Nancy has done the impossible. And I don’t mean cycling from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina over three years with twin boys who broke the Guinness World record for youngest persons to cycle the continents. That’s entirely doable, as is clearly evident by their success. The impossible is encapsulating the scope of that epic...

“You’re crazy,” one of my high school students told me one day. “I call you my crazy teacher.” “Why’s that?” I asked. “Because nobody actually does what you’re doing!” she replied. “I mean – people talk about riding a bike around the world, but nobody ever actually does it!” I supposed she was right –...

The New York Times "In Transit" travel blog reports that Lonely Planet is re-introducing its cycling guides . The company noticed that out-of-print editions were selling for many times their listed price on websites like Ebay. This shows biking is making a comeback (or was it never away?). In any case, it's great to hear...