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She [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"November 11, 2024\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/refuge-in-romania-and-abducted-in-switzerland\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Nikolai-Urluia-1-Photo3-300x225-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Nordic Dream\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Nicola Inversi I have had a big dream since I was a child: Reaching North Cape. From Rome, where I live, to North Cape, the northernmost point of Europe\\u2014from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic Ocean, crossing almost all of Europe. It\\u2019s not an easy journey. 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I was already living the life I [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Oktober 16, 2024\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/jimbo-on-the-road\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Petrikoglou-Photo5-225x300-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Small World\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Timothy Dale Beginning June 1, 2023, I crossed the U.S. via the Great American Rail Trail and various ACA routes and had the opportunity to be hosted by eight different Warmshowers hosts. My third hosts, Kevin and Lisa McDonough, lived in Ennis, MT, high on the mountainside overlooking the town and valley below. During [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Oktober 16, 2024\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/small-world\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Dale-Cross-US-Ennis-1-Timothy-Dale-300x277-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"A Winter Visit\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: John & Anne Toomey We\\u2019ve been Warmshowers hosts for 6 years and have thoroughly enjoyed it. We\\u2019ve hosted approximately 25 parties, although it was slow during the pandemic. 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We had been lucky enough to mostly camp at hiker\\\/biker sites at campgrounds through Washington and Oregon (with a couple of nights at a hotel when we both had a stomach bug) and had [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"September 17, 2024\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/sleeping-in-a-water-tower-an-incredible-first-warmshowers-experience\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Wright-7-Whitney-Wright-300x225-1.webp\",\"cats\":[194]},{\"title\":\"Cycle Touring in NZ: Dos and Do Nots\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Peter Mitchell A post primarily for European cycle tourists. New Zealand does not have a viable railway system like Europe. Successive governments have preferred roads over trains, so the roads are busy with heavy trucking and private cars. Why is this important to know? 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Whether this is your first tour or you\\u2019ve stayed with many hosts before, it\\u2019s essential to be a respectful guest who [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Juli 14, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/how-to-be-a-great-warmshowers-guest-10-key-tips\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/Welcome-Mat-Ken-Francis-300x189-1.webp\",\"cats\":[195]},{\"title\":\"The Absolute Joyfulness of Cycling\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Ralf Lopian Experiences and insights after one year on a bike. One year ago, to this day, I left my home in Myrskyl\\u00e4, Finland, to go on my cycling trip around the world. I cycled for eleven thousand kilometers, saw twenty countries, and met scores of lovely people. 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The three-day bus trip included me barfing on the pavement at the Minneapolis station, being offered hard candy \\u201cfor a good time\\u201d in Billings, Montana, and disgusting motion sickness through [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Mai 5, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/i-just-have-to-move-my-legs\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Alsup-1-300x225-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"2023 Warmshowers Bike Giveaway\",\"excerpt\":\"2023 Bike Giveaway \\u2013 Win the Bike of YOUR CHOICE The annual Warmshowers Bike Giveaway is here! Enter to win the bike of YOUR CHOICE (valued at up to $2000 USD). You pick the bike, and we will take care of the rest. Entering is easy; just donate to Warmshowers today! 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When he found out we were going on a community fun ride, The Gravel Flamdangle, [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"M\\u00e4rz 20, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/a-warmshowers-guest-to-the-rescue\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Schwyn-Penny-Schwyn-300x225-1.webp\",\"cats\":[197]},{\"title\":\"Ready to Go!\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Susan Fox This year, after 10 years of discussion and 5 years of planning, my best friend and I set out on our first cross-country tour. We had been inspired by a roadside gentleman who invited us to share his fire during our first tour in Eastern Oregon\\u2026in the rain. 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Maybe your visitor is carrying too much weight and hoping to ditch [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"M\\u00e4rz 13, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/meeting-cyclists-where-they-are-your-home\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Heaps-6.2.21-1-225x300-1.webp\",\"cats\":[187]},{\"title\":\"An Unexpected Covid Silver Lining: Connecting the Global Bike Community\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Ayleen Crotty, Filmed by Bike How the Filmed by Bike film festival persevered during this challenging time. In the early months of 2020, people around the world stayed indoors, unsure of what activities were safe during the increasingly confusing and scary global COVID-19 pandemic. For a while, there wasn\\u2019t yet any information on whether [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 9, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/an-unexpected-covid-silver-lining-connecting-the-global-bike-community\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/marquee-300x259-1.webp\",\"cats\":[200]},{\"title\":\"Why Host? Why Be a Guest?