You’re intrigued – even excited – about the prospect of exploring lesser known regions of Argentina by bicycle. But maybe your bikepacking experience is limited and you don’t know what you can expect. Rick & Tanya McFerrin have been guiding trips for more than 20 years. In this video, they tell you a bit about […]
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In a world where adventure knows no bounds, Rick and Tanya McFerrin of OnaVelo Tours have carved a remarkable path by transforming their passion for bicycle travel into a lifelong calling. Their awe-inspiring exploits span over two decades, encompassing a 25-month, 24,000-kilometre journey across 43 countries, a 14-month, 14,000-kilometre tandem bike expedition with their young
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During a recent bicycle trip in northwest Argentina’s culturally rich rural landscape, guests talk about the stunning scenery, cozy accommodations and delicious food and drink. And they talk about what they learned about themselves, and their abilities. “Every day, there seemed to be a nicer, nicer place to meet,” said one guest. “So many beautiful
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What an incredible year this has been. We, the people behind ConnecTour, are writing to you today because each of you has been engaged in some way by our cross-Canada adventure. We want to bring you up to date on developments since we reached St. John’s, NL, in October. We all made it safely home, and are slowly
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ConnecTour was honoured to meet with Sheilagh O’Leary, deputy mayor of St. John’s, NL, when we arrived in town. In addition to hosting us at Mile 0, O’Leary invited us up to her office and congratulated us on our cross-Canada bike ride. In this video, O’Leary describes the efforts in St. John’s to build a
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On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the ConnecTour riders arrive in St. John’s, NL, completing the cross-Canada tour that started on May 28 in Kelowna, British Columbia. It’s been a tour filled with adventure, some drama and many, many encounters will real Canadians in their home environments. In this video, the four riders who are completing the
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Although she grew up just an hour from what was once one of North America’s most important airports, Sandra Seaward says she didn’t have much of an interest in studying its past. “I never had an affiliation for history,” she says, scrunching her face into a frown. “It had a lot to do with my
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Capt. Stan Peet is the only of five siblings not born on Newfoundland. His father was serving in the military when his youngest son was born in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Yet, he considers himself a true Newfoundlander. Canada’s most eastern province, he says, is every bit as much a distinct society as Quebec. Isolated
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Born and raised on the northern edge of Acadian New Brunswick, Mark Ramsay is an unapologetic hometown boy. Campbellton, in his view, is one of the great undiscovered places to live in Canada. “It’s a hidden gem,” says Ramsay, while he directs traffic at the annual Terry Fox Walk/Run being held at Sugarloaf Mountain Provincial
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The ConnecTour team has been incredibly lucky with the weather through most of the ride across Canada. Yes, there was that scary day when we were hypothermic near Nancy Greene Provincial Park in British Columbia, the day-after-day intense summer heat in Saskatchewan, and a steady downpour as we headed out of Ottawa. But our rain
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