Are you a Woman? Are you a Cyclist? Then this is for you.... Loretta, the Solo Female Cyclist has compiled ... Big WOW Book 100 Women From Around The World Travel By Bicycle #1 I’m the solo female world cyclist or wack-a-doo on wheels I like to say. My first bicycle tour was 5 years long and quite the ride, covering 5 continents and 41 countries. The WOW (women on wheels) Wall, an online bicycle touring community that I founded, … [Read more...]
Cycling Sicily – A Day on Tour
Hannah Johnson writes: Cycling Sicily and exploring this magical island as a way to spend my holidays has been a phenomenal treat. It was, to me, a cyclist’s dream trip! It was not only for the landscape, but also for the rich history and the culture that continue to flourish after all these years. Cycling Sicily is one of the best ways to fully appreciate the place – from the rugged mountains down to its azure waters. Since it was my … [Read more...]
Meandering by Cycle in Morocco
A solo tour mostly around the Atlas Mountains Jill Lundmark - solo woman cyclist - 728 km (452 miles) over 64 days I was excited about going to Morocco and hoped some people would speak English. I'd felt isolated in Spain. Outside my hotel the market was going full blast. The fruit and vegetables looked superb arranged in piles, just a riot of colour. I got some bread and bananas then went looking for the tourist information. They directed me to … [Read more...]
Cycling Southern Iceland at Seventy
Iceland with a gym-damaged knee Jill Lundmark cycles 589 km (366 miles) over 71 days I read everything I could find about cycling in Iceland especially the excellent notes written by Iviehoff and the tours on crazyguyonabike. I noticed at work at a secondary school I was often dressed in two layers of merino plus a jacket while the students went about bare armed so I knew the cold was going to be a challenge for me. Accordingly I packed four … [Read more...]
Solo Cycling in Cévennes, France
Susan Minnich writes: I was determined that I could do this, travel solo on my bike, in France, as a 61-year-old, reasonably fit woman, with some ability to speak French. It didn’t really occur to me not to do it, though I can’t say why I was so clearly sure that all would go well. After all, I had only been to France once before, the previous year, and other than that had only been out of the US to Canada (mostly hiking trips that were … [Read more...]
Cycling Vietnam and Cambodia at Sixty-Nine
A meander through the Mekong Delta and a visit to Ankor Wat Intrepid solo cyclist Jill Lundmark rides 1,575 km (979 miles) over 64 days The trip starts with a nasty surprise about airline rules regarding transporting bikes After days and days of research, lists and more lists I was finally sitting uncomfortably on the plane with all my valuables strapped around me. My old cotton money belt in the small of my back, another plastic one in front … [Read more...]
Sixty-seven, cycling solo across Scotland: East to West
Wild camping and hosteling from Stonehaven to Edinburgh One of Jill Lundmark's intrepid journeys 650 km (404 miles) over 21 days My name is Jill Lundmark and I live in Auckland, New Zealand. My dream for years had been to make long-distance cycle tours. I'd read the books by women cycling alone across the Amazon, around the world, into the Himalayas etc. I wanted to do the same. … [Read more...]
Women – 60 years and still cycling
I have in the past few months come across several older women who have decided to take to the road on their cycles. Life is too short - they have dreamed of travel and cycling and were putting things in place to do it. I say Go for it... Karen Karen Cooper's Blog - Karen is 60 years and still riding … [Read more...]
Sixty-Six, Solo and South East Asia by Jill Lundmark
A Personal Account of a Bicycle Ride around Thailand, Laos and Burma by Jill Lundmark This link takes you the stories of Jill Lundmark's 3 month biking around South-East Asia. Bicycle Touring: Sixty-Six, Solo and South East Asia, by Jill Lundmark Read some of her other travel stories here: Sixty-seven, solo across Scotland: East to West, by Jill Lundmark Touring Vietnam and Cambodia at Sixty-Nine., by Jill Lundmark Southern Iceland, by Jill … [Read more...]
