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An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Why We Do What We Do: We’d rather experience a little discomfort than miss interacting with a culture that has been unseen for 50 years. We’d rather endure a climb in stupid hot weather than sit out the spectacular view and sweet descent waiting for us at the …
My image appears on the cover of Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking, part of the Basic Illustrated series published by Falcon Guides. A large collection of my photos appear inside as well. This book serves as a detailed guide to ultralight, self-contained cycling trips for pleasure and adventure. Bike tours can last a single day …
That this is a possible, and even desired, corner of the world to visit flummoxes all but the most adventurous travelers. My article and images on bikepacking in Central Asia appeared in the August/September 2016 issue of Adventure Cyclist, a bicycle travel and adventure magazine known for inspiring photography and insightful stories.
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Bring This, Leave That: My reminiscing was interrupted by a howl of laughter from my husband, Justin, as he leaned in closer to examine the photo. “Look at how much stuff we had!” he cried. “Look at our panniers! They’re enormous! Look at your panniers! What could you …
Myanmar is a country that’s been unseen by most of the world due to 50 years of military rule. Because of this, it proved to be one of the most culturally intact places we’ve visited in nearly two years on the road. Men and women dressed in longyis, traditional wraparound ankle-length skirts, and nearly every woman’s …
An excerpt from this issue’s extended Globetrotting column, Ride to Relief: Nepal’s national mountain biking team was training for an upcoming national championship race a handful of kilometers outside of Kathmandu in Chobar when …
Bunyan Velo is a collection of photographs, essays and stories celebrating the simple pleasures of traveling by bicycle. My images and story on Kyrgyzstan begin on page 70 in issue #6.
Our time in Laos is a blur of beautiful handwoven homes lining the red-dirt roads of rural villages; shouts of Sabaidi (Hello!) from ecstatic faces; Khao Piak Sen, a soup seemingly eaten for every meal, consisting of homemade rice noodles cooked in broth and topped with crispy fried onions; stifling heat that sucked the energy from …
An excerpt from this issue’s Globetrotting column, Go Anyway: People who do big things are faced with the same never-ending pile of preparation as the rest of us. But instead of letting it freeze their forward motion, they ignore it. Because it’s the only way they’ll ever start. Nobody is …
There are some places you come back to so often they feel like home. For so many people, including us, Thailand is one of them. Over a year ago, we crossed into the country at it’s southern-most point from Malaysia and stopped pedaling when we reached Bangkok. We ticked off kilometers on flat roads close …