My website at BicycleTouringPro.com placed 5th in the 2009 TripBase.com Best Car/Bike Travel Blog competition.

According to TripBase, “this award is only passed on to the most seasoned of road-travelers that opt to embark on their adventures using the humble car and/or bike as their main form of transportation, and to those with the know-how to maintain a fascinating and continuously interesting blog with regular updates as well as being a generally respectable source of information for the would-be road-tripper.”

“Their blogs have a wide range of content, which is both gripping and informative, as well as being of use to others with similar interests. The topics are insightful and well-written, with stories that are accompanied by additional content such as pictures in order to provide readers with a decent overall image of what the blogger is trying to relay.”

While cycling through Montenegro, I was interviewed by Rick Owens, the director of a web based TV show about bicycling called “CycleNow“. Rick and I connected via Skype and sat down for a few minutes to talk about my  adventures in Europe and beyond.

During the interview Rick asked me:

- How did you first get started with bicycle touring?
- What made you want to come to Europe for such an extended period of time?
- How do you finance your travels?
- Do you worry about your safety when traveling in remote places such as Albania and Kosovo?
- Plus… a whole lot more!

Both parts of the CycleNow interview have been published and are now available for online viewing. To watch, head on over to http://www.cyclenow.us/?p=78