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Bikepacking to Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia
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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
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Bikepacking the Vransko Jezero Lake, Croatia
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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
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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…