Cycling Hokkaido

Queen & Adam Lambert put on one helluva show at Sapporo Dome this past Saturday night. Wow!! And Valentine's Day is upon us again. Hope none of you OD on chocolate out there, folks. Have fun out there and I hope you like this episode. As always you can see my pictures on my Instagram..... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual favourite of mine and this year's did not disappoint. It was great to see it back in full swing after all that Covid bullshit. I put up a little selection of pictures on my Instagram @53.langford. Hope you enjoy the show, folks. https://www.snowfes.com/en/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I give a kind of summary of what my life has been like over the past 25 years. Fun, adventure, pain, yep, pretty much what everybody goes through over the course of 25 years in life. I still can't believe what a wild ride it's all been. Oh and by the way, the results of the last poll are in. 60% of you chose ramen as your favourite Sapporo food, the other 40% chose jingisuk...

Thanks for an amazing birthday week, Dave and everybody that was involved. You're all the best! And with Dave here we got to get back to being Sapporo tourists. There's a lot of fun to be had out there. Enjoy! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about turning 50, birthdays, and getting my maps out to get ready for the 2024 riding season. You can check out more Hokkaido Cycling routes at....... https://cycle-hokkaido.jp/ www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about returning to work and school, some new places to check out in 2024 and Scotland. Hope you have a great week out there folks. Have fun!! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Japan got off to a horrible start to 2024. Things can only get better, right? www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

2023 is on it's way out. Hope you have a fun time at New Year's. Looking forward to having more adventures with you all in 2024. All the best. Oh and by the way, I made a mistake in this episode. Atsuma, in southern Hokkaido, is on the Pacific Ocean not the Sea of Japan. When I was talking about the Sea to Shining Sea ride I said the Sea of Japan twice.....Oops!! Sorry about that. Have a g...

The cycling season has ended. What a great season that was! Thanks for coming along for the rides folks. But never fear, with cycling over... Christmas and New Year's are just around the corner. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

A truly iconic place in Hokkaido, Yubari is gonna span a few episodes over the years, so please consider this Yubari Ep.1. Every time I'm there I find something different. Have fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Who knew Asari had such an interesting history!? I love how this one little shrine has such a connection to so much more in Hokkaido. I had a lot of fun digging up information for this episode. I hope you like it. https://youtu.be/pq-yP7mb8UE?si=K2PA_o14GIoUswLf www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Ahhh..... traffic tickets suck, eh? 🤣 At some point I felt I had to talk about why I started to ride so much. This is basically why. I hope this can be of service. Much love, Marty www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Finally, I've also got the Cycling Hokkaido podcast up on Apple Podcasts, so that's me up on Apple on Spotify. Thanks for having a listen everybody. This episode is a bit of a mixed bag, 8000km, bears, Otaru, baton bastards and drunk old bastards. I hope you like it and as always you can follow along with my pictures on Instagram..... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Have fun ou...

Yoichi has so many interesting places to see....but it also has a pretty big problem. Depopulation!! I hope you like this episode. Thanks, as always, for tuning in. 👍 www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Episode 11 was a lot of fun. Olaf Karthaus was the first guest on my podcast. I KNEW Olaf would have a lot of good cycling stories and he did not disappoint. I hope you all enjoy this episode of Cycling Hokkaido as much as I did. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about our ride to Kuriyama to visit the Kobayashi Sake Brewery. A beautiful day with a fun chat along the way. 😂 What do you all reckon your Australian nickname is? You can checkout all my pictures and the Japanese Robot Monster Wolf video on my Instagram.... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Have fun out there folks. Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghok...

In this episode, Marty talks about the very challenging ride he and a friend had up and down Nakayama Mountain Pass. Trust me, the down part was the most difficult. There were some VERY interesting scenes. As always, you can catch all my cycling pictures on my Instagram....... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode Marty talks about his recent ride to see the Cat Bus at the Totoro Pass in Fukagawa. Another "Super Ride". A great ride to a beautiful place. As always, you can check out the pictures on my Instagram...... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Have fun out there. Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode Marty talks about some of the cool things that can along the coastal road Route 231, aka 日本海オロロンライン. And I've just realized I forgot to say the name of the waterfall that's on the outside of the tunnel..... it's called the Yasosuke Waterfall. Oops! And as always you can check out all my cycling pictures on my Instagram ....... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaid...

In this episode, Marty talks about some great places to check out in Ishikari and his recent run-ins with the post-Covid supply chain problems. As always, if you wanna see my cycling pictures, check out my Instagram .... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about Otaru. You know you love it, such a beautiful and historic place. I also talk about a couple of alternative rides to think about while you head down that way. Hope you enjoy the episode and as always you can check out my pictures on my Instagram at www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Have a great day out there, folks! Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cycling...

If you're heading out on a big ride, you're gonna get hungry. In this episode I talk about the food that keeps me going while I'm out on the road. This is a topic everybody loves....FOOD!! 😀As always you an check my cycling snacks on my Instagram www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about Stone Circles and other ancient places in Hokkaido. Some of them are still pretty cool to look at....others not so much. Have a listen and see what you think. https://youtu.be/dfnLa4B-Pbg?si=XhPjrWZjLvUITozw There's the opening to the show I was talking about. Remember that? www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokk...

In this episode I talk about the longest ride I've ever done. 240.79km. Hell yeah! I went to see a place called Kamui Kotan in a city called Asahikawa. I'd wanted to do that ride for a couple of years and a couple of weeks ago I finally got it done. It was a beautiful place and a helluva ride. Check out the pictures on my Instagram...... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a...

This is the first episode! I thought it would be cool to talk about my biggest goal to date. Getting to the same distance as the Equator. It's been a lot of fun out there getting to that goal. Hope you enjoyed episode 1. Lots more to come. You can check out my cycling pictures on my Instagram. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido