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October 1, 20246 min read
Why I Bikepack
The most common question I get is why bike when you can take other faster and more comfortable forms of transportation. This is my answer.
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Stories from the saddle
Routes, campsites, gear notes, and the occasional wrong turn. A travel journal for two-wheeled adventures.
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Madeira, Portugal5 min read
Madeira: 10 Days Around the Atlantic's Vertical Island
A challenging island loop featuring Ponta de São Lourenço, Porto Moniz's natural pools, wild camping at Achadas da Cruz, and the mountain trails of Ribeiro Frio.
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Baja California, Mexico3 min read
Baja Mexico: Desert, Ocean, and Empty Roads
A bikepacking trip down the Baja peninsula — cactus, coastline, and long silent stretches of desert highway.
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Italy3 min read
Italy: Riding the Boot
Coastal roads, mountain passes, and long lunches — a bikepacking loop through Italy.
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South East Asia3 min read
South East Asia: Heat, Humidity, and Kindness
Riding through South East Asia — sweating up jungle climbs and eating better than anywhere else on earth.
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Cuba4 min read
Cuba: Self-Supported Across the Island
From the tobacco fields of Viñales to the colonial streets of Trinidad and the Caribbean coastline beyond — a raw, immersive bikepacking journey across Cuba.
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Andes, South America4 min read
South America: The Andes and the Salar
A long ride through the high plains and salt flats of the Andes — Bolivia, Peru, and the roads that made me a bikepacker.
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Sicily, Italy3 min read
Sicily: Two Weeks in Winter
In the winter of 2014 me and my buddy Rob would set out on a two week bike holiday to Sicily. This would be Rob's first — and last — bike trip with me.
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