Hygiene on a Bicycle Tour A question that often comes up when we tell people we wild camp for days or weeks on end is: “How do you shower?” In modern times, it’s normal and generally expected to shower every day or every other day, so people get a little freaked out when we …
Camp Kitchen: Cooking on a Bicycle Tour Cooking gear is essential on a long bicycle tour, especially if you’re on a budget. Eating out at restaurants adds up quickly, so the ability to prepare your own meals is crucial. There are many different kitchen setups to choose from, and in this post we’ll go …
Andrew’s Bicycle Touring Packing List Below is a list of everything Andrew is carrying for our around-the-world bicycle tour. For a rundown of our shared cooking gear, see our camp kitchen post. Our luggage system and bicycle maintenance/repair kit is covered in our Bikes and Luggage post. Clothing: Riding shirt: Colombia sun shirt Riding …
Bicycle Touring in Europe on a Budget How we cycled through many “expensive” countries without breaking the bank Many people we’ve spoken to worry that traveling in Europe will be prohibitively expensive. We bicycle toured through several countries that are generally thought to be costly such as France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. In our …
Jenny’s Bicycle Touring Packing List Below is a list of everything Jenny is carrying for our around-the-world bicycle tour. For a rundown of our shared cooking gear, see our camp kitchen post. Our luggage system and bicycle maintenance/repair kit is covered in our Bikes and Luggage post. Clothing: Riding shirt: Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily …
Bikepacking the Sky Islands West Loop The Sky Islands occupy parts of southeastern Arizona and are a unique and much-studied ecosystem. The Sky Islands West Loop is a 170-mile route that starts and ends in Patagonia, AZ and travels through fantastic and remote landscapes. Bikepacking the Sky Islands West Loop was our goal for …
Bicycle Touring Around Taiwan In January of 2020, we spent a month bicycle touring around Taiwan – starting and ending in Taipei. Cycle tourism is huge in Taiwan, and making a loop around the entire island is seen as a rite of passage by many Taiwanese citizens. Taiwan Cycle Route No. 1 was inaugurated …
Bicycle Touring in Cuba 2019 We went bicycle touring in Cuba for about two and half weeks in January of 2019. We’ve always been drawn to traveling in Cuba and round trip tickets were amazingly cheap, so it was an easy pick. We knew Cuba was going to be a little more difficult than …
Cycling Patagonia: The Carretera Austral The Carretera Austral is a renowned road in the bicycle touring world. This remote highway in Chilean Patagonia is an incredible journey that has gotten more and more popular over recent years. We spent about a month and a half bicycle touring the Carretera Austral, and then we crossed …
Bicycle Touring in Southeast Asia In January of 2016, we spent two months bicycle touring in Southeast Asia from Bangkok, Thailand to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The bicycle trip was not pre-planned at all – this was part of a longer trip starting in India, where we were traveling by train and then …
