Annie Londonderry…A Flash From The Way Past
This year over the holidays, I received a gift from the past, the way past. In 1895, the first woman cycled around the world, her name was Annie Londonderry. Annie's great-grandnephew contacted me to wish me well on my adventures and to let me know that Annie would [...]
Buddhas and Bar Stools
As I pedal into Siam Reap in search of a bar stool for the New Years Eve party that takes place yearly on Pub street in the tourists center of the city, I am reminded of Cambodia’s beautiful exquisite history. The main attraction despite the [...]
Bangkok, Top 3 Things To Not Do For The Holidays
As the sugar plum fairies dance on the streets of Bangkok the city is lit up with pseudo celebratory Christmas cheer. Thailand is a Buddhist country therefore the holiday’s scoot by as just another day. The tourist section of Bangkok is known as Koa San [...]
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
This is not a story of rainbows or wanderlust of the original solo female traveler Dorothy and her little dog Toto finding courage in the heart of the lion. Nor is it about having to be smarter then the scarecrow to navigate roads in foreign [...]
Solo Female Bicycle Touring, Is It Safe To Be Pack’in Estrogen?
Well, hello sir, thank you so much, but no thanks, I am OK, I belt out with a tummy jiggling chuckle, a helpful testosterone filled crowd has gathered around me as I repair a puncture in a traffic pull off area deep within the tropical [...]
Cycling Sandals…And the Happily Ever After
I would like to announce the upcoming matrimonial vows of Ms. Keene Cycling Sandal to Mr. Shimano Cycling Sandal. They will be married on the shores of Pantai Cenang Beach, Malaysia. In attendance will be a Canadian female bicycle tourist and her monkey. They will [...]
Dear Spandexers,
Dear Spandexers, Hello my name is Pandemic The Magic Bicycle. In response to a few people wanting to get to know me, I wanted to step out front, confront my shyness and introduce myself. I am a Thorn Raven Touring bicycle. I am a [...]
Marvel at Melaka, Malaysia Oct., 24th, 2010
As I pedal into the world heritage city of Melaka, Malaysia my eyes burn not with beauty or ocean salt but with thick smoke particles. Particles that have wafted north through the ocean breeze from Indonesia. The northern blowing tropical wind rustles my thin cotton [...]
Tenting It To Tinbucktoo..Top 7 Tent Friendly Places in the World
As I lay solemnly still amongst sandalwood and camphor trees bugs hiccup in the softness of dusk. Branches bend as monkeys jockey for a position to view the new edition to the forest. Fist size, brown moth tropical butterflies flap their wings as my tent [...]
On My Way By Bicycle Ambulance To A Dream
Over the next 6 months, as I continue to round the world by bicycle, I am presently pedaling from Cambodia, Asia to Africa via Laos, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia crossing the Black Sea and pedaling through Turkey and then catching a boat into Africa. The [...]