This week I feature listener Kurt Werby who is giving us an update on his upcoming bikepacking adventure on Route of Caravans in Morocco. I first featured Kurt earlier this year when he decided to take on this route. Now just a couple of weeks from beginning the adventure we hear how Kurt has prepared himself for taking this one on. 

Follow Kurt via his instagram account - @kurtwerby 

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Guest Veronica White turned her PhD research into a 3,200 km bikepacking adventure across England, meeting women farmers and rethinking the future of food.

Listen if: You’re curious about mixing purpose with adventure, love hearing how people tackle big journeys on two wheels, or want a fresh perspective on food and farming.

Key takeaways:

• 🚴 Sometimes the best way to do research (or life!) is to take it out of the library and into the real world.
• 🌱 Farming futures involves listening to farmers themselves to learn and  reshape how we think about food.
• 🥧 Bike adventures rarely go to plan (vanilla pudding for breakfast, anyone?), but those detours often lead to the best stories.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Veronica’s Instagram: @farmingfutures_cycle
  
  
• Blog: Coves to Cliffs

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This week the roles are flipped and I get interviewed by Ultracyclist Stevie Thissen who has just recently finished racing the Transcontinental Race. 

We talk about combining bike travel with using trains as well. The joys of slow travel, what it's like to finish a huge race like the TCR and Stevie's best strategies for dealing with aggressive dogs while on a bike adventures.

Be sure to follow Stevie via her instagram - @st3__vi3 and keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming episode covering her full TCR experience. 

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What cycling 73,000 km  across 6 continents taught Samer about resilience, freedom, and the world.

Listen if: You’re interested in how long-distance adventures change your perspective on life, freedom, and what really matters.

Key takeaways:

• Start before you’re ready: Don’t overthink—begin, and momentum will carry you through.
• Freedom is simple: Food, water, health, and a bike can be enough for happiness.
• Share the road wisely: Riding solo builds independence, but the right companion makes the ride richer.

Golden quote: “It’s like the closest I’ve ever been and ever will be to freedom—just being on your bike.”

Be sure to follow Samer via his instagram account - @lion.samer

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This week I'm re-releasing an excerpt from my longer episode with Audax rider Iza Murtagh. You can listen to the full episode here.

If you live in or near Edinburgh be sure to check out the Towpath Talks events which are co-hosted by Iza. Find out more about Towpath Talks here:

Follow Iza's adventures on Instagram - @iza.murtagh

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This week we are being taken on a bike tour from Melbourne through the centre of Australia. Guest Laura Bastioli shares her experiences on an adventure which has so far taken her to Alice Springs. 

We discuss how she got into bikepacking in the first place, what it was like to see iconic sights like the Great Ocean Road and Uluru, as well as a very challenging time dealing with muddy roads on the Mawson Trail. Laura shares how she has dealt with equipment failures, what it's like to cycle in the sparse Australian Outback and what she is looking forward to as she continues the journey onto Darwin. 

Keep up with Laura's adventure via her instagram page - @basti.onthemove

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Where would you go for a 4 week bike adventure? I posed the question to our Seek Travel Ride community on instagram and this is what you came up with.

I'm also showcasing listener Laura Kelland-May who shares how she first discovered bike travel and how now she and her husband are planning future bike tours to escape the Canadian Winters.

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The adventures continue with our guest Steph Devery. Since completing her journey from Europe to South Africa. We get together to talk about her bikepacking trip on the Route des Grandes Alpes, hiking the GR20 in Corsica and how combining back country ski touring with bikepacking made for an epic adventure in the Yukon and Alaska.

Missed our original episode with Steph - check it out here and be sure to follow her on instagram - @stephdevery

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This week Paul Edkins shares quote the adventurous night spent in Kenya while on a bike adventure from London to South Africa. 

You can follow Paul via his instagram account - @holidayspirit99 

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What’s it really like to open your home to strangers cycling the world? In this episode, Guest Martine Gijsbrechts shares her stories, lessons, and how her hospitality of hosting bike travellers has made her a part of countless bike adventures.

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You’re curious about:

• What it’s like to host bike travelers through Warm Showers
• How simple acts of kindness shape unforgettable journeys
• The inspiring ripple effect of adventure and connection

You can follow Martine via her instagram account - @mgijsbre

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