One of my favorite meals during a bike tour is breakfast. This is the meal that makes or breaks your day. It always seems that a good breakfast is a good indicator of how you will perform the rest of the day. As I noted...
[caption id="attachment_2358" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Pamplona City Hall. This is the center of all the action during the running of the bulls in July![/caption] I can't believe the first week in Europe has ended so soon. Although we did not bike as much, we did get to...
One of the things I think about a lot when I am on a bike tour is nutrition. Many people think that since you burn so many calories on the road, you can practically eat everything in sight. Although, that may be true to a...
When you gain more knowledge and experience in bike touring, you learn how to pack efficiently and know what you're going to bring on your camping trips. You’ve heard all the reasons not to pack a certain thing because of how inefficient it is or...
[caption id="attachment_2295" align="alignnone" width="840"] Trip by dots[/caption] I can't believe it has come down to days and not weeks before my departure to Europe. I am both excited and nervous. Yes nervous. So many things to do so little time. I spent the entire last week...
There are 2 things you need to know about me. The first thing is I was not born in the United States. I was born in Vietnam. Both my parents are Chinese. We immigrated over here in the late 70s when I was a toddler...
If you’re like me, you got into bike touring by mistake. Chances are, you took the plunge into bicycling when your coworker or your friend begged you to be part of their team, whether it was for a triathlon or a bike ride. You remember...
One week left! Oh man, oh man. Do you like the photo above? Created by Crazy Harry. Real good stuff! To truly get into the mood of everything, I went on an overnight bike tour with my MeetUp group this past weekend completely loaded up with all...
Looking back on my life, fear has dominated my outlook and ambition on more than one occasion. It was not until recently that I have learned to recognize when fear is taking hold of me and acknowledge it before I make a decision. With bike...
