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Bikepacking Morocco. Route of Caravans and Beyond with Kurt Werby

When Kurt Werby’s bike didn’t come off the carousel in Casablanca, his AirTag showed it still sitting in Montreal. That’s the same airport where, a few hours earlier, he’

Wild Camping on a Bike Tour: Where to Pitch and How to Feel Safe

If you are going on a bike adventure chances are you may be thinking about wild camping. And if wild camping makes you nervous, you're in good company. Wild camping

6,000km Pulling a Cart Across Australia: Mark Gresser

Mark Gresser shares his experiences of trekking 6,000 km across Australia connecting the most westerly and eastern points of the country. Taking on such a challenge makes

The Best Thing About Taking a Bike Adventure Is?

What's the best thing about taking a bike adventure? Well I've been asking guests that very question for the last two years and today I'm sharing some of t

A Bike Adventure from Europe to Australia: Episode 200 with Rebecca Gross

For episode 200 of Seek Travel Ride, I’m joined by Rebecca Gross, a listener of this show who took a year off work, left her home in Austria with her partner Javi and set

Bikepacking Turkey with Two Toddlers: Vanessa Ruck + Your Worst Mechanicals

Vanessa Ruck and her best friend Tori have taken their e-bikes and two toddlers to Turkey, with 25 days to see how far they can ride and around 21,000 metres of climbing

Bikepacking 13,000kms Around Australia Solo: Louann Perriere

Louann Perriere arrived in Australia with the idea she'd get a bike and use it to get to work. Instead she ended up on a huge adventure, circumnavigating the entire

Bike Touring With No Experience: Learning As You Go

How much do you need to know before you set off on a bike adventure? Going back through nearly 200 episodes of Seek Travel Ride, I found the answer from guests is usually

Bikepacking Central Asia Then Racing Silk Road Mountain Race: Rob Maclennan

Six days into a two-month ride across Central Asia, Rob MacLennan found himself driving a minibus over the mountains in Mongolia. His broken bike was strapped to the roof

Bikepacking Wildlife Encounters

This week’s episode has a Eurasian lynx attacking a cycle tourist through his tent wall and three lions calling to each other around a wild camp in Tanzania, so yeah, it’

Bikepacking Seven Countries in Asia with Shuhena Islam.

Shuhena only learnt how to ride a bike as an adult and she's been rediscovering what is possible for her ever since. She shares how she always viewed bikepacking as

What's It Like to Cycle in Indonesia and Ride to Mount Bromo? | Olly Hargreaves

What's it like to go bikepacking in Indonesia? Olly Hargreaves has sent through his last update all about cycling from Jakarta to Balin starting with a 38 hour ferry

TransAmerica Trail Angel Wes Murray: Hosting Nearly 300 Cyclists in Missouri

Wes Murray has been hosting cyclists on the TransAmerica Trail since 2012 at his home in Houston, Missouri. Since then he's hosted over 300 bike adventurers who have

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Bikepacking Tips from Saorsie Pottie

Going on a bike adventure can be a huge deal and perhaps you've found that fear is holding you back from going out there and exploring. This week I'm sharing ex

I Do It to Feel Normal. Long Distance Cycling and Beating Cancer with Ash Eagles

This year Ash Eagles won the 1700km TransAtlantic Way which was his first ever ultracycling event. What makes this even more incredible is that it came almost 5 years aft

Bikepacking Cork to Cape Town With a Surfboard: James Ryan

Imagine setting off to cycle from Cork in Ireland all the way to Cape Town South Africa. Then picture yourself doing it while towing a surfboard on a trailer! That's

From Bikepacking to Racing Ultras With Poli Berber

Poli Berber started out being fearful of riding her bike in traffic. Then she went on a 10 month tour from Paris to Yereven which ended up being life changing.  She retu

The Single Best Moment From a Bikepacking Adventure

If you could relive one moment from your bike adventure what would it be?  Earlier this year I hosted a series of live shows in Melbourne featuring previous podcast gues

Solo Cycling 12,000km From Poland to Vietnam (and Back) Oktawia Van Tienderen

Imagine a bike adventure that takes you from Europe SE Asia and back again. Now imagine doing it solo. That is exactly what Oktawia Van Tienderen did and in this episode

TransAmerica Trail Angel: Your Stories About the Legend

Often the highlights of many bike adventures come from the people you meet along the way. In my recent episode with Becky Gilbert she mentioned being hosted by Wes in Mis