Cycling
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2023
Take a trip without leaving home with these adventurous reads from this year
See Inside the World’s Longest Purpose-Built Cycling Tunnel
The 1.8-mile-long tunnel in Norway is part of a broader effort to encourage residents to ditch their cars
Eight Cool New Technologies From This Year's Consumer Electronics Show
Flying cars, live-translation eyeglasses, self-driving strollers and more were unveiled at the annual trade show in Las Vegas
The Original Tour de France Yellow Jersey Was Made of Wool
100 years ago, in the middle of the race, a rider wore the famed jersey for the first time
This Woeful Wipeout Made Evel Knievel an Instant Legend
In 1967, a bone-shattering spill at Caesars Palace spawned a career in self-endangerment
Where Water Meets the Sky: Cycle Around Taiwan's Stunning Sun Moon Lake
A breathtaking 30-kilometer ride offers constant views of breathtaking landscapes
This Italian Cyclist Defied Fascists and Saved Lives
The world didn’t learn about the heroism of Gino Bartali during WWII until after he died in 2000
The Bicycle Helmet That's Invisible (Until You Need It)
Riffing off of airbag technology, Swedish designers have created a helmet, worn around the neck, that inflates during an accident
Travel Photography: A Discussion With a Pro About Ethics and Techniques
The author discusses the ethics, joys and challenges of photography with Canadian travel photographer Matt Kadey
Biking Ecuador’s Spectacular Avenue of the Volcanoes
Home to a string of high peaks, including 20,564-foot Chimborazo, the area offers some of the finest cycling, hiking and adventuring country anywhere
Vilcabamba: Paradise Going Bad?
Life in this legendary town in Ecuador's Valley of Longevity may be too good—and too long—to be true
When Cane Juice Meets Yeast: Brewing in Ecuador
The sugarcane trail takes the author across the Andes, into liquor distilleries and from juice shack to juice shack as he pursues fermented sugarcane wine
What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?
Aiming to catch a few trout for dinner, the author decides to try his luck at one of the region's many "sport fishing" sites
Bike, Bark, Bite, Blood: The Perils of Cycling in Rabies Country
An unfortunate run in with a mutt in Ecuador turned into a trip to the doctor's to be treated for rabies, a surprisingly fatal disease
Much Ado About Nothing at the Equator
Just north of Quito stands a grand and glowing tribute to one of Ecuador’s proudest features: the Equator. The problem is, it was built in the wrong place
Things to Do in Quito While Nursing Achilles Tendonitis
With its clean public parks, brewpubs, museums and tapas bars, Quito is a fine place to spend a week recovering from an injury
Ecuador, Land of Malaria, Iguanas, Mangoes and Mountains
The author leaves Peru behind and crosses into Ecuador, where he encounters his first sign of a mosquito
What to Eat—or Not—in Peru
The ceviche carts and meat grills are colorful pieces of scenery, but eating a cherimoya or a sweet and starchy lucuma could be the truest taste of Peru
Braving the Pan-American Highway of Death
Along the roadway in Peru, hand-built memorials to accident victims occur almost as regularly as the kilometer markers themselves
No Place Compares to the Unrelenting Lifelessness of Peru’s Sechura Desert
From tropical mountains, we descended into a landscape of flailing-armed cacti, spiny succulents like giant artichokes and sand dunes as high as mountains
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