simone’s flat, we were greeted by an impressively organized to-do […] Read More »
The Joys of Big Adventures, Close To Home
We’ve always been fans of the theory that big adventures can be found close to home. You don’t have to cycle around the world to have a good time, and one of the best “big adventures” we’ve discovered in the last couple of years is the S240 or Sub 24 hour Overnight bike camping trip. […] Read More »
10 Tips For Touring On A Tandem Bicycle
In the summer of 2010, Chris & Janyis bought a used tandem bicycle on eBay and set off on a 7,000km bike tour of Europe. In this guest, post they share 10 Tips for Tandem Bike Touring. They start with Tip #1: Practice Makes Perfect. Read More »
10 Questions: Bike Touring In Southern Morocco
Southern Morocco is a great winter cycling destination with its varied landscapes, friendly people and cheap accommodation. It’s also more accessible than ever, by ferry or low-cost airline from Europe. Photographer Paul Jeurissen and his wife Grace share tips in this article for bike touring there, following their visit to Morocco in 2009. Read More »
Packing (And Organising) Clothes On A Bike Tour
When we started bike touring, we experienced a daily pannier explosion. As soon as we stopped in a campsite or hotel room, everything would fly out of our bicycle bags and end up in a big heap on the ground. Hardly ideal. Want to avoid this chaos? Here’s how we and other bike tourists keep […] Read More »