It’s the time of year when long-haul cycle tourers who earlier set off from Europe are approaching parts of the world where information about logistics – visas, border crossings, money exchange and transfer, taking bicycles on public transport, etc – is scarce and rapidly changing.
And where forums such as Lonely Planet’s now-defunct Thorn Tree used to be the digital grapevine where cycle tourers would exchange such intel, it seems today’s version is the private WhatsApp group.
Rather than duplicate existing resources, with this post I wanted to try and highlight this collection of invite links to long-distance cycle touring WhatsApp groups.
Here you’ll find links to WhatsApp groups for transcontinental and round-the-world cyclists, region/continent-specific groups, per-country groups, and more – all specifically created to allow cycle tourers to exchange up-to-date information.
One that isn’t mentioned is the WhatsApp group for cycling in Armenia, my current place of residence, so here’s the link if you happen to be passing through.
And if you know of any similar resources for people who don’t want to sign up for a Meta-owned data-harvesting messenger app, please let us all know in the comments below.
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