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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
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
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
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,
Bicycles and Brie…Why You Will Love Cycle Touring In France
Wow (woman on wheels) participant Susan Minnich returned from her second bicycle tour in France recently. Suzecyling routes cover the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees mtn. regions of
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dear Universe please let a truck stop, I think I need help arranging my funeral
Dear Universe please let a truck stop, I think I need help arranging my funeral My stomach gives up sometime during the night as I am camping during the season’s
How Great It Is To Be a Man in Baluchistan
As I sit and wait at sun rise in the no-mans land between Pakistan and Iran, I patiently wait for the Iranian border gate to open. I have learned that
Pakistani My fanny
Chugga chugga choo choo….the train plugs along at the speed of a bicycle through Baluchistan province, Pakistan. A part of the world in which blending in and passing by unnoticed
A Snowball’s Chance In Hell…How To Prepare For A Winter Bicycle Tour
Some would say that there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that they would undertake a winter bicycle tour but for WOW(women on wheels) member Ellen Moseman sees it differently. Ellen, an
Laugh Until You Bust but Pedaling In Pakistan is A Definitive Must…Top 5 Reasons To Pedal In Pakistan
Number 5. Road Side Bombs For some road side bombs and the Taliban is what is conjured when one thinks about Pakistan as a must see bicycle touring location. However,
Top 5 Reasons Rohloff Makes The Perfect Hubby
Top 5 Reasons Rohloff Makes The Perfect Hubby My Rohloff, my German internal gear hub system, love of my life, I take thee for better or for worst, in sickness
We Want Freedom. An Interview With Cindy Travis
“We want freedom, we want justice, long like the Dali Llama, we want freedom, no more repression….”. The echo is powerful; the women’s voice is horse from shouting from the