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This week we hear an unforgettable story about cycling across Australia from fan Mark Doble.  I also share your thoughts on what the best country for bike travel is and also give an update on where some of our previous podcast guests are up to now on their bike adventures! Support the show Buy me a coffee! I’m an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including: 👉   CycPlus– ePu...

This is a re-release of part 1 of my episode with Jude Kriwald covering his amazing journey from England to India as a 19 year old.  You can listen to part 2 of that conversation here: Follow Jude via: Instagram - @JudeKriwald Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support the show Buy me a coffee! I’m an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend...

Ever wanted to go riding in Sweden? Well this week I feature Peter from Gravel Odyssey who is going to tell us all about what it's like to explore the gravel roads there. Peter and his partner put Gravel Odyssey together as a way of building a community of people around bike travel. The rides aim to help us to connect to the outdoors, swap stories and build memories together. You can find out...

David McCourt shares his experiences of Cycling from Australia to Northern Ireland on a huge journey he aptly titled ' the long way home'. This is the second time I've featured David's story - c lick here to listen to the first episode. You can follow David via his instagram - @longwayhome__2022 Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support...

Imagine cycling all the way from the UK to Thailand? Well that is exactly what guest Olly Hargreaves is going to be doing and I'm thrilled to say that we will be tracking his journey all along the way. This is the first part in what will be a series of updates about Olly's journey. In this episode Olly gives us details on his preparation and motivations for this journey as well as what h...

Laura, Berta, and Cris are dedicated bike travellers  and also the founders of Bike Travel Fest. The festival, now in its second edition, aims to bring the bikepacking community together and encourage more women to get into bike travel.  We explore their personal bike travel experiences, how they came to organise this unique event, and the importance of building a supportive bike travel community....

Sometimes you need to take the adventurous path when cycle touring and in our latest audio update from Rebecca Gross we find out why!  We are featuring updates from Rebecca as she makes her way from her home in Austria all the way to the Pamirs. In this update she shares what it was like reaching Turkey having crossed Europe and what that first day cycling from the Turkish Coast was like. You can...

Listen to Terri Jockerst take us on her cycle touring adventures from Norway to Malta and then through Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.  Terri is living proof age need not get in the way of an adventure. She is 67 years old and loves spending her retirement taking solo cycle tours.   Her tours last several months  at a time, she wildcamps where possible and strongly believes that bike touring is the...

Could you imagine going on a bike adventure as a family with two young children? Well this week we are hearing from Eglė Cibienė who is doing exactly that with her husband Liudivikas and their two small toddlers. Hear all about their experiences on one day cycling in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. You can follow their journey via their instagram channel - @eglezidonyte   Join me in London for our...

Charlie Walker's adventures have taken him to the most remote and challenging places in the world. During this episode he shares stories from his epic 43,000-mile cycle tour, spanning across Europe, Asia, and Africa. But his adventures are not just taken on a bike - he has also trekked across Papua New Guinea, hiked in the Siberian Arctic, paddled down a tributary of the Congo River and recen...

This week listener Laura Harris is taking us on her bike adventure in Colombia. She shares a day of her trip which actually happened on day no. 2 of her current bike adventure. Laura is currently on a huge journey in South America - end destination of Ushuaia! You can follow Laura's adventure via her instagram channel - @laurainwildplaces I'm also excited to announce our upcoming Beyond...

This episode is part 2 sharing guest Phill Hargreaves story and experiences from his three year Cycle Tour taken in 1984.  You can listen to Part 1 here. This journey saw Phill leave home in the UK destination Australia. He left as a group of three, in Turkey his group became two and then from Nepal he continued the journey solo.  This conversation picks up that journey from Nepal as Phill made hi...

Ever wanted to go cycling in Japan? Well this week I am sharing a story from Terri Jockerst who tells us about one day of her adventures in this country.  Terri has also written a fabulous book about this adventure called Biking to Busan. You can find it and her other books here.  Be sure to follow Terri via instagram - @footloosefreckle and also on her YouTube channel . I am also sharing an updat...

