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.

The map of Scott's World Bicycle Tour

How do you define circumnavigating the world on a bicycle?

How does one define bicycling around the world? Well, you wouldn't get very far trying to bicycle around the equator since it is mostly water. However, you could try lugging your bicycle to the North or South Pole, once there you could finish the trip in minutes. Or...
Vietnamese money, called Dong, piled on a colorful bed spread.

How much does it cost to cycle around the world?

How to budget for an epic journey around the world on a bicycle. This article includes guidelines and the actual budget from a real trip around the world. Would you be surprised it only cost $22 per day?
Scotts knee surgery. A picture of laparoscopic surgery and the inside of Scott's knee

Health & Safety: The most important factor while Traveling

What happens if you get sick or injured while traveling? Health and safety advice, tips and tricks.
The original famous bicycle quote. "A bicycle ride around the world begins with a single pedal stroke." By Scott Stoll. Featuring Scott's before and after picture from his trip around the world on a bicycle.

Frequently asked questions about the world bicycle tour

FAQ's, tips and tricks to help you plan your bicycle ride around the world.
Maps and a travel guide spread on a bed, alongside colored pencils, a translator, and a notepad, suggesting travel planning.

Travel resources

Welcome to our travel resource section! These are handpicked online resources that we've found extraordinarily helpful to plan journeys of any kind. Even though this information is constantly changing and can be quite personalized, I recommend you browse the categories to get an idea of what you are missing.
121 Bikepacking Experts Share Their Routes Around The World. A fun infographic with illustrations of famous world cyclists, including Scott Stoll. It also includes the route, distance, type of bicycle, months on the road, money spent, start and finish location and websites.

Bicycle touring infographic

121 Bicycle touring experts share the details of their trip. I'm honored to be one of them. You can see below that bicycle touring is sport that almost anyone can do.
Andy Graham Hobo Traveler

Thoughts on being American in the age of terrorism

It's been about 16 years since we first featured Andy's adventures. We've been long overdue for an update. So we checked in with Andy and asked him how the last 19 years of constant travel have influenced his worldview on being American
Wheel bug or assassin bug on a leaf

Troubleshooting health issues while traveling

Nothing will put the brakes on a trip like getting sick or injured. Travel tips on staying healthy, being prepared and curing the common traveler's woes.
herbicide poison used on Cincinnati bike trails

Poison used on Cincinnati bicycle trails

I was riding my bicycle thinking I was improving my health. Then I noticed that the weeds along the fence were being poisoned with herbicide.
The Zambia 100 and 500 Kwacha notes. And the 5, 10 and 20 Kwacha notes from Malawi.

Money: The third most important factor while traveling

Money may be the least romantic aspect of travel, but it's often the determining factor in how long your journey can last. We discuss why and where to spend your money (the philosophy). Plus, we discuss practical tips, security and tips to save money.
The bicycle that went around the world perched on the edge of a scenic cliff in the Drakensburg Mountains, Lesotho, Southern Africa.

A how-to guide for bike touring — Scouting magazine

SCOTT STOLL BIKED around the world, cycling a whopping 25,742 miles in four years. He wrote about his continent-hopping bike trip in the book Falling Uphill.
Lance Armstrong Livestrong

Challenging oneself

This recent guest post arrived just days ahead of a news story about Lance Armstrong full of controversy, upset and -- maybe -- inspiration.