Ssshhhh, I Can’t Hear You…Why I Love My MSR Whisper Lite Stove
The MSR int’l whisper lite might lack the glimmer of a low simmer but boil it will in a record breaking spill No need to buy the primus for surely all those fuel cartridges will cause an international fuss Up in flames she went [...]
Roll’in With My Homies…How To Bicycle Tour With Only Two Panniers
I have been asked several times how I got bicycle touring gear and a camping kit into 2 Ortlieb panniers and no handlebar bag instead of the typical 4-5 pannier set up. The answer is Houdini is a close personnel friend of Pandemic The Magic [...]
Top 5 Symptoms You Are A Psycho, I Mean A Cycle Tourist
Number 5 Your clothes have gotten so mangy that even stray dogs are frightened of your appearance Number 4 You are stuck in a vehicle and you want to get out and cycle Number 3 Walking seems like too big [...]
New Years and New Gears…Top 3 Things to be Grateful For This Year
Number 3 Inviting Ballerinas to Texas Rodeos As I pedaled through Pakistan and Iran dressed like a ballerina at a Texas rodeo breaking all culturally appropriate rules just by breathing, I owe 100’s of thank-you’s to everyone on route for the kindness, encouragement and wonderful [...]
Dear Rohloff
Dear Rohloff, Please take care of my hubby Mr. Rohloff Wheel. He has been on quite a voyage and due to the fact that he is overweight and too large in certain areas, I was unable to ship him with his tube or tire. [...]
Cyprus…How To Bicycle Tour Princess Style
As I make my way around N Cyprus, castles abound, the ocean scenery is splendid and the free camping is 5 star. As I was leaving Girne (Kyrenia) after a trekking loop of the eastern tip of the Island, I met up with 3 other [...]
Cheers and Gears…How To Celebrate The Holidays On The Road
As the musical sound of some unknown voice belts out the verses of the Karan from the nearby mosque, my ears resonate with memories. I am reminded not of the Christmas holidays but of the need for all mosques to update their speakers. Realizing I [...]
You’re So Vain, Tips For Looking Great While Bicycle Touring
After months of full coverage cycling through India, Pakistan and Iran, I realized something about myself. I might as well change my name to Carly and start singing 'You're so Vain' in the mirror to my self every morning because I had no idea how [...]
Para-Cycling, The Balancing Act Of A Champion
Sheyda’s M. Heydar’s first bicycle was an old red bicycle that he found near his dusty stone home in his desert village, it was 1981 in Afghanistan. Sheyda smiles at the memory of riding his red bicycle to school. As I peer down at Sheyda’s [...]
Girly Girl Gear For Guys Too
Last week, I received an e-mail, it was a questionnaire that a bicycle touring website gives to women cyclists. They wanted to know how many pairs of panties I am packing in my panniers. I told them that my be the adventure panties were none [...]