\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Lance Chilton Sure, being a guest while bike-touring saves money. Sure, being a host makes us feel we\\u2019re paying back the Warmshowers community. But it\\u2019s more than that. Although I could probably afford to stay in four-star hotels, Warmshowers gives me a much closer opportunity to meet and learn from bicyclists in all the [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 31, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/why-host-why-be-a-guest\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Chiton-photo-bike-shop-Lance-Chilton-225x300-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Route Planning: How to Choose a Route That\\u2019s Best for You\",\"excerpt\":\"So you\\u2019re going on a bike tour! Whether you\\u2019re setting out on a 1-2 night bike overnight or planning a months-long epic tour, the first step is to figure out your route. Here are a few considerations to help you out. Budget\\\/Time constraints Depending on where you are starting your ride and how much [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 6, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/route-planning-how-to-choose-a-route-that\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Compass-300x202-1.webp\",\"cats\":[187]},{\"title\":\"A New Life \\u2013 Touring the World Tandem\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Cycling A Dream, Sylvie & Nicolas On May 9th, 2022, we left for what we would like to become our World Tour on our tandem bike. But we started planning for it many years ago. In fact, the serious planning process started in January 2018 after an extremely cold Holiday Season spent in Quebec, [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 3, 2023\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/a-new-life-touring-the-world-tandem\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Aug-Iris-1-768x576-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Holiday Gift Guide: Best Bike Boxes For Your Favorite Travelers\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: BikeFlights Looking for a holiday gift for the traveling cyclists in your life? BikeFlights has you covered with their easy-to-pack Bike Shipping Boxes. Available in four sizes to fit most bikes, they\\u2019re great for shipping bikes and bike touring gear to and from your favorite adventurer\\u2019s next bike tour. 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Along the road, we get waves, thumbs ups, [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 8, 2022\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/building-a-global-bicycle-community\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Art-3-Freedom-Seat-group-kids-768x432-1.webp\",\"cats\":[200]},{\"title\":\"A Community For Hope\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Elsa \\u2013 @healmyplanet I\\u2019ve stopped counting the number of miles I\\u2019ve been riding. My objective was to make a solo cross-country trip biking from New York City to San Francisco while working (not easy to take three months off the grid); I didn\\u2019t care about piling up miles. 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In fact, this platform brought my family and me much more than expected: [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Dezember 1, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/warmshowers-3-for-1\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/Larcher-WS-3-for-1.webp\",\"cats\":[197]},{\"title\":\"BikeFlights Makes E-bike Shipping Easier\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: BikeFlights When planning your next U.S.-based bike adventure or your next trip home for the holidays, you may have to make a tough decision: should you take your standard bike or your e-bike? Thanks to a recent e-bike shipping program update, you can now more easily ship your e-bike within the contiguous U.S. [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Dezember 1, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/bikeflights-makes-e-bike-shipping-easier\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/BikeFlights_e-bike_photo_1-768x512-1.webp\",\"cats\":[200]},{\"title\":\"Support the Community ~ Get Warmshowers Swag ~ Win Great Prizes\",\"excerpt\":\"There are lots of ways to support Warmshowers this fall. Make a donation between October 15th and November 20th and you can earn cool new Warmshowers swag and a chance to win some great prizes! Warmshowers relies, in part, on our community\\u2019s generous donations, and we are asking for your support. Your donations keep our [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Oktober 19, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/support-the-community-get-warmshowers-swag-win-great-prizes\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/Annual-Rpt-Back-Cover-768x346-1.webp\",\"cats\":[187]},{\"title\":\"How to Cycle Tour in a Pandemic\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Tim Swain Days: 337 Countries: 15 Kilometers: 9455 Tip: When things go wrong, don\\u2019t panic! I was chilling out at a campsite in Kiev, and my mate Al had left to go home. I was planning on heading to Chernobyl, but I decided I didn\\u2019t want to as all you could do was cycle [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Oktober 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/how-to-cycle-tour-in-a-pandemic\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/OCT-Swain-3-768x577-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Wo-man\\u2019s Best Friend\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributors: Iris Joschko and Zuri Cycling round a beautiful country full of rolling hills, shimmering lochs, dramatic mountain ranges and breath-taking views all with your best friend \\u2013 my dog Zuri. The most beautiful way to travel and truly embrace a country and its unique people. As travelling companions, Zuri and I could not be [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"August 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/wo-mans-best-friend\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Aug-Iris-1-768x576-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Travel Without Moving? Become a Host on Warmshowers!