You’ve just had a fantastic experience on the road being hosted by a wonderful Warmshowers user. Or you just hosted the most interesting user on an epic cross-country tour. Now, it’s time to leave feedback on their profile.

Leaving positive feedback for an excellent host or guest is easy. But what happens when your experience is not so great? You know it’s important to leave feedback in their profile, but how do you start? Leaving honest feedback for guests or hosts who have not been stellar can be a challenge.

Have you had a great hosting experience? Or know someone who is an excellent host? Honor them with a donation to Warmshowers.org Foundation!

As a registered non-profit organization, we rely upon the generous donations of our users, and a nominal user fee, to help our community grow and thrive. Your donation to the Warmshowers.org Foundation lets us improve and maintain our site, support the community, and continue to let hosts and guests develop lifelong friendships.

Many cyclists make a donation in honor of their hosts. Many hosts make donations in honor of cyclists whose stories have touched their lives. Honor the experience with a donation to Warmshowers.org Foundation today.

Have you ever had the experience of being on your bike during an adventure, knowing you were witnessing sights and sinking into moments so rare and special?

For some of us, we’re pulled to document the journey and share this experience with others. Once upon a time in an era not too long ago, people would take photos along the way during their bike tours and host a low tech slideshow-and-tell viewing party afterwards. While those tour recaps do still exist, these days people are opting for increasingly sophisticated ways of documenting their experiences, such as a blog or even a documentary film.

Just what does it take to create a film about your bike tour? Do you need special skills or equipment? We turned to an expert on this topic to find out.

My wife and I have been hosting bicycle tourists for a night at our property since 2015. The touring cyclists we host have the opportunity to camp in a cool, dry place (if it looks like rain is imminent) or on our patch of soft grass out under the stars. Hosting touring cyclists has been a great experience for us. Welcoming international travelers into our lives who do not require much more than a shower, a safe place to sleep, and maybe the ability to get some laundry done is an easy and comfortable way for us to pay it forward to the cycling community.

The Warmshowers website is our portal to this world of international cyclists, some who have been on the road for years and others who are just beginning their adventure. The common thread between all of the touring cyclists is that they are on their own unique adventure, utilizing a bicycle as their main mode of transport and discovery.

We have TWO great shows for you to check out!

You can find Bike Life on all of your favorite listening apps.

Thank you to our partner BikeFlights for sponsoring the Bike Life Podcast!

Cycling round a beautiful country full of rolling hills, shimmering lochs, dramatic mountain ranges and breath-taking views all with your best friend – my dog Zuri. The most beautiful way to travel and truly embrace a country and its unique people.

As travelling companions, Zuri and I could not be more different. Whilst I am shy, reserved and describe myself as an introvert, she is the exact opposite. Bounding over to strangers wagging her tail, she has a wonderful ability to capture the heart of anyone she encounters. Her wolfish smile and big brown eyes could melt even the coldest of hearts and I challenge anyone to not fall in love with her pure dog soul.

We made a great team travelling through Eastern Europe in 2019. Zuri has magical way of opening doors and ensuring everything slots into place - something very much appreciated when cycling in unknown areas. For our UK adventure I hoped it would be much the same, but the consequences of the pandemic were never far from my mind. Would strangers turn their backs on us? Would cafes and restaurants be open? Would there be places to stay? We were about to find out.