Imagine cycling from the UK to Australia - via Everest Basecamp no less - in 1984! Guest Phill Hargreaves shares his incredible cycling journey from the UK to Australia and back during the mid-1980s. Phill's early adventures started when he was about 11 or 12 years old and he joined his local cycle touring club. Each weekend would be filled with short touring trips around the UK and so he qui...

Ever wondered what you need to consider when planning out your own bike travel adventures? Well this week I've gone back through the archives and am featuring a section from my episode with Danish bike travellers Katja and Martin, as athey highlight what they did to prepare themselves for their huge journey of Cycling the Americas. You can listen to the full version of the original episode he...

Guest Saoirse Pottie first took to bikepacking as a way of enjoying the experiences of travel without the need for spending huge amounts of money.  Fair to say she has been hooked ever since and has also helped to generate a community around bike travel - especially championing and encouraging women to go on bikepacking adventures. We discuss Saoirse's adventures through Ireland which she use...

Today I'm featuring guest Nikki Ray talking about her tour through West Africa.  This is an excerpt from the full length episode I did with Nikki early on in the Podcast.  You can listen to the full episode with Nikki here   You can also follow Nikki's future adventures  via her instagram account - @adventurecyclistnikki Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on you...

Jesus Estrada first got the idea for cycling as a way of travel when he saw one of his friend's doing it. He knew this was something he wanted to try for himself and after a few years of getting this idea he put it into action with a bike tour through Mexico - a perfect way to learn more about his own country. He shares what it was like to travel slowly through the landscape, the incredible c...

Rebecca Gross is about to leave her home in Austria for a journey that will take her to the Pamirs in Central Asia. She shares her latest update now, less than a week before setting off on that huge adventure.  You can follow Rebecca via her instagram @rebecca_grb  I also share a day on the road from Ben Clark who tells us all about a very eventful day during his world bike tour. This day occurred...

Guest Jessie Brown shares her incredible journey of going from Dhaka, Bangladesh,  with an aim of reaching New Caledonia - an expedition which would take her from the most to the least polluted places on earth.  Despite having no prior bike travel experience, Jessie braved the elements, navigated bustling cities, and overcame numerous challenges, including route changes due to conflicts and unplan...

What's it like to go cycling on the Silk Road? Well for this week's mini episode I am sharing an excerpt from one of my previous episodes with Guest Tara Weir.  Tara is an amazing adventurer from Canada who has travelled the world over on long solo journeys across 6 continents. This excerpt shares her experiences from her first big tour - which saw her cycle along the Silk Road.   Listen...

This is part 2 of my conversation with guest Tristan Ridley, a long-term bike traveller who has been taking epic adventures since 2015.  You can listen to Part 1 with Tristan here - Episode 110.   Tristan shares his insights about his most recent journeys across North America, focusing on the breathtaking landscapes, challenging terrains, and cultural experiences. He discusses his inspiration from...

Today I have two stories to share - one of them actually from my own experience of cycling across the Pyrenees. I did this trip in 2023 and cycled from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea. If you want to see what that experience was like check it out now on YouTube where I have uploaded it as a 3 part series. Our YouTube channel is Seek Travel Ride and you can access the playlist here :  The sec...

What's it like to be a long term bike traveller? This is part 1 of a 2 part series with guest Tristan Ridley, who has pedalled over 80,000 kilometres through 71 countries since 2015.  Tristan shares insights from his extensive bike travels, starting from a three-month tour in New Zealand, to creating the Kenya Bike Odyssey. He reflects on his evolving motivations, the challenges of continuous...

Ever wanted to cycle through Mongolia and wondered what it would be like? Well today's episode features listener and previous guest Claire Wyatt, sharing her experience during her epic adventure which is taking her from Mongolia back to the UK. This day had it all - river crossings, wild horses, stormy weather, interactions with a local family - but the highlight of the day is overwhelmingly...