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Willie Weir : December 27th, 2012 Myanmar is in the news. It is ranked as one of the top five travel destinations by several major publications. President Obama became the first US president to visit while in office. Makes you want to take a bike trip there, doesn’t it? We did. We toured Myanmar (Burma) from October 21 – [...] Willie Weir : August 27th, 2012 Every bicycle journey has a theme song. At least all of mine do. A tune that fits the mood of the journey … or describes the place you are pedaling through … or sometimes it’s just the tune that is incessantly playing on every radio. “White Bird” by It’s a Beautiful Day became the [...] Willie Weir : June 1st, 2012 Have you ever in your bike touring experience asked yourself this question: How am I going to get my mail? If you began bike touring within the last ten years, your answer will revolve around internet access and wi-fi availability. But if you have been doing this for a long time, you’ll remember [...] Willie Weir : April 9th, 2012
In the 2011 Oct/Nov issue of Adventure Cyclist I wrote a column titled The Decision. It got a lot of responses. I recently read the column on Weekday, a show on public radio station KUOW in Seattle. Before you listen, although the piece is not overly graphic in nature, please note that [...] Willie Weir : March 22nd, 2012 Let’s get right into the down and dirty of bicycle touring. What about laundry? If you are on a route with plenty of hotels and/or laundromats, the answer is pretty obvious. But what about those journeys far enough off the beaten track where laundry facilities are not an option? This is where my [...] Willie Weir : February 15th, 2012 If you don’t have the time to spare for a extended bike trip, you can get loads of inspiration on Bike Overnights.org. But sometimes you can’t even afford an overnight. That’s the time to head out on a bike breakfast. Kat and I did this just last week. A glorious weekend morning with sunny blue [...] Willie Weir : January 9th, 2012
Point of Entry “Give the world outside a point of entry. It’ll give back to you.” That lyric stuck in my soul the first time I heard it in Larry Murante’s title song of his album Point of Entry. Music is an incredible force, and each listener interprets what they hear in their own [...] Willie Weir : December 20th, 2011 It’s the time of year when holiday tunes are playing everywhere. But sometimes when you are traveling far away from home in another culture, hearing a Christmas carol or familiar song can be a wonderful reminder of home … or not. We were cycling in Northern Thailand during Christmas. We pedaled into a small [...] Willie Weir : December 13th, 2011 If bread is the Staff of Life, it is also, at the very least, the Kickstand of Cycling. It holds you up and keeps you from falling over. I love this carbolicious treat. As a kid, homemade bread was not in my universe. Bread was something that came in brightly colored cellophane packages from [...] Willie Weir : November 29th, 2011 The cold November rains have come and my mind drifts off to warmer places on the planet. While we are slamming into winter here in the U.S., New Zealand is sliding into summer. If you have the pleasure of taking a bike trip in New Zealand, don’t miss the cathedral. While I know there [...] |
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