Book review: Canada By Bicycle

Canada By Bicycle Book

Canada is the world’s second biggest country, so riding your bike across it is no small challenge. That’s why it’s good to have some advice from a cyclist who’s done it before and few accounts are as detailed as Canada By Bicycle – a guidebook written by Steve Langston. It traces the bike tour that […] Read More »

Why I Love Trangia Camp Stoves

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Steve Tober has been travelling with his bike for over 20 years and in all that time, he’s only used one stove: the Swedish made Trangia. “All these years later, the same Trangia is still going strong,” Steve says as he tells us just what’s so great about his favourite stove. Read More »

Where To Spend the Night On A Bike Tour

The morning after the night before

Hostels are the mainstay of backpackers. Travellers with more cash to spend will splurge on hotels. Where does a bike tourist go? Just about anywhere, in our experience. We’ve spent nights in fields, behind schools, in mosques and monasteries, on the floor of a Turkish factory and under the disco ball of a Greek bar. […] Read More »