Plan

The second step to living the life of your dreams is planning your adventure. (I think everything is an adventure.) Planning is the nuts and bolts of building any adventure. It’s perhaps the easiest step.

A packing list from a bicycle tour guide in 1897. See the article to read the complete list.

A bicycle touring packing list from 1897

Times have changed! Both culture and technology. How many of these items from the Victorian era would you include on your cycle touring packing list?
Tim Moss pictured on the left as adventurer summiting an icy mountain, on the left in a suit as an accountant. "Why I quite being an adventurer to become an accountant.

Why I quit being an adventurer to become an accountant

Tim Moss explains how being an accountant is more fulfilling than being a full-time professional adventurer. Don't worry, he explains how you can do both.
Scott's bike with colorful panniers leaning against a yellow fence in a snowy field.

Weather & Climate: The Second Most Important Factor While Traveling

How do you plan for something as unpredictable as the weather when traveling? Weather planning advice, tips and tricks.
The world is your oyster. By Slavman. A woman holding a globe and dreaming of traveling the world.

Staying safe in an ever-changing world

The world is open to all the adventures you could hope for. The other facet of this is that there is a world of safety possibilities that need to be considered. These are developing and changing every year.
Best packing list advice for bicycle tourers

The best packing list advice for bicycle tourers

I don't mean to scare people, but it's important to know that bicycle touring can be life-threatening if you don't have the proper supplies. Scott shares his packing list and advice from years of experience traveling.
Supply list for a world bicycle tour infographic. A collage of words like: passport, sunscreen, flashlight and hundreds more.

Supply list for world bicycle tour

The rule of thumb when preparing for a trip is to leave half of everything at home and you'll still be carrying too much. Here is a supply kit and tips for almost any adventure.
Author versus the blank screen. How to write an online article for the internet.

Writing for the digital medium

Guidelines to writing an article that will be indexed by search engines and read by audiences. We'll use this article itself as a kind of how-to template.
My Best Bikepacking Tips and Experiences

After 59 countries, it’s time to share my best bikepacking tips and experiences

After 4 years on the road, Scott shares his tips and experience on bikepacking, details about his book, and his passion to inspire people.
The balcony of a hotel in San Jose, Puerto Rico, glowing orange in the city lights.

Living like a local to improve your Spanish

Are you embarrassed that your are not very fluent. Or do locals automatically start speaking English? Daniel discusses 3 rules to carrying on a conversation in Spanish with locals.
Map of the 159 best bicycle touring destinations in the world.

159 bicycle touring destinations you must see

Map of the 159 best bicycle touring destinations in the world from the leading experts -- world cyclists that have been there and done that.
Blue Bicycle Design logo

Bicycle logo design

Scott's loves to do graphic design for anything related to bicycles, travel and adventure, especially logos. Who better to design your logo than someone who loves bicycles?
Fully-loaded touring bicycle ready to cross the Australian Outback

What kind of bicycle did you ride around the world?

The short answer is: you can ride any bike. I rode a mountain bike. Practically speaking, you'll want a touring bicycle. More about how to choose a touring bike below.