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While getting ready for any trip you will probably spend quite a bit of time on the web looking for all sorts of information on biking either here in the US and overseas.

Take a look at some of these and if you have good bike or travel links you'd like to share, send them on and I'll post them. If you have your own web site, send me your URL and I'll post it here. I just ask that you return the favor and post mine on your site.

Story of two women crossing the USA	David Dermott's Canadian journal pages	E-Mag chronicling several trips
Martin Newstead's page describing a journey he made from New York to Los Angeles mostly by bicycle in 1990.	A great site with tons of info on biking to include journals for trips in Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand.    For info on Singapore, click here.	A Journals 'R Us type of site with travel Stories from all over the world.  great place to do some reading
Clyde Franklin's site with many journals and links	Good info available here if you want to cycle in Tasmania.	Robert's on-line bike tour reports.  He's done three cross country trips!
The place to go if you want to bike the Loire Valley in France	Scott Ellington's trip to New Zealand and Australia	Rich's Transcon 1997
Chuck Anderson's travel stories	Check out Glenn's Recumbent site!	The Holmes' page

Comprehensive site with tons and tons of info about cycling in different countries, literature, equipment, etc. Large collection of bicycle travel related information: travelogues, bicycle travel info, general travel info, organised tours, books, maps and guides and touring equipment.Online: since 1995. Probably one of the best!	The GODFATHER of bike sites with an incredible array of information advocating bicycling	Home page for RAGBRAI
Stoney's comprehensive links page	The Great Outdoors Page with riding guides, trips, tips, gear, how-to's, etc.	Ken Kifer's page has loads of info on bike safety, travel advice, journals, advocacy, etc

Downloadable destination guides, farefinder, on-line reservations	Trento Bike pages from Italy. Excellent resource for info on Eurpean biking (and also Australia!) Excellent!	Adventure Cycling. Need I say more?
Cycling Australia! Great site!	European Maps	Velo Net global cycling network. Links, groups, worldwide email lists. Nice!
Encyclopedia Britannica's Monstrous searchable database of any country's geography and culture	Travel site chock full of what you need to plan a trip.  A primarily commercial site broken down by destination, interests, activities, price	CIA factbook with oodles and gobs of facts about world countries
Giant database of hostels around the world	Commercial bike tour org specializing in Portugal, Canadian Maritime provinces, New England, Spain, Ireland	Lonely Planet.  Excellent site for finding travelling partners, has fantastic country by country guide, too!
Acollection of  bikers'  experiences with planes, trains, buses, boats, etc. Lots of info on rentals, folding bikes, boxes, airlines, and trainds around the world and how to ride in/out of about 120 airports	Another great trip planning site not for cyclists only.  Flight planning, airport maps, transportation options, interactive city maps, and advice on where to stay	Kolotour Bicycle Holidays, offers bicycle tours in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Just that, an index with thousands of links, ride lists, riding buddies	Commercial site that sells bike tour packages.   Some good info there.	Cyclist Touring Club with lots of info about biking in the UK
Great folks, fine service, nice shop, help cross country cyclists	Mountain Biking in Portugal	Bike in Italy
Rupert's trip to Poland, Russia, China, Asia.   Although a hiker, the info he provides is priceless	Sean Connolly's travelougues from voyages around the world.  WOW!!!	Visit Erhard's site documenting  much of his 2-month trip in Patagonia.

LINKS TO TOURIST OFFICES IN EUROPE AND ENVIRONS

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