The Motorcycle Diaries by Bicycle: Che Guevara’s Patagonia and the Making of a Revolutionary
In February and March 1952, a 23-year-old medical student called Ernesto Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado rode a worn-out 1939 Norton […]
Category: History
Best Historically Themed Cycling Tours in the World (2026 Guide)
The best historically themed cycling tours in the world, compared: Hannibal, the Allies, Lionheart, the Camino, the Silk Route and more, by archaeologist Sam Wood.
Beneath Tasmania’s Roads: Convict History and First Nations Heritage on the UnderDownunder Route
Ride 40,000 years of Tasmanian history – Ice Age caves, Sarah Island, Port Arthur, Richmond and Bruny Island – with archaeologist Richard Cosgrove on our UnderDownunder tour.
From Mt Olympus to Cairo: The Real Campaigns of Alexander the Great
Ask most people to draw Alexander the Great’s route and you’ll get a vague arrow pointing east – Greece, then somewhere hot, […]
The Samurai Road: Feudal Japan’s Warrior History Along the Shogun Route
Day one of a shogun cycling tour starts in Fukuoka, and it starts, fittingly, at a temple older than the shogunate itself. […]
What Actually Makes a Cycling Tour “Historically Themed”
A genuinely historically themed cycling tour is one where the route, the sites and the story are built from real historical and […]
Was Marco Polo Really Venetian or Croatian? Tracing the Venetians Route
Ask a Venetian and the answer is immediate: Marco Polo was born in the city of canals, baptised in its parish records, […]
Who Were the Vikings? The Real History Behind Sailing and now cycling Norway’s Fjord Coast
Say “Viking” and most people picture the same thing: horned helmets, burning monasteries, a longship full of raiders descending on some unsuspecting […]
Where We Came From: The Story Behind Bike Odyssey
There’s a particular kind of magic in standing on a mountain pass, legs burning, and realising that the road beneath your wheels […]
Epic Reading For Epic Cycle Touring
A Guide To Bike Odyssey Cycle Tours Bike Odyssey specializes in adventurous cycle tours complete with atmospheric resting places and gourmet food. […]