\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributors: Paul and Natt Hamon Originally Published in Bicycle Thailand in 2016, Updated 2020 My wife and I have been hosting bicycle tourists for a night at our property since 2015. The touring cyclists we host have the opportunity to camp in a cool, dry place (if it looks like rain is imminent) or [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"August 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/travel-without-moving-become-a-host-on-warmshowers\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Aug-Host-Corner-Nic.webp\",\"cats\":[197]},{\"title\":\"Documenting the Adventure\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Filmed by Bike Have you ever had the experience of being on your bike during an adventure, knowing you were witnessing sights and sinking into moments so rare and special? For some of us, we\\u2019re pulled to document the journey and share this experience with others. Once upon a time in an era not [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"August 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/documenting-the-adventure\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/The-Road-Between-Us-Haybale-768x429-1.webp\",\"cats\":[200]},{\"title\":\"Leaving Open, Honest and KIND Feedback\",\"excerpt\":\"You\\u2019ve just had a fantastic experience on the road being hosted by a wonderful Warmshowers user. Or you just hosted the most interesting user on an epic cross-country tour. Now, it\\u2019s time to leave feedback on their profile. Leaving positive feedback for an excellent host or guest is easy. But what happens when your experience [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"August 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/leaving-open-honest-and-kind-feedback\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Feedback-1-768x768-1.webp\",\"cats\":[187]},{\"title\":\"Your Warmshowers Profile is Your Calling Card\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Kevin Kimpel For our second Host\\u2019s Corner installment, I want to pass along some tips for creating a winning Warmshowers profile. Over the years, I have read quite a few profiles of those actively riding and those who open their doors to host. Some folks spell things out pretty well; others simply do not [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Juli 6, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/your-warmshowers-profile-is-your-calling-card\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/JULY-house-768x512-1.webp\",\"cats\":[197]},{\"title\":\"Homemade Heroes\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Marcus Macdonald Lying prone on a sack of maize, hitchhiking in the back of a truck in Mozambique, I decided that I needed a new way of travelling. In Malawi, I bought a second-hand bicycle for seventy-five US dollars and a pair of Royal Mail panniers. 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A short trip that was meant to be 2 weeks disconnection [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Juni 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/my-2020-discovery-a-life-changing-experience\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/Debry-2-1-768x448-1.webp\",\"cats\":[194]},{\"title\":\"Friends for Life\",\"excerpt\":\"Contributor: Kevin Kimpel I have been an active Warmshowers host since 2011. Somewhere north of 130 people of all ages and many nationalities have pedaled up to my door. All have been very grateful for the hospitality. All but one has signed my guest book and let me take their picture to add to my [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Juni 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/friends-for-life\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/alex-683x1024-1.webp\",\"cats\":[197]},{\"title\":\"A Film Festival\",\"excerpt\":\"Explorations of new worlds, places and people: these are the incredible moments we experience when spending endless miles in the saddle on a bike tour. There\\u2019s really nothing quite like soaking in the scents, sounds and sights of a new land. The Magic of Film to Transport Even when we can\\u2019t travel, we can still [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Mai 4, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/a-film-festival\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/FBBlogo.webp\",\"cats\":[200]},{\"title\":\"Better Bike Shipping Performance: What You Need to Know\",\"excerpt\":\"The coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected travel during the past year, but it\\u2019s been a boon for the shipping industry, which has experienced record growth. The resulting extra stress on the shipping system created some challenges, so we spent the last year working closely with our carrier to improve shipping performance. 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They wanted to launch a project of bike education in primary and secondary schools across the country, and I [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"April 21, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/cycling-from-sidi-bouzid-to-tunis\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/Mario-Warmshowers-2-768x768-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Bikepacking Along the Iron Curtain Gravel Trail\",\"excerpt\":\"When I returned from a bikepacking journey in Kyrgyzstan in 2019, I published \\u201aNo Stone Unturned\\u2018, a short film documentary that follows my journey through the wilds of the Tian Shan. The editing of the film coincided with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, so on that evening, I took some time off [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"April 21, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/bikepacking-along-the-iron-curtain-gravel-trail\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/Markus-Stitz-1-1-768x431-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"From Soggy Campground to Sheltered Shrine!\",\"excerpt\":\"The guard at the campground entrance turned us away; it didn\\u2019t open for the season until the following week! It was early April in Kyushu, drizzling and unseasonably cold. After a soggy day of cycling through the stunning Yabakei Gorge, we were eager to park our bikes, dry off, and warm up in a facility [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"April 21, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/from-soggy-campground-to-sheltered-shrine\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/Anne-Breedlove-KyushuBlossoms-768x576-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Check this out\\u2026We are GIVING a bike of your choice away!\",\"excerpt\":\"That\\u2019s right, this year we are going to allow the winner to select the bike of their choice for this year\\u2019s bike give-away. We know there are shortages of bikes and shipping times may vary, therefore this year\\u2019s winner will get to choose their own bike (up to USD 2,000)! As an added benefit, this [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"M\\u00e4rz 24, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/check-this-out-we-are-giving-a-bike-of-your-choice-away\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/534x200-2021-Giveaway-Handlebars.webp\",\"cats\":[187]},{\"title\":\"Call For Volunteers\",\"excerpt\":\"We have several exciting volunteer opportunities at Warmshowers.org Foundation. If you are passionate about joining the dedicated team behind the scenes to increase our global reach of touring cyclists and hosts, and have experience in the areas below, we would love to hear from you. 