We got off to a smooth enough start. We left Chengdu and the last familiar faces we’ll see until Thailand. We set out semi-early on a Sunday morning into the non-stop traffic of the massive Chinese city. Within five minutes I hit a huge bump, sending Dave’s strawberry stocking candy flying out of the outer...
It’s easy to become nostalgic and even homesick during certain seasons when you’re traveling. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I love everything about it: the music, the tree, the gifts, the lights, the traditions. We were grateful last year that my mom flew us home for our Christmas gift to celebrate with family....
If there’s one thing we’ve learned during the course of this journey, it’s the importance of flexibility. Sometimes you don’t have time to plan like you should, so you just have to go with the flow. Other times, you work on your plan for months, sorting out details and setting up accordingly–and then when things...
The weather officially turned rainy and very cold when we got to Turkey–but the people there are perhaps the warmest in the world. We had heard from other travelers that the hospitality in Turkey is like no other place in the world. The rumors are true. We only cycled four days to get from the...
As we travel, we have begun making a list of the places that deserve a return visit. Even though our cycling trip is long, it’s just not possible to “see it all.” We’ve had to remind ourselves several times along the way that this is not the last time we’ll travel. Greece is a country...
For the past four weeks, we have been cycling down the Balkan peninsula, mostly through countries that formerly were a part of Yugoslavia. The Balkans, while offering perhaps the most natural beauty we’ve seen in Europe, also hold a complex history that still affects much of the culture today. We started in Croatis, working our...
