biking across europe

How to box your bike for an international cycling trip, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Gear Check: How to Get Your Bike Around the World

February 8, 2016

One of the biggest challenges on any trip when there’s equipment involved is “how do I get it there?” Exactly one year ago, before starting my cycling trip across Europe, I was asking myself the same question. I assumed at first I would just ship my bike from the US to Portugal, pick it up […]

Why Couchsurfing is Past its Prime

June 24, 2015

Kaolack, Senegal 2012 I pulled strands of dusty hair out of my eyes, squinting into the sun, my arm hanging out the open window of the sept plus in rural Senegal. The sept plus, French for ‘seven more’, a dilapidated station wagon in which seven people and all their luggage were stuffed, was headed towards […]