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Bicycle Times Issue #31

In this issue’s Globetrotting column, How Can You Afford It?: It’s my belief that life doesn’t have to only consist of the familiar routine we frequently find ourselves living, unless we want it to. I believe we have the ability to figure out what it is we want in life and more or less create …

Making Friends In Macedonia

“WELCOME TO MACEDONIA!” booms a young man with outstretched arms. He’s flanked by his friends and they snicker when they hear his loud, playful introduction and see our comical-looking touring bikes roll across the border from Kosovo. We wave and pedal further into the slightly-larger-than-Vermont country, stopping a bit down the road for pizza and …

Raleigh Bikes – Open-Ended Adventure

In a recent interview with Raleigh Bicycles about our bike tour: Have you ever dreamed of breaking out of your daily routine? What about buying a one-way ticket to Europe with only a backpack and bike by your side? That’s what Beth Puliti did. The former nine-to-fiver turned freelance writer set off this summer to explore Eastern …

Observations from Kosovo

Nights spent in country: 3 Currency: Euro Religion: Predominately Muslim Kosovo was a beautiful country. Filled with beautiful people. There was an outward affection for America and Americans, as evidenced by the friendly greetings we received once we revealed our U.S. citizenship. This is likely due to America’s involvement in helping Kosovo gain independence from …

Bicycle Times Issue #30

In this issue’s Globetrotting column, Finding Happy: It was on a whim that I sat in on the “lecture” in the first place, and I found myself glued to every single word that spilled from Willie’s positively beaming mouth. His face crinkled in all the happy places and his eyes danced to the beat of …