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Tips For Preparing a Cycle Tour to Ensure an Amazing Trip
October 28, 2013
PrepareI spent a considerable chunk of time preparing for our bike trip, Ride Earth. We read about previous expeditions on websites such as 'Crazy Guy on a Bike' ( http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ ), and blogs like Alastair Humphreys' blog ( http://www.alastairhumphreys.com ) and Janne Corax ( http://www3.utsidan.se/corax-e/ ). We started a collaborative 'Wiki' website and started to write down all sorts of stuff on it from the philosophy of why we were going to kit lists, visa information for each country we planned to visit, medical advice, etc.
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Tips for Your Gap Year
October 28, 2013
Hello! You have probably got here searching for that exact question. That’s great, because I have some good information for you to help with your quest to find the ideal gap year. Are you sick of the lack of original ideas for your gap year? Do you wish that you could guarantee yourself a really authentic travel experience? Is the blue branding of STA travel in your university travel agent starting to get kind of sickening?
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Tips for Travelling With Your Bike By Bus in Europe Stress Free
October 28, 2013
I did the overland journey Georgia - England, there and back, two and a half times; about 15000km in total. Overland travel in Europe has it’s ups and downs but is generally efficient and reliable. The trains in Eastern Europe are generally well priced and run on time but some of the the older routes, like the Balkan Express are quite slow. Trains in Western Europe are generally faster, have less character (think curvaceous lumps of grey plastic and retro-futuristic design) and are more expensive.
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What Kit Do You Need To Go Adventure Cycling?
October 28, 2013
This post is one of a series about Adventure Cycle Touring that formed part of the foundation for my ebook Prepare Pack Pedal. It is ideal if your bicycle touring equipment kit list contains only what is needed so that you don’t even need to think about your gear on your cycle trip. A good kit selection will allows you to concentrate on the experiences of traveling by bike without your equipment being a distraction or frustration.
Tags: Bike touringEquipmentKitCycle touringGearTravelAdventure
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What Should I Do For My Gap Year?
October 26, 2013
Hello! You have probably got here searching for that exact question. That’s great, because I have some good information for you to help with your quest to find the ideal gap year. Are you sick of the lack of original ideas for your gap year? Do you wish that you could guarantee yourself a really authentic travel experience? Is the blue branding of STA travel in your university travel agent starting to get kind of sickening?