There is no other way to get as close to a place as when you are riding a bike. Our travel writers have ridden b bikes all over the world, and here they share adventures on two wheels.
Commemorate the War of 1812 with a Historic Lake Ontario Bike Tour By Peter Sacco Perhaps America’s finest moment came 200 years ago during the Battle of Fort McHenry. Shells erupted overhead, bullets whistled through the air, and when the smoke had cleared 35-year-old American Francis Scott Key stood tall…
BikeSherpa Combines Social Networking with Bike Touring Adventure By Helena Wahlstrom Social networking is used for just about everything these days, with online groups forming around every interest imaginable. Now bike enthusiasts can take that social group and go on a cycling adventure in Europe with BikeSherpa. BikeSherpa, co-founded by…
Zagreb, Croatia by Bike: touring the capital city of Croatia by bike and seeing its sights including the cathedral, small parks, stadiums and more.
Biking Pittsburgh’s Transformed Riverfronts By Sony Stark “Cycle tracks abound in utopia,” said H.G. Wells. If that’s true, then Pittsburgh, Pa., comes closer to utopia than any other metropolis in the country. The former “Steel City” has transformed itself into a rails-to-trails showpiece complete with 21 miles to bike, walk,…
In Search of the Fairest Cup of All [On a ten-week bicycle tour of Thailand, Matthew Kadey and Tabi Ferguson visit the Doi Chang in the mountains of Northern Thailand where the Akha tribe have replaced the poppy crop with coffe beans that are said to be the most flavorful…
Connecticut’s Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is picturesque! By Herb Hiller I took the train from Florida to New York, then a commuter train took me to New Haven. My next conveyance was a bicycle, in the perfectly wonderful village of Simsbury, Connecticut. After a sleepless night on the train, I…
Biking and Climbing at Red Mountain Utah By Jean Miller Spoljaric Even though I’m back in New York, I can hear the echo from Snow Canyon calling the adventure junkie in me to return for more. After the time that I had and the people I met, I’m craving more!…
Cycling Expeditions Around the Globe: Tour d’ Afrique By Beth Simmons If you’ve ever wanted to take a really, really long bike ride then Tour d’ Afrique may be for you. However, leisurely bike riders need not apply because these tours take the “long bike ride” to a new level…
East Bay Winery Bike Tours, which offers Napa-style tours to urban wineries in Oakland California.
Drumlin Trail: The Leisurely Way By Mary Ann Noe The early summer morning was heating up, so my friends and I stopped to stow our jackets on the back of our bikes. Just then, a deer looked up from the belly-high grass off the trail and fixed us with one…
Melissa Adams takes a bike and barge tour through the emerald plains and verdant meadows of the Netherlands.
Emily Gund writes about the partnerships between Google Maps and with the bike trail datasite TrailLinks to provide directions that include bike trails.
