Staff Picks: Best Blogs Of 2025

Here at TDA Global Cycling, we are blessed to work with so many talented, interesting, adventurous people, both in the Toronto office and out in the field. Their diverse backgrounds and outlooks provide us with a wide variety of views on our tours and on the world we live in.

Here are our staff picks for best blogs of 2025:

Ohla Kurochkina (Office Manager)

Cycling In Stressful Times

“To my mind, a very honest reflection to what’s happening in the modern world. And I also like Rudyard Kipling.”

You’ll Never Be The Same: Reflections From The Baltic Road

“This blog takes a special place in my heart. I started drafting it the next day I arrived in Tallinn and finished it when I left from Vilnius, and it was my real path of transformation, dealing with my own scars and still open wounds, so writing this blog was my special way of healing and I sincerely love every single sentence of it.”

Miles MacDonald (Operations Manager)

Tips & Tricks For Riding On Dirt

“We’re very lucky to work with so many talented staff people on our tours, and it’s wonderful when they can share some of their knowledge with our readers. Here, Tour d’Afrique 2025 mechanic Lorenzo Bouttall shares his tips on riding on dirt.”

Arctic Spirit: A Journey Through The Wild North

“Content Creator Arjuna describes what was a truly Epic start to the North American Epic, in one of the most remote regions across all of TDA’s tours.”

Shanny Hill (Marketing Manager)

The Elephant In The States: Cycling Through America During Tense Times On The North American Epic

“Our American content creator Camille finds a new perspective while riding through her country at this moment in time. ‘This journey through America has felt like a revelation; this territory we call the United States of America is a lot more nuanced, a lot quieter than a lot of us had known.'”

A Postcard From Algeria; Risks & Rewards

“This is a small window into the enormous amount of work Miles put in that made the Road of Empires possible, a tour that we hope will bring more and more cycle tourists to north Africa in the future.”

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Henry Gold (Founder)

The Himalayan Puzzle

“A visceral description of what happened on the Trans Himalaya and challenges the crew faces.”

Oaxaca On Two Wheels: A Street-Art Ride Into Mexico’s Soul

“I love street art. We come across it on many TDA tours and our Content Creator, Arjuna, captured the magic of it in this blog.”

Micah Markson (Tech Wizard)

Choose Your Own Adventure – The Morocco: Kingdom Of The West Cycling Tour

“I so fondly remember the landscapes and rich culture of Morocco, and this blog captures it well.”

The Tour d’Afrique Cycling Expedition: The Next 10 Years

“We live in an ever changing world and this post reminds us that despite whatever may change in the world, the desire to cycle across continents persists!”

Michael Coo (Customer Service Manager)

Climate Change & Cycle Touring

“Politicians may wish to avoid this topic, at their own peril, but as Founder Henry Gold points out, ‘we should all try our best to reduce our impact on this precious little planet.'”

The Silk Route Cycling Expedition: A Cast Of Characters

“It may take a village to raise a child, but as Operations Manager Miles MacDonald writes, it also takes a cast of characters to run a cross-continental tour.”