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Bikepacking to Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia
This bikepacking adventure started in the town of Armidale, located in the New England region of NE NSW. The plan was to cycle the rugged and remote HUNT 1000 km loop. But seldom do my plans pan out and that is generally a good thing. In this case I discovered that a town called Tamworth,…
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Bikepacking NSW Coast, Australia
This is a short bikepacking NSW Coast diversion that started out as a New England 1000km circuit and then a Tamworth Country Music Festival visit and then became a NSW Coast ride. Why? Basically after three days of riding in remote country with high temperatures and limited water I reached Tamworth where the local Giant…
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Warmshowers Hosting Season 2025 Croatia
Last summer in Croatia, I decided to become a Warmshowers.org bikepacking host at my island house (think couchsurfing, but specifically for bikepackers). I also prepared two inherited plots of land along EuroVelo Route 8 as simple campsites—one seaside, one on Vransko Jezero Lake. Once I published the listings, the requests came flooding in. Since my…
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Lessons of Bikepacking with an E-bike From Siena to Vatican City, Italy
This is a quick post to discuss my lessons from a 4-day e-bike ride from Siena to the Vatican City. My normal bikepacking approach is to use a regular gravel push bike and wild camp with my own gear most of the time. But using an e-bike changed the rules. Firstly, I bikepack with a…
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Bikepacking the Vransko Jezero Lake, Croatia
This is a two-day bikepacking initiation ride around the inland lake called Vransko Jezero in Dalmatia, Croatia. I did it in the extreme heat of August with my grandson, Nikko. It can actually be done in a day, but I wanted to include a night of wild camping (free camping) so that we covered all…
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Bikepacking Tasmania – Tasman Trail 2025
This is a post about how I did a backpacking Tasmania adventure (loop route). I provide details that include maps, costs and links to additional details, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a budget. This is an unplanned adventure that started with the purchase of a used bicycle, followed by some gear…
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Cycling Isle Mujeres, Cancun Mexico
This post takes place when I spent a lazy week on Cancun’s tourist strip. Given that I can’t spend that much time baking on the sand and my alternate activity (getting a root canal) left me in need of an outdoor activity. Hence an excursion to the Isle Mujeres for a day of cycling on…
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Tuscany, Siena to Florence Day Ride
The Tuscany, Siena to Florence day ride (via Chianti) is part of my train-ride-train adventure series. Yes, all regional trains in Italy have free bike spots and some even have charging ports for electric bikes. The method is simple. I take a train (with my bike) to an exotic location, ride all day, then take…
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Tuscany, Florence to Pisa Day Ride
The Tuscany, Florence to Pisa day ride is part of my train-ride-train adventure series. It came about by my discovery that all the regional trains in Italy have bicycle cars or space and that there is no fee for bicycles. Some trains even have bicycle charging stations. The way this works is that I take…
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My Grand Escape Cycling Tuscany Experience
This is how my Grand Escape Cycling Tuscany ride worked out, or more precisely, how it didn’t work out. Basically, I never managed to coordinate my onsite registration with the organizers or ever catch up with them on the designated route. Let’s begin at the beginning. I paid my fees, submitted my paperwork, and ultimately…