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

2026-11-1034:07

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 is one of the topics I get asked about the most, so for this midweek episode I went back through the podcast back catalogue and pulled out the best advice from some of the most well-travelled guests I've featured on the show. They are going to share their tips about how to choose a spot and also how to feel comfortable once ...

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

2026-11-0701:28:11

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 more sense when you consider Mark's previous adventure where he cycled from his home in Perth 29,000 km to Paris on a journey that lasted almost three years. I previously caught up with Mark when he had just arrived at Uluru, just under halfway through this monumental challenge. Now he fills us in on the rest of the journey....

The Best Thing About Taking a Bike Adventure Is?

2026-11-0328:25

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 their responses, as well as from listeners in our community. The guests you will hear from have taken a myriad of adventures, some lasting for a few weeks, others for a few years. You'll notice there are some common responses from them all which and they are often linked to the feeling of feeling truly freed. Of course the kindness sho...

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

2026-10-3101:31:01

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 off for a bike adventure hoping to get to the Pamirs in Tajikistan. Rebecca had never done any long distance bike travel prior to leaving but with a keen sense of adventure the lack of experience was no reason not to give it a go. She and Javi reached the Pamir Highway months ahead of schedule, so they kept going throu...

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

2026-10-2725:46

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 on the route. Follow Vanessa: The Girl On A Bike on Instagram and Facebook Donate to Vanessa and Tori’s Leukaemia UK fundraiser I also asked you to share out your worst mechanicals. I put the question out on Instagram after Rob Maclennan’s episode, and you sent through some cracking ones, like brakes giving ou...

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