To those I have met through Warmshowers, either as a guest or a host. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Those who celebrate others holidays. I hope they are or were wonderful too.

As we travel, we have the ability to share kindness and love. Making the world a little better with a shared smile, meal, bed or whatever.

Though our chosen method of travel has it's challenging moments, it is blessed with rewards.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 2022.
Tail winds, Tom.

Happy New Year Everyone!

My stats for 2021:

We hosted 17 cyclists this year in Long Beach, California. Not bad for a pandemic with an international travel ban

USA-12, France-3, Canada-1, Germany-1

I received Warmshowers hospitality in Indiana, Ohio, Denmark, Germany and Holland. My stays included visits with others I had hosted in the past.

2021 turned out to be a great year! 

Meet Pinar Pinzuti, the founder of Fancy Women Bike Ride; a woman-only bike event held in cities worldwide. Pinar's goal is to bring more diversity into the cycling world and empower more women to ride more often.  

Pinar has been traveling by bicycle since 2006 and using Warmshowers hosts around the world. She has tried all forms of bike touring; long-distance Cycling in South America, adventure cycling in Iceland, bike-packing in southern Italy, road biking in Spain. She loves discovering cities by bike and believes if you "go slow, you feel more."

Ken Francis, a passionate and seasoned cyclist, longtime Warmshowers user, host, volunteer, and former Board Member, recounts his many years on tour.

By the mid-80s, Ken had already completed three cross-country tours of the United States, during which he relied on the hospitality of strangers. He began touring pre-technology and used old-fashioned paper maps back then. Finding places to stay along the way was difficult, and Ken mostly camped in the bush. On occasion, he would actually stop and knock on someone's door at the end of a long day and ask for a place to stay.