Tag: europe

  • Finding campsites using OpenStreetMap and Overpass Turbo

    Finding campsites using OpenStreetMap and Overpass Turbo

    Update May 2018: The OSMAnd application accomplishes this task better than Overpass Turbo; see this post for more info. ******* Campgrounds make for a quick cheap place for a bicycle tourist (or other tourist) to stop for the night, pitch a tent, and get a warm shower. Sometimes, though, it can be hard to tell…

  • Why is cycling much more popular in Europe than the USA?

    From a Quora answer I wrote in response to this question: I spent two months of the summer of 2012 cycling around Europe and thought about this a lot.  Here’s what I have: (1) Urban Layout.  European cities were designed before the advent of the automobile, so they all are arranged around a central point,…