Welcome to the True Travellers Society Daily Podcast, your go-to source for today’s most inspiring news in sustainable and meaningful travel. It’s Saturday, the eighteenth of October, twenty twenty-five. Today, we’ll reveal why the humble bicycle is still the planet’s most efficient mode of adventure, the latest innovations in low-carbon urban bike sharing in China, and how Europe’s communities are responding to fast-changing climates. If you believe travel should empower people and protect our planet, you’re in the right place.

Let’s dive in.

First up: The bicycle is back in the scientific spotlight—and it’s still number one for planet-friendly travel. Scientific American revisited its iconic chart this month and confirmed, half a century later, that propelling a bicycle uses less energy than running, swimming, or even flying a jet. A person on a bike consumes about one fifth the energy of someone walking the same distance, thanks to clever engineering and human-scaled design. Tyson