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The story of how we saved money, quit our jobs, sold our possessions, and set off to bicycle tour and travel around the world

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Alaska / Canada / USA
5-3-08 to present
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New Zealand
9-16-07 to 5-2-08
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Australia
9-15-06 to 9 -16 - 07
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SE Asia / China
11-22-04 to 9-15-06
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South America
6-3-03 to 6-17-04
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North & Central America
3-30-02 to 4-17-03
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Equipment Pages Index

Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers

START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Bicycle Touring Frames 
The Steel Repair Myth.
Steel and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs

Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Cindie's Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Sealed Cartridge Headsets

Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground Cloth
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water Filter

Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts

Health and First Aide

Electrical
Short-wave Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3

Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping

We have bicycle toured in Central/South America, Asia, Australia, and Canada

1:39 Min. VIDEO

Bicycle Touring Laos in South East Asia

5:15 min. VIDEO

Where do you work and write as you bicycle tour abroad or travel overseas?

1:17 Min. VIDEO

Australian Radio (ABC) Interview with Cindie Travis

5:01 min. VIDEO

See All Videos Here

A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
List Price: $39.50
Price: $27.65
You Save: $11.85 (30%)

A Guide to the Birds of Panama
List Price: $47.50
Price: $33.25
You Save: $14.25 (30%)

  Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica
List Price: $39.95
Price: $27.97
You Save: $11.98 (30%)

Lonesome Traveler
Jack Kerouac
List Price: $12.00
Price: $9.60
You Save: $2.40 (20%)

The Old Patagonian Express : By Train Through the Americas
List Price: $15.00
Price: $10.50
You Save: $4.50 (30%)

Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam
List Price: $24.95
Price: $17.47
You Save: $7.48 (30%)

Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone
List Price: $13.00
Price: $10.40
You Save: $2.60 (20%)

Miles from Nowhere : A Round the World Bicycle Adventure
List Price: $14.95
Price: $10.47
You Save: $4.48 (30%)
(2 - 3 days)

The Adventure of Two Lifetimes
Price: $15.95

Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico.
Our Price: $19.95

Cycling into Your Soul
Price: $18.95

Book, Video, and Software Store

Bicycling !
- World Bicycle Travel Books and Videos
- Famous Bike Movies
- Bike Racing
- Cycling History and Bike Culture
- Bicycle Mechanics

Around the World Budget Travel
-Backpacking
-Dangerous Places
-Work Your Way Around the World

Arizona
- General Information for Arizona
- Apache Indians
- Ghost Towns in Arizona
- The Lost Dutchman Mine
- Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking in Arizona
- Biking in Arizona
- Prescott Arizona

Mexico
- General Information About Mexico
- Mexico City Information
- Mexican Archaeological Sites and Ruins
- Maps of Mexico and Mexican States
- Movies
- Chiapas
- Copper Canyon and the Tarahumara Indians
- Learning Spanish
- Miscellaneous

Central America
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Panama

South America
- General Information
- Inca Archeological Sites, Ruins, and Culture
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Argentina

Southeast Asia / China
- General Information
- Thailand
- Cambodia and Angkor Wat
- Vietnam
- China
- Hong Kong
- Silk Road
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Indonesia

Languages
- Learning Spanish
- Learning English

Equipment
- Computer and Software
- Shortwave Radio
- Mp3
- Miscellaneous

Finances
- How to Save Money
- How to Invest
- Newspapers and Magazines

Future Destinations
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- Other

Book and Photo Picture Publishing / Selling
- Book Publishing / Selling
- Photo and Picture Publishing and Selling

Miscellaneous
- Birding
- Books We Read For Pleasure
- DVDs that We Carry
- How to Make Movies
- Herbs, Massage and the Natural Healing Arts
- RV Repair and Service

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