"Each passing car in the never-ending stream of vehicles politely beeped its horn to let me know they were about to pass (just in case I didn’t know!). Then I heard a beep, and no one passed. Another beep, and still nothing. I next heard a mammoth rumble. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a tractor-trailer towing a wide load veering wide left behind me—causing oncoming traffic to scatter—crushing a dozen traffic cones in the median ..."

Cycling only on vacation wasn’t enough. Rick quit his job, loaded up his bicycle, and left for an epic journey across Europe (and yes, there’s a boat in there somewhere).

Rick Steeves is a veteran cycler tourer, cycling through 26 countries since 1989. Also included are anecdotes from over two decades of cycling experiences.