Michael

“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

Leaving the bike behind and hopping on the train for a non pedal powered trip to see family and a few favorite Italian places.

One of the original aspects of bike touring that drew my interest was the ability to explore areas on my own at a slower pace. Sometimes days of loaded down riding just for the sake of making distance can take some of the fun away. In order to get back to having fun I decided to remove the panniers and head out into the mountains to explore the Jungfrau Region by bicycle instead of taking the day off. I’m glad I did.

A week of bicycle touring the Moselle and Rhine Rivers. Two of Europe’s most popular cycling routes. Pedaling down the Moselle River from Luxembourg City to Koblenz and then up the Rhine.

Cycling from London to the Netherlands through France and Belgium on a Surly Cross Check. The start of my European bike tour.

Riding on a train in Ireland during the first week of backpacking about Europe during the Summer of 2010 I saw several groups of travelers boarding with lightly loaded touring bicycles. The moment I saw this I thought that it would be a great way to see Europe…

“I have less than six months to live. The Waponis believe they need a human sacrifice or their island is going to sink into the ocean. They have this mineral your father wants so he hired me to leap into their volcano.” Joe Banks, Joe Versus the Volcano

Bike Touring Nerdery

The final leg of our bike tour in Mexico… onward to Central America!

Nothing to say here, just some select photos from the last leg our bike tour in Mexico…

Sometimes Pedaling Nowhere means pedaling uphill and into the wind…

A few days not riding in Oaxaca gave us some time to groom and reflect. Here are some thought about our bike tour in Mexico, so far…