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Everything you need to know to bike across new zealand
This video shares (almost) everything you need to know before biking around Aotearoa New Zealand. I biked around Aotearoa New Zealand partially with a friend, and partially solo, in the (NZ) summer of 2023-2024. It is a wonderful country to visit and to bike in. With this video, you can learn about the important aspects…
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No Longer Wishing For A Different Life
Diary entry from March 6th, 2024, post New Zealand/Australia bike tour/adventure. I’ve spent a lot of my life wishing I had what others had. Wishing my mom would take me to the mall to go shopping for cute and brand new outfits like the others mothers did with their daughters. Wishing I would get invited…
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When a Man Touches You While Bikepacking
Diary entry from March 6th, 2024, post New Zealand/Australia bike tour/adventure. I’m very used to meeting older men on the trail. Often perplexed by seeing a single woman alone on the road with a maximalist bikepacking setup, furiously or happily pedaling to and fro, men in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s frequently marvel a…
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A Story of Platonic Love
“If you were a man, we would probably be married” ——— In the summer of 2023, I was pulled into a cross USA supported bike tour through a nonprofit, the Ulman Foundation, to raise money for young adults fighting cancer. I had already completed two solo bike tours prior to this one, and quite frankly,…
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Everything I Packed to Bike Across New Zealand:
Packing for a bicycle tour can be a daunting task. It can feel as though the weight of your entire bicycle tour (both literally and metaphorically) is completely dependent on the decisions you make prior to departure. What if you forget some item you might need while you are in the middle of the mountains,…
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A Run-Down of the Four Bikes I’ve Used for Bicycle Touring.
When I first got into bicycle touring, I had no idea what I was doing… I knew that I liked biking and that I didn’t have a ton of money to spend on fancy gear, but I knew very little about what qualified as a “good” bike for bicycle touring (hint: any bike can *theoretically*…
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Grappling With Post-Bike Tour Depression
Diary entry from February 2024, post New Zealand bike tour. I cried today. What was a great start to the morning- waking up at 7, making my coffee and oatmeal, FaceTiming my best friend from back home, getting a lot of work done at the pride center with a chai latte and croissant to make…
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How to Buy a Used Bike For Bicycle Touring/Bikepacking
You don’t need an expensive bike to get you where you need to go! If you are reading this article, I suspect you are new to the sport of bicycle touring and bikepacking and need some quick advice on how to make your upcoming adventure happen. Maybe you want to complete a week long trip…
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Existential Overwhelm- The Pain of Not Being Able to Live it All
An adapted Instagram diary entry from December 23rd, 2023, from my New Zealand Bike tour. I’ve been tired and depressed these last two days of biking Across New Zealand. Traveling frequently fills me with dread, anxiety, and remorse, but I haven’t quite been able to explain why until now: “I can never read all the…
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Bicycle Touring’s Impact on Body Image
An adapted Instagram diary entry from January 9th, 2024, from my New Zealand Bike tour. Today I realized I loved my body. I pedaled a total of 130km from Lake Rotorua to Kaiteriteri so I could make it to Abel Tasman a bit earlier, and perhaps, to Nelson too. My legs were tired. Each hill…
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