Pursuing Mountains
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Biking Across Europe Packing List 2026
For this adventure, we plan to ride over 2,000 miles down the length of Europe from Helsinki, Finland to Athens, Greece. This will be our third long bike tour in Europe so we feel pretty confident in our packing list, especially because we have over 7,000+ miles of bikepacking /…
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Packing List for Bikepacking Great Britain
Now that we have over 6,000+ miles of bikepacking / bike touring under our belt we’ve developed a system that works for our style of riding which tends to be mixed terrain with an emphasis on riding a lot of dirt/gravel roads as well as cycle paths on long “journey-style”…
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Packing List for Bikepacking Across Europe
Packing for a long bikepacking trip across Europe proved to be quite a challenge. While similar to our previous 2+ week bikepacking trips on the GDMBR there were some notable differences as we incorporated a lot of city/town travel in the mix. So our packing list for bikepacking…
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Bikepacking Across Europe Guide: From London to Istanbul
My Husband Alex and I bikepacked Across Europe from London to Istanbul, Türkiye, we passed through 15 countries and cycled over 2,500 miles (4,023 km). We made our own way for the most part and while it was NOT the most efficient way to cycle across Europe, we were able to see a…
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6 Things to Know Before Doing the O-Trek
We completed the O Trek in Patagonia in December 2022 and were surprised by the lack of up-to-date information on this popular trek in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. There was a lot we weren’t able to research before starting the trek. Here are 6 things we wish we had…
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What to Pack for the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) – UPDATED 2022
When we first set off to bike the Great Divide Mountain Bike route (GDMBR) in 2020 we had no idea what to pack! It was our first bikepacking trip and we were overwhelmed, but we consulted with very experience bikepackers to get the full scoop on what to pack for the GDMBR which…
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What to Pack for the 3 High Passes Trek (+ Everest Basecamp) Unguided
Below is our complete what to pack for the 3 high passes trek + Everest Basecamp list. We have been fortunate enough to visit Nepal on two separate occasions and complete some iconic treks in the Himalayas. We have always gone unguided and without porter support. The first time…
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Which Nepal Trek Is Best? Everest Basecamp vs Annapurna Circuit vs Three Passes Trek
When we planned our first trip to Nepal we tried searching for the question we will be answering in this post, “Which Nepal trek is best?” The three iconic Nepal treks we were debating were the Everest Basecamp, Annapurna Circuit, and the Three Passes Trek. We ended up doing the…
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7 Ways to Travel More While Working Full Time
So you want to travel all the time but have limited days off of work? This is the constant struggle of those of us with the travel bug but have to work full-time. Although you may feel discouraged, with the proper strategy, you can still manage to travel a lot while working a…
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How to do the Peaks of the Balkans Trek
Over the past few years, the Peaks of the Balkans trek has become increasingly popular, but it still isn’t very well known. We first heard about the Peaks of the Balkans trek from a podcast, and also from a German couple we met in Nepal and thought it sounded like our kind of…