Yellow Tent Adventures

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 way. [...]

What is the perfect gift? Ask a hundred people, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. But when you give one, or receive one — you know it. I received one of those gifts thirty years ago. I still carry it with me today. The summer of 1981 was magical for me. I’d pedaled across [...]

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 are [...]

When you read the word “crowded” what images come to mind? How about “crowded room” or “crowded bar” or “crowded bus”? A couple of definitions I ran across were, “close to capacity” and “uncomfortably close together.” But what is “capacity” and what is “uncomfortable”? Let’s take the situation of putting your bike on the bus. [...]

They are gifts of the road. Nature’s snacks ripened just for you. Their aromas fill the hot summer’s breezes and the late fall’s chill. Roadside trees, far from any home or farm, display these treats more beautifully than any row of sweets in a candy shop. They must have been planted for the benefit of [...]

For the last two years I’ve been writing posts for the Adventure Cycling Association‘s blog. My column is called “Sights and Sounds” and I’ve been given the freedom to dig through photos (slides and digital) and recordings (cassette, mini-disc, and and digital) from my (our) travels by bicycle throughout the globe. Some I’ve re-posted on [...]

Last week I confessed my obsession of photographing house numbers during our bike journey in Portugal. I realize the short “video” might have had a certain entertainment value, but probably fell far short of convincing the viewer that they should hop on a bike and tour there. I now present “Countdown Redux”. Twenty-one images that [...]

Kat and I took a break from the heat and humidity under a tree in northern Thailand. We laid our bikes down by the side of the road and dug through our panniers looking for snacks. The tree was enormous and the base of its trunk was decorated with colorful ribbons of silk. A local [...]

One of my favorite moments of any bike trip comes when I’m not on my bike. It is that time after a long day’s ride. The tent is set up. The sun is getting low in the sky. There is nothing to do but observe the beauty around me and listen to the world as [...]

We always talk about bicycle travel. But what about bicycle lingering? Bicycle lingering is that ability to stop forward motion, pause, and soak up what is around you. Cafes. Ice cream parlors. Roadside restaurants. City parks. Riverside picnic tables. They all call out for you to park your bike and linger. I am amazed at [...]