I can’t tell you how many people write to say how surprised they are to discover so many blogs from people who are cycling around the world. Well, here’s another one, folks! And this one’s a real ride around the world. Julian Bloomer set off from Ireland in July 2008 to cycle to Cape Town. [...]
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Daring Dynamos: a ride around the world in search of the ultimate musical experience
Tom Nelson and Phil Saunders set off from London on 17th March 2012, to embark on an epic adventure. Their plan? Cycle 30,000 kilometers around the world, in search of the ultimate musical experience, raising money for the charity War Child along the way. With a shared love of music, they will be exploring its [...]
Non-Stop Cycle Touring since 2007
South African Ernest Markwood has been cycling around the world non-stop since March 2007. So far he’s racked up almost 90,000 kilometers on his trusty bike, Old Saartjie. His story is a classic one. After selling all his possessions, he set off from his home in Cape Town with the intention of cycling as long [...]
A Spin Around the World
Canadians Jen and Jeff are attempting to spin their wheels around the world. Bicycle touring, as well as the minimalist lifestyle that accompanies it, are both new to these enthusiastic adventurers. Browsing this blog brings me back to that thrilling time of a new beginning. Travel fatigue and cynicism have yet to set in. Jen [...]
Around the World for Water
Englishmen Rob Lucas (favorite quote: ”Courage isn’t about not being afraid, it is about being afraid; but still doing it anyway”) and Thomas William Riley (favorite quote: “Determination is doing the thing you said you would do long after the mood in which you said it has left you”) are aiming to cycle 20,000 miles around [...]
The Ride Round
It sounds simple. In August, 2011 James Hirst left his home in England on a bicycle. He’s heading east and seeing where the journey takes him Tired of telling people, “You know, I’m going to cycle round the world one day,” and getting the inevitable “Yeah right Hirst, whatever,” James has put ‘real life’ on [...]
Power Cycle
No mortgage… no wife… no kids… and now no job… what’s a guy living in South Florida to do? Jump on a bike and ride around the world. That’s the decision Scott Mullins made back in February 2009. Since then, Scott’s been bouncing around the Americas and currently finds himself taking on the grueling back [...]
Giving up career and comforts for a chance to ride around the world
An update from an epic round the world ride: At the age of 53, Robert Halkett gave up his comfortable, secure and (as he describes it) somewhat boring life in London to ride a bicycle around the world. When Rob set off in summer 2008, it had been nearly 30 since he’d even ridden a [...]
World Travellers: a real ride around the world
Each year we hear of numerous adventurous souls setting off to “cycle around the world”. But how many rides really live up to that lofty notion of pedaling a bicycle across the planet? Here’s one guy that’s really ridden round the world: Nicolai Bangsgaard. This impressive adventurer spent 1,413 days, cycling 62,180 kilometers across 53 countries [...]
The Geography of Youth
Alan Winslow and Morrigan McCarthy set off in July of 2011 from Fairbanks, Alaska to ride their bicycles 30,000 miles around the world. Funding for their epic ride comes from the 230 backers who have contributed $16,589 through the Kickstarter program to help finance their project. Keep your envy in check, because these guys are [...]
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