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Bicycle Touring Gift Ideas

Bicycle Touring Gift Ideas Bicycle Touring gift ideas for those that love the travel by bicycle. If you are looking for a Christmas gifts, birthday gifts or something for yourself this guide will add a little ... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Te Araroa Trail Gear List

This is my Te Araroa Trail Gear list. The Te Araroa Trail has a reputation for being hard on gear with lots of rain and mud. As a result I am prepared for the trail. The base weight of my gear list is around ... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Best Lightweight Hiking Backpacks

Best Lightweight Hiking Backpacks Lightweight hiking backpacks in 2020 are getting better. It is no longer necessary to carry a 2.5kg (6lb) backpack. There are many lightweight hiking backpacks on the market... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Bicycle Touring the Guatemala Highlands

Bicycle Touring Guatemala Highlands The thought of bicycle touring in the Guatemala highlands fills even the strongest touring cyclist with a combination or fear and excitement. This place has humbled the stro... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Diving Cenote Angelita and Dreamgate

Updated: Diving Cenote Angelita and Dreamgate Cave diving or Cenote Diving on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is a big deal. For many people like me it has been a lifelong dream to dive places like these. Arguabl... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Ek Balam Ruins and X’Canche Cenote

Updated: Ek Balam Ruins and X'Canche Cenote It was getting late in the afternoon and I feared the X'Canche Cenote would be closed when we arrived. The day had been hot. Sweat had dried to form a crusty layer... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Bicycle Touring and Thru Hiking Videos

Bicycle Touring and Thru Hiking Videos Here are a collection of all my videos of my travels. They are all uploaded to YouTube and can be viewed on this page or on my YouTube Channel. Below is a link to my chan... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Appalachian Trail Gear List

Updated: This is my complete Appalachian Trail Gear List. Most of this gear is not new and has withstood 1000s of miles of hiking and cycle touring. A lot of this gear is still with me after hiking the Pacifi... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Cancun to Atlanta

I arrived in the tourist mecca of Cancun and checked into a small family run hostel. I had a couple of days until my flight which was enough time to get some much needed chores done. Firstly, I needed to someho... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza was recently voted one of the Seven New Wonders of the World. Mentioned in the fine company of places like the Taj Mahal and Macchu Pichu. Going to Chichen Itza felt a little bit like I was tickin... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

The Cenotes of Cuzuma

The small village of Cuzuma, about 45km from the large City of Merida is home to a large concentration of cenotes. A cenote is a collapsed cave full of water that is synonymous with the Yucatan peninsula of Mex... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Uxmal and Kabah

It was an easy but hot ride out of the colonial town of Campeche. On route to Kabah and Uxmal the roads were narrow but with little traffic it was easy and safe riding. When I could I took back roads which boug... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring