News and interviews from the world of international long-distance bicycle touring. Hosted by Amaya Williams of worldbiking.info.
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The âBicycle Touring Proâ podcast is here to share stories, inspiration, and engaging conversations with bicycle travelers and cyclists from around the world. We'll help you plan, prepare for, and enjoy your next bicycle tour, whether around the block or around the world. Hosted by Sam Bennett of bicycletouringpro.com. Follow us on Instagram: @bicycletouringpro Follow us on Facebook: Bicycle Touring Pro Check us out on the web: www.bicycletouringpro.com Happy riding! Support this podcast: ht ...
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(Dangerous )Tales from the UTE (pick up truck)lonely planet.bike packing, near death experiences,dangerous travel ,grassroots-travel, bicycle, cycle touring ,hitchhiking,sailing,illegal border crossing ...
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Two blokes from Yorkshire ,England 1995 . Cycle into a 40degree New Delhi day ,east toward Kathmandu,Nepal and South East Asia ,Illegal border crossings, near death by :thugs ,knife bandits ,car ,cyclones and crocodile. After bicycles stolen , hitching ,walking and sailing . Busting guts on a sheep station .No Bullshit , No hype ,just how things really happened.And hopefully inspiring to potential travellers stuck in a rut doing the same same and turning to drink and worse at the weekends to ...
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2. Grapes đ (Why donât you go pick grapes in France đ«đ·????)
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After getting knifed /falling in love /being crushed in a mangle .i limp back home to lick my wounds . Poor Dicky was in the same boat and back under his old superman duvet at his Maâs . It was at this point my Padre said âwhy donât you go and pick grapes đ in France đ«đ·!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-moâŠ
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This is another travel tale but with a much younger self and with a very good mate of mine Dicky Hanlon .Itâs the summer of 1988 .. both of us 19 years of age .After getting simultaneously dumped by our girlfriends ,my dad aka Padre said âwhy donât you go and pick grapes đ in France đ«đ· . âNotoriously low on cash đ° we buy a couple of second hand pusâŠ
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29.Little Franko and the Blue Oyster Bar đčđŽ
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Got a job working for a Swedish lady at the Blue Oyster Bar surrounded by many interesting characters.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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2.The Early Years (and how I survived) life in a northern town
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This Episode paints a lil picture of where the journey began ,upstairs above a laundrette , and the need to find adventure from an early age . It touches on the rather rustic childhood I had in a rural town before moving closer to the bigger cities and the characters I encountered. From kids knocking me out with bricks to thugs trying to beat me ,tâŠ
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31.Escaping Paradise đŽ đčđŽ
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Back at the Blue Oyster Bar Trying to get enough cash to leave Tonga đčđŽ while avoiding gold diggers and getting married .Lil Frank burns his bridge with Naomi .This is the last of the book đ chapters . Gonna finish my book next and if I get enough positive feedback do another podcast of 7 months hitching and walking back through SE Asia . Just gottâŠ
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30.Kava, Lava,Feki & Coconuts đŽ đčđŽ
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I sail out the outer islands where I meet Lavasi who takes me across stone fish infested reef to a place I can pretend Iâm Robinson Cruiso . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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28.Shipwrecks ,Sharks and Angry Pirates đŽââ ïž đčđŽ
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Limboing my way out of the kiwi plantation for a chance to sail away to Tonga with an Angry Pirate and a Cherokee Indian Surfer from Cali.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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27.Aotearoa. Land of The Long White Cloud
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Crossed the pacific in a shinny silver bullet. Bought a bike off a bloke at the Flying Hedgehog đŠ for 150 kiwi dollars ... Tied my backpack on the back rack and headed south . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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26.Hot Ice-Cream, Coke Dealers and Bra Boys .
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Working two jobs⊠amongst drug and alcohol dependent tenants during the day and cocaine addicted customers and staff at night . Then a dude rocks up smoking bongs from dawn til dusk and drags Deano into the darkness. Justin and me take sanctuary in the ocean swells at maroubra . A local Bra boy hurts Jay . Amongst all this my old man shows up âŹïž đ âŠ
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25.Red Lights, Fights and DJs
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Finding Bri living in âThe Cross (Red Light District ) thick in the clan with a gang of Scottish blokes bent on causing mayhem when ever they could .And a Jean-Claude Van Damme wanna be gets jiggy with a big knife đȘ.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/messageâŠ
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24.Gold Tops And Bronze Whalers
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Still in Byron hunting down Gold Tops and watching the sharks follow the surfers .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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23.Byron Bay and Grimarse the cockney soul surfer .
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Back to Perth with a wad full of splodoonies . Searching out my old mate Bri . But heâs already heading east toward a rising sun âïž so I take off after him with a couple of naked blokes .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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22.Glitchy Sheep and Mallee Roots đ đŠ
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Subjected to a daily rattle ,getting verbal and actual shit thrown at me .I strive to pull my weight and get my own back on the shearerâs .Warning this podcast has some crude shearerâs humour which Iâve left in to project the true reality of life in the sheds . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/mesâŠ
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21.Sheep Shearerâs and Shoplifters
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Hitching South away from the tropical paradise. Bri and me wander different paths in the search for work.I arrive at a shearing town out in the salt lakes .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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20.Larry Seven Kids & Bodanđ
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Bri and Me hitch into Broome in search of work.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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19.Ant Muffy and the Funky Turtle đą
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As we slice through the India ocean we meet up with Ant Muffy and The Funky Turtle . We sail together toward Broome.Danger is always close by .We tread with trepidation past croc slides and box jelly fish . Ant loses a prized possession and Muffy finds treasure after a close call with a cliff.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.âŠ
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Sailing back out into the Kimberley and down the coast âŠunder watchful eyes. Keywords: Red eyes in the dark,what was that noise ? Chuck a coconut !--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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This is a dedication to a beautiful person Jose âŠ.See you in the next life !--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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16.Escaping Darwin đŠđș and the Demons
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Trying to survive Darwin the troppo troops and a dark demon .We roll down the hill to Dinah beach yacht club for a chance to escape. đ key words I wish I could fly ,Joseph Bonaparte gulf , SeaPlane Bay, big waves đ . Saving your skin with a sextant .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/messageâŠ
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15.Surviving Darwin Australia đŠđș (and avoiding a Darwin Award) the second close call in a week.
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Finally Bri and Me reach the âpot of goldâ at the end of our rainbow . The pot of gold also has six meter long crocodiles,box jelly fish and big sharks ..but the streets are even more dangerous.Key words :Troppo .drunk arseholes, near death experiences,running for your life.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richarâŠ
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14. Bali Indonesia đźđ© DoppelgĂ€ngers broken boards and broken minds.
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Could have died but ended up saving a life in this one ( with the help of a legend Balinese dude with two surf boards)Bri and me reach Kuta Bali ,the young Australians Ibiza .. gritty seedy and sporadically dangerous . Corruption .. Drugs .. and close shaves before being summoned to help a drowning man . Thereâs a bit of time travel to give more deâŠ
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13.Sumatra đźđ© Part 3 Pirates Bandits and Wardrobes
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After a jungle kip stop with Acmed the wardrobe guru and Mo Moon Kopi lady Bri and Me crest the final hill and catch a ferry across the Sunda Straights to Java and Jakarta . Unfortunately we come across a few unwanted blades along the way .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/messageâŠ
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12.Sumatra đźđ© Part 2 Smugglers , Fun-guy and the monkey boss.
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Navigating the volcanic landscape to the west coast of Sumatra .Hard as nails monkeys.smugglers broken buses . magic mush rooms and Mr BoomBoom ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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11.Sumatra đźđ© Part 1 Jungle whacking bombs and bemos đŠ§
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Otangutans 𩧠Bemoâs Bombs đŁ and big bloody hills . Detours through dense jungle..Volcanoes and Gigolos . The first part of our Indonesian adventure as we gun toward Australia đŠđș listen to the end for the Bri interview đ--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/messageâŠ
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10.Malaysia đČđŸ to Singapore bike and condom packing .
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Heading down the Malaysian peninsula. Skint and kipping on plastic wrapped beaches and in a very cheap hotel with an unusual bar .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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9.Thailand đčđ Part 2 (Extra Zing version in two parts ) Chiang Mai to Hat Yai .
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With cash and time against us Bri and me decide to hitch back to Bangkok and ride to Malaysia from there . Kipping in monasteries and on the floor in the back of a friendly shop keepers gaff . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-morris1/message
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8.Thailand đčđ Part 1(Extra Zing version in two parts )Golden Triangle .
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Decided to retell the Thailand episode with more ZING and in two parts .If you like this more than the sleepier version. Would love to hear some feed back . Just write it on the back of a $100 note and mail it too âŠ. Rich Morris East Coast Australia đŠđș or email drrichlonghair@gmail.com subject âTales from the Uteâ đ--- Send in a voice message: httpâŠ
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6.Thailand đčđ Part 1 Thai Bribes Bikepacking and brawling
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This episode follows Bri and me circumnavigating the Gulf of Thailand heading in the direction of Cambodia . We stop in at Pattaya until we realise itâs one big brothel And head further south in search of paradise at Ko Samet .Bris holy water saves his arse and I end up getting a beating .--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/âŠ
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5.Nepal đłđ” to Calcutta đźđł (Kolkata) Accidental border crossing .
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Bri and me follow a hand drawn map and ride along the Terai (grass lands and swamps ) til we find a break in the Himalayan mountains . Slowly we weave our way up the river valleys ,avoiding the massive drops offs and washouts . We sleep rough in Tiger territory,meet a friendly Gurkha, and hobble into Kathmandu.. no money a bunch of bananas and a loâŠ
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4.(Part 2)Yorkshire Halifax to Nepali Border.
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Have split this episode in two more bite sized chunks . Flashed up the intro a bit but apart from that itâs the same audio as before .This Episode is the real start of the journey and hopefully inspiration to anyone considering stepping off the 'merry go round' for a bit .The sudden inspiration to leave and the challenge of finding a committed travâŠ
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3. (Part 1 )Yorkshire Halifax to Nepali Border .Fights . Head butting cobblestones . Bikepacking
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Have split this episode in two more bite sized chunks . Flashed up the intro a bit but apart from that itâs the same audio as before .This Episode is the real start of the journey and hopefully inspiration to anyone considering stepping off the 'merry go round' for a bit .The sudden inspiration to leave and the challenge of finding a committed travâŠ
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Buffalo Soldiers Bicycling Project with Eric Cedeño
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Welcome back to the Bicycle Touring Pro Podcast! Today on the show - Eric Cedeño AKA the Bicycle Nomad talks about his Buffalo Soldiers project. I really enjoyed this conversation and learned a lot! Follow Eric on Instagram @bicycle_nomad Check out the NEW Bicycle Touring Pro Shop: https://shop.bicycletouringpro.com/ -Sam Bennett Bicycle Touring PrâŠ
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Cycling Europe with LĂ©a and Brewenn of Voies Recyclables
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Welcome to the Bicycle Touring Pro Podcast - now on YouTube! You can still follow the podcast on your favorite podcast platform, but weâll also be publishing future episodes on our YouTube channel. Today Iâm speaking with LĂ©a and Brewenn of Voies Recyclables about their bicycle journey through Europe. I hope you enjoy! Inspired? Check out the BicycâŠ
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Life on the road full-time with 421 ADVENTURE
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My friends Marco and Aurelie set off for a year-long trip in 2018, and almost five years later they're still on the road. They've cycled all throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and are now tackling South America on their way North to Alaska. In this episode, they talk about being on the road full-time, their travels in Europe and Asia, how thâŠ
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Alex Sidney and TALL BIKE TOURING
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Bicycle touring - on a higher level? Alex Sidney is TALL BIKE TOUR. He's a bicycle traveler who rides a Tall Bike. What is a Tall Bike? Listen to the episode to learn more... but let's just say Alex has talents that I don't share! Alex is traveling Europe on his Tall Bike and shares his experience on the road, favorite stories, and why he rides sucâŠ
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Riding the Underground Railroad with Erick Cedeño
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Bicycle travel can be an incredibly rewarding experience, full of opportunities for cultural exploration, self-reflection, and learning. But today's guest takes it to a whole new level. I'm so happy to welcome ERICK CEDEĂO to the Bicycle Touring Pro Podcast. Erick is THE BICYCLE NOMAD and an incredibly experienced bicycle traveler. But Erick's apprâŠ
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Border Crossing On A Bicycle
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Crossing an international border is not always as straightforward as you might think! While many people are familiar with the idea of crossing an international border in a car, train or airplane, many people are unfamiliar with the act of riding a bicycle across the border of two neighboring countries. So, in todayâs new Bicycle [âŠ]--- Send in a voâŠ
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18 Year Old Cycles Across the USA After Graduating From High School
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Quinn is an amazing 18 year old who cycled across the USA after graduating from high school. During his cross-country cycling adventure, Quinn came and stayed at my home in Park City, Utah⊠and during his stay I took some time to sit down with him and interview him about his epic cross-country bikepacking [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: https://podâŠ
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Hundreds of people try bicycle touring or bikepacking each year as a cure or treatment for their depression. But is a bike tour (or cycling in general) a good cure for depression? Watch the video above or listen to the latest episode of the âBicycle Touring Proâ podcast to hear my thoughts on the [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sâŠ
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Funny & Scary Police Encounters From My Travels Around The World
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When you travel the world for years on end, youâre bound to eventually have some interactions with the police â both good and bad. In this weekâs new Bicycle Touring Pro video, you will hear three funny and scary stories about encounters Iâve had with the police in different countries all around the world. In [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: https:/âŠ
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Crazy Peruvian Bus Stories
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Traveling in Peru can be crazy⊠especially if you take some of the countryâs super low-cost buses, which commonly break down, are boarded by roadside salesman, are rarely equipped with bathrooms and smell like pee, and can sometimes even be robbed by roadside bandits. In this new video/podcast, you will hear three crazy, scary [âŠ]--- Send in a voicâŠ
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Scary Nighttime Animal Encounters
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Have you ever been camping in the woods and heard a noise outside and thought to yourself, âIs there a big, scary animal outside my tent?â Well, in this storytime video from Darren Alff, the Bicycle Touring Pro, you will hear about three scary nighttime encounters with animals from Darrenâs bicycle touring adventures all [âŠ]--- Send in a voice messâŠ
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Train & Bike Horror Stories!
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Traveling on a train with your bicycle isnât always easy. In fact, sometimes, traveling with a bike on a train is a downright disaster! In this new video/audio podcast, Darren Alff â the Bicycle Touring Pro, shares three train and bike horror stories from his bicycle touring adventures all around the world. These are [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message:âŠ
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Scary Encounters With The Police in Southern Africa
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Travel the world for long enough and youâre sure to have some scary encounters with the police. That was certainly the case for Darren Alff, the Bicycle Touring Pro, during his three-month-long bicycle touring adventure across the Southern African countries of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. During his three-month journey by bike, Darren had [âŠ
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The 5 Best Meals in the World â A Travel Story
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The Bicycle Touring Pro, Darren Alff, has spent more than 20 years traveling around the world on his bicycle. In that time, heâs eaten at Michelin Star restaurants and some of the fanciest diners in the entire world. In this video/audio podcast, however, Darren details his top 5 favorite meals from his travels in more [âŠ]--- Send in a voice messageâŠ
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Donât fall for these common travel scams! If you travel the world long enough, youâre sure to encounter at least one of these three common travel scams. In this special Bicycle Touring Pro video/audio podcast, the Bicycle Touring Pro himself, Darren Alff, shares the story of three common travel scams that were attempted on him [âŠ]--- Send in a voicâŠ
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Funny âLove Storiesâ From My Travels Around The World
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Youâd think that as a famous world traveler, Iâd have tons of juicy love stories from my travels all around the world. In fact, Iâm often asked if, because I travel so much, I happen to have a different girlfriend in each and every city. But the truth is far less glamorous. As a world-famous bicycle [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasterâŠ
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Colin Herronâs Incredible Cross-Country Bike Tour (USA)
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Colin Herron is riding his bicycle across the United States! In this half-hour interview with Colin, we hear why this young man decided to make the cross-country trip of a lifetime, what he has learned about himself and his country along the way, and the lessonâs heâs learned as a long distance bicycle traveler. [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: httpâŠ
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TEEN TREKS: Bike Touring Education Series
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In case you missed it, here is the recording of the special bicycle touring web event that took place on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2020 â a special ZOOM webinar that was hosted by TEEN TREKS as part of their âBike Touring Education Series.â This particular webinar featured an interview between Katie Hennessey of Teen [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: âŠ
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Itâs easy to get caught up in life and obsess over the things you donât have, the experiences youâve been unable to make or the relationships youâve been unable to forge. While thinking about what you DONâT have may be easy⊠itâs important that you sit back every once and a while and appreciate the [âŠ]--- Send in a voice message: https://podcastersâŠ
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