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While husband Chuck was [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"M\\u00e4rz 9, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/come-visit-the-olde-country\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Robert-WAllman-Pexels-Stock-Photo-2.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Biking The Netherlands During the Pandemic\",\"excerpt\":\"I am a musician, so not much employment for us during these pandemic year(s). Rather than wait around for our jobs as musicians to return, I have been riding around the Netherlands. Dedicated bike lanes, good signage, aware motorists, and LOTS of secluded nature trails are just some of the perks. I am using The [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"M\\u00e4rz 9, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/biking-the-netherlands-during-the-pandemic\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Allen-5-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Warmshowers.org Foundation Special Announcement\",\"excerpt\":\"Thank you for your patience while we work to bring the mobile applications back online. We are grateful for the tremendous support we have received from our users around the globe. Please see the Q&A section below for additional details that addresses a handful of questions that have been asked. As a reminder, we value [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 23, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/special-announcement\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Bike-House-White-BG-Med-300x300-1.webp\",\"cats\":[198]},{\"title\":\"A Bike-Packing Journey for Our Times\",\"excerpt\":\"Tears in my eyes, I had had enough. On two wheels crossing the upper Midwest, I was nearing the end of my journey. I had already been up the Road to the Sun in Glacier National Park. Nothing could be more difficult than that, could it? Lake Koocanusa in western Montana pulled the mask off my [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 9, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/a-bike-packing-journey-for-our-times\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/McCutchen-Crossing-the-Cascades-768x576-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Some of My Crazy Favorite Moments on a Cycling Trip from Belgium to Swiss\",\"excerpt\":\"When I tell people about my bicycle travels, I often see them wondering, \\u201eWhy would you do such a thing?\\u201c For me, an important reason is the countless little adventures you bump into on the road. Here is an account of my favorite crazy moments from a 10-day solo cycling trip through France in 2017. [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 9, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/some-of-my-crazy-favorite-moments-on-a-cycling-trip-from-belgium-to-swiss\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Galle-Day-6.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"A Long Way to go for Lobster\",\"excerpt\":\"In the summer of 2018, my brother and I pedaled along the Maine coast, from the vicinity of Portland up to Mount Desert Island on another commercial tour. On the last two days of that ride, I finally began to feel comfortable riding 60 miles a day in very hilly terrain. I don\\u2019t remember the [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Februar 9, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/a-long-way-to-go-for-lobster\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Mahlon-Boyer-768x576-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Halfway to Somewhere\",\"excerpt\":\"Arriving in New Orleans about four days ago, marks the halfway point of our journey. We have biked some 1600 miles thus far and if we decide to \\u201cfinish\\u201d in San Diego as we have planned, we have about that much to go. Emma and I left New York City on a cold windy grey [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 20, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/halfway-to-somewhere\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Dana-Bronstein-Photo-1-576x1024-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"A Life on Wheels\",\"excerpt\":\"In 1974, I cycled 10,000 km across Central Africa. I was arrested in Idi Amin\\u2019s Uganda and sentenced to have my beard removed. What a cheek! Next came Zaire (Congo), and on entering a game park, a notice said, \\u201cDo not leave your car;\\u201d nothing about bicycles, so I carried on. I was also incarcerated [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 20, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/life-on-wheels\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Emerson-Photo-2.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"An Unlikely Friendship\",\"excerpt\":\"Isn\\u2019t it funny how two paths can cross unexpectedly and then never quite diverge from one another? On February 1st, 2017, I received a routine message on Warmshowers. Paul was, unsurprisingly, looking for a place to stay in Austin, Texas. He and his friend had embarked on a bicycle trip across the US and [\\u2026]\",\"date\":\"Januar 20, 2021\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/de\\\/unlikely-friendship\\\/\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Sarah-Rosenwinkel-Feb-2017-763x1024-1.webp\",\"cats\":[180]},{\"title\":\"Deciding To Cycle During Covid\",\"excerpt\":\"Spring 2019. We make the decision to make a big trip next year, but this time by bike. The 1st of April 2020 is marked in our agendas, until then we will enjoy our Belgian lives and friends to the fullest and save money for our bike trip. 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Klare und pr\u00e4gnante Anleitungen \u2013 alles griffbereit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/de\/haeufig-gestellte-fragen\/\">H\u00e4ufig gestellte Fragen durchsuchen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-1024x587.png\" alt=\"Warmshowers veranstalten ein kulinarisches Erlebnis\" class=\"wp-image-3626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-dev.warmshowers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ws_table_scene-2048x1174.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diskussion in der Gemeinschaft. 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