Fresh stories from recent city explorations and coastal rides with stunning photos, quick packing tips, route highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments from my latest travels across Europe and beyond.
Updated monthly with new destinations.
Personal tales from spontaneous rides, cultural discoveries, and off-road paths. Includes detailed route notes, photo breakdowns, weather challenges, and lessons from unexpected detours through hidden gems and local encounters.
Step-by-step itineraries for city day trips, bike touring routes, photography setups, video editing workflows, and smart travel organization. Downloadable checklists, packing strategies, gear maintenance guides, and time-saving hacks for urban explorers and adventurers
Follow my multi-day bikepacking expeditions with detailed GPX maps, daily mileage logs, elevation profiles, gear setups, and route planning tips. Real-time stories from the saddle—weather challenges, wild campsites, and scenic highlights from every pedal stroke.
In-depth tests of bikepacking gear, cameras, GPS devices, and tech essentials. Full breakdowns with weights, durability ratings, real-world performance data, packing lists, and clear buy/don’t buy recommendations for your trips.
Gear up for my next bikepacking adventure: a multi-day self-supported ride through stunning trails, blending rugged climbs, wild campsites, and breathtaking vistas. I’ll share exclusive GPX routes, pictures, gear reviews and timelapse footage, and behind-the-scenes vlogs—sign up for the newsletter to get first access and ride along virtually. Stay tuned!
Born in 1991 near Milan, Fabio “Bien” Grandi is a visual storyteller, digital marketer, polyglot, culinary explorer, cyclist and student of foreign cultures, he has called Melbourne, London, and Amsterdam home.
Fabio is perpetually driven by the mission of searching for the new—whether it’s a new word in a foreign tongue, a new dish to savor, a new place to discover or a new path to ride.
He chases the Dutch philosophy of “Uitwaaien“—seeking that fresh wind to refresh the body and clear the mind.
Through bicycle touring, trekking, and travel vlogging, he wanders the globe to beat stress, reorganize his thoughts, and document the magic of the world’s diversity.
