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Ed Gillis is a 49-year-old teacher, writer, and bike tourist who, along with his 44-year-old wife Jocelyn, has spent the last 16 years enjoying long cycle trips with their two sons. (yukon4explore.com)
From hiking Patagonia with a newborn to biking 10,000 kilometers across Europe as a family of four, Ed breaks down how they made adventure a non-negotiable part of parenting. He shares how they kept the trips affordable—living without a car, cobbling together gear, and taking full advantage of the generosity of strangers. We discuss the financial trade-offs of choosing time over money, the long nights spent juggling freelance work and childcare, and how their Yukon-based careers as a teacher and naturopath allow them to take summers (and sometimes half-years) off for extended bike tours.
Now that their teenage sons plan the routes and carry most of the gear, Ed jokes that his days of being the strongest rider are over. We also get into the magic of Warmshowers hosts, why New Zealanders love inviting traveling families into their homes, and what happens when your only roadtrip soundtrack is One Direction.
Ed’s books, Bike Touring with Kids: the Oceania Odyssey and Bike Touring with Kids: the Europe Epic, document the family’s adventures.
Full transcript: dirtbagrich.com/ed
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Ed Gillis is a 49-year-old teacher, writer, and bike tourist who, along with his 44-year-old wife Jocelyn, has spent the last 16 years enjoying long cycle trips with their two sons. (yukon4explore.com)
From hiking Patagonia with a newborn to biking 10,000 kilometers across Europe as a family of four, Ed breaks down how they made adventure a non-negotiable part of parenting. He shares how they kept the trips affordable—living without a car, cobbling together gear, and taking full advantage of the generosity of strangers. We discuss the financial trade-offs of choosing time over money, the long nights spent juggling freelance work and childcare, and how their Yukon-based careers as a teacher and naturopath allow them to take summers (and sometimes half-years) off for extended bike tours.
Now that their teenage sons plan the routes and carry most of the gear, Ed jokes that his days of being the strongest rider are over. We also get into the magic of Warmshowers hosts, why New Zealanders love inviting traveling families into their homes, and what happens when your only roadtrip soundtrack is One Direction.
Ed’s books, Bike Touring with Kids: the Oceania Odyssey and Bike Touring with Kids: the Europe Epic, document the family’s adventures.
Full transcript: dirtbagrich.com/ed

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