It’s bike giveaway time! Now’s your chance to win the bike of YOUR CHOICE (valued at up to $2000 USD). You pick the bike and we will take care of the rest.

Where will your new wheels take you? Been dreaming of that epic cross country tour? Will you pack up and take off for a yearlong round-the-world tour? Or maybe you prefer to stick closer to home and tour locally. Whatever trip you choose, why not take it on a brand new bike?!

It’s easy to enter; just donate to Warmshowers today! Donations made between now and May 15th will automatically earn one entry into the drawing. 

Take a chance! For a small donation, you could have a brand new bike valued at up to $2000.

How to enter: 

1. Make a donation. Your donations are an important part of keeping our technology and organization moving forward. Thank you!

2. If you cannot donate today, you can enter the drawing by mailing a postcard with your username to the address at the bottom of this newsletter. Entries must be postmarked by May 15, 2022 or earlier to be eligible. (A cash donation is not required to enter the drawing.)

Giveaway Rules: Emails or the use of the contact form on our website will not be eligible for entry. You must be a current user (yes, we will check) to enter the drawing. Warmshowers will pay up to $2000 USD, including tax and shipping, towards the bike chosen by the winner. Giveaway ends May 15, 2022.

Make sure your profile is updated!

Touring cyclists are gearing up for a busy season! Be sure they know that you are available to host by taking a few minutes to review and update your profile. 

There are over 180,000 registered Warmshowers users and we are continually evaluating the security and response rate of our hosts and touring cyclists. When you roll into town, exhausted after a long and exhilarating day on the bike, we want to be sure there is a friendly host with a warm shower waiting for you.

That's why it's so important to keep your Warmshowers profile up to date. If you are not currently hosting, for whatever reason, please be sure to mark yourself as "not currently available" to host.

If you have not logged into Warmshowers or responded to an email (or received one) in the LAST 12 MONTHS, please log in now and check your account. If there are no updates, click "Save" and you are good to go.

Happy hosting!

The Warmshowers forums have been HOT lately! Be sure to check them out! Here's #What'sTrending.

Recent Listener Review

Great Listening, and a helpful way to learn about touring - "Just listened to the episode about Bike Flights. Very informative. I wish I had known about this before I tried to ship my bike from WI to MA after my tour."

Host's Corner

Welcome to Mikulici Nature Park!
By Laura Schlegel and Benjamin Fischer

What is Mikulici Nature Park? It's a real-life platform for the cultural and intergenerational exchange of ideas and experiences, a space for your social and ecological projects to form and grow, a shelter for eco-friendly bicycle travelers, and a place to learn about and learn from Balcan village life.

It's also the home to longtime Warmshowers host Marco Bradvica.

Four thousand travelers or more, most of them on bicycles, have set up camp in Mikulići Nature Park since its founding in the 1990s. Marko says, "I've never charged anyone for staying. I am too old to travel the world, so I let the world stay with me. And besides, everybody contributes in their own way."

And that is true. When you look around the park in the summertime, you always find someone cutting the bushes, planting seeds, or building a hut. Or rather, you used to see all of this. During the pandemic, there were fewer bicycle travelers and less help. Also, Marko may have an enviable amount of energy for his age, but he is 83 nonetheless. 'Now I need help," Marko admits without shame. 'I am looking for a new generation - a person, a couple, or a group of people–to live here, take care of the park and share my dream," Marko says.

We are sending our thoughts to everyone in the Ukraine and areas impacted by civil unrest in all parts of the world. For users travelling in areas impacted, please note that there may be site interruptions as sanctions roll out and access may not be possible. We will inform you if any official termination of US-based sites occurs.

Forums: Looking for a friend to tour with or route planning for your next trip? Be sure to check the Warmshowers Forum! 

Instagram: Follow us on Instagram at Warmshowers_org and tag us. Each photo that we repost will include a shout out, AND we will follow you back! 

Facebook: If you are a member of our private Facebook group, a reminder that we only share stories of touring or hosting. All technical questions, requests for hosts, or touring info should be added to the forum section of our website and will NOT be allowed in the Facebook group.

Stories from the Road and Host's Corner: We want to hear your story! Please submit a 500-1500 word overview, in English, including up to five photos HERE. We love sharing the stories of our users across the globe!

Bike Life Podcast: Interested in being a guest on our top rated Bike Life Podcast? We'd love to share your story. Click HERE to complete the submission form.

Warmshowers.org Foundation is a registered 501c3 and relies heavily on your support.  If you would like to donate, please click HERE.