Steph Devery is an Australian Adventurer who spent the best part of three years cycling solo from Europe to Africa. As I take a mini break from the podcast this week I am re-releasing our episode from February 2024, which was recorded with Steph just weeks after she completed that incredible journey. Keep your eye out in the weeks to come for a fresh new episode featuring the adventures Steph has taken since this monumental trip, and be sure to also give her a follow on instagram - @stephdeve...

Ever wanted to cycle across the USA? Listener Jack Owens shares what it has been like so far on his bike tour as he raises funds for Ride Hard, Breathe Easy I also provide an update on the progress of Samuel Thompson who is currently undertaking the Tour de France Randonneur Challenge. You can track his progress here. Support the show Buy me a coffee and help support the show! Follow us on Social Media! Instagram - @SeekTravelRide Website: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Trave...

Guest Ceri Belshaw first came to cycling as a way to cross train for fell running. She has since found a passion for off road bikepacking and you'll often find her in the backcountry in Wales seeking out adventurous routes to ride. She is also an avid photography and is currently writing Gravel Bike Wales and especially enjoys sharing the stoke for off road bikepacking with others. Follow Ceri's adventures - Instagram - @StillsByCeri and her personal website Get Onboard with the Water...

Get Onboard with the Water Cycle! Help deliver water filters to communities who need access to clean water. Send me an email or reach out to Em Hulbert directly via instagram - @EmHulbert so you can find out more. Support the show Buy me a coffee and help support the show! Follow us on Social Media! Instagram - @SeekTravelRide Website: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride Sign up to the Seek Travel Ride Newsletter Leave me a voicemail message Seek Travel Ride Music Playlist av...

Emily Hulbert is on an incredible bike adventure with an extra sense of purpose. Her mission is called the Water Cycle and along her journey she is assisting remote communities in need of clean drinking water by delivering them water filtration units. This project was set up by Emily and her friend Shawnee Turner and its incredibly impactful. During the episode we also learn about some of the incredible adventures Em has enjoyed along the way. How she gave up life as a professional football p...

What is is like to go cycle touring in India? Well this week listener Ted Eliason shares what it was like during one day of his incredible 82,300km+ adventure cycling around the world. Ted is taking us to Southern India and a transformative experience which occured for him there while visiting one of the temples there. You can follow Ted via his instagram account - @bikingthebluemarble Support the show Buy me a coffee and help support the show! Follow us on Social Media! Instagram - @SeekTra...

Imagine taking your bike all the way around the Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp and Everest Base Camp? A triple crown like no other some would say. This is exaxtly what guests Jamie Hargreaves and Malachi Francis have done and I had the pleasure to talk to them all about it, as well as fiinding out what it has been like being on such a big cycle touring adventure together. You can also listen to the previous episodes featuring them both below: Jamie Hargreaves - Ep 107 Malachi Frances ...

Ever wanted to go bikepacking in Morocco? Well we are featuring listener Kurt Werby who is preparing himself to do exactly that in October 2025. Kurt has kindly agreed to share his story and let us know what it is like in the lead up to taking this adventure, how he is preparing for his first bikepacking journey and what he is especially looking forward to. We will then be checking in with Kurt to see how the adventure unfolds. In the meantime you can also follow Kurt via his instagram ...

Fancy taking on the Baja Divide? A bikepacking tour around Cuba or perhaps a ride along the Camino de Santiago? Well then you'll enjoy this chat with guest May Tettero, who has discovered how energising the world of off-road bikepacking can be. We discuss May's journey from moving to Canada at age 13 and losing her cycling freedom, to finding it again decades later. May shares what her first bikepacking experiences touring through Cuba were like, how she chose to bikepack the Cam...

Ever wanted to go bikepacking in New Zealand? Well today's episode features listener Warwick Prewer sharing his experiences from a trip he took along the stunning Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. Support the show Beyond the Bike - Get Your Tickets and Join Me in London! Click for tickets to May 14 Click for tickets to May 15 Buy me a coffee and help support the show! Sign up to the Seek Travel Ride Newsletter Follow us on Social Media! Instagram - @SeekTravelRid...

Ever wanted to take a bike tour from Europe to the Middle East? Listen to guest Jippee Witteveen who shares exactly what it was like for him doing this exact journey! Prior to this bike adventure Jippe had enjoyed hiking on the Camino but this was his first real long distance adventure on a bike and it's fair to say it was pretty transformative. You can follow Jippe's future adventures via his instagram account - @jippewitteveen and also read his blog posts via his website. Join me on the&nbs...

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Ever wondered what it would be like to go bike travelling for years at a time? What about over a decade? Well Polish adventurer Ewa Świderska, has spent the past 11 years cycling across various regions including the historic Silk Road, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Ewa shares her experiences of long-term solo travel as a woman, the impact on personal relationships, financial sustainability, and her unique approaches to overcoming challenges on the road. You can ...

What's it like when you are on a long distance bike tour and things don't quite go as you'd like? Well this week I have another audio update from our intrepid bike travelling adventurer Rebecca Gross. Rebecca along with her partner Javi, left their home in Austria in March, headed for the Pamirs. This is Rebecca's first forray into long distance bike travel and she is sharing updates of her journey periodically. She and Javi have just left Turkey and have now entered Kurdistan. Rebecca ...

This is part 2 of my interview with Jude Kriwald and goes into detail on his most recent bicycle adventure through West Africa. Jude spent 3 months touring off the beaten path in West Africa, a tour which came over ten years since his last big adventure where he cycled from England to India. Jude had been transfixed on the notion of what it would be like to be completely in the middle of a jungle in Liberia and this indeed was the best way to find out. He recalled some captivatin...

This week we hear an unforgettable story about cycling across Australia from fan Mark Doble. I also share your thoughts on what the best country for bike travel is and also give an update on where some of our previous podcast guests are up to now on their bike adventures! Big thanks to our sponsor Old Man Mountain for continuing to support the podcast. Be sure to check out their new Hemlock Bags with FLiP Cages - via www.oldmanmountain.com/seektravelride - clicking this link...

This is a re-release of part 1 of my episode with Jude Kriwald covering his amazing journey from England to India as a 19 year old. You can listen to part 2 of that conversation here: Follow Jude via: Instagram - @JudeKriwald Big thanks to our sponsor Old Man Mountain for continuing to support the podcast. Be sure to check out their new Hemlock Bags with FLiP Cages - via www.oldmanmountain.com/seektravelride - clicking this link helps me out as it lets them know you heard ab...

Ever wanted to go riding in Sweden? Well this week I feature Peter from Gravel Odyssey who is going to tell us all about what it's like to explore the gravel roads there. Peter and his partner put Gravel Odyssey together as a way of building a community of people around bike travel. The rides aim to help us to connect to the outdoors, swap stories and build memories together. You can find out more about them here: Gravel Odyssey I'm also giving a shoutout to the many bike travellers who respo...

David McCourt shares his experiences of Cycling from Australia to Northern Ireland on a huge journey he aptly titled ' the long way home'. This is the second time I've featured David's story - click here to listen to the first episode. You can follow David via his instagram - @longwayhome__2022 Big thanks to our sponsor Old Man Mountain for continuing to support the podcast. Be sure to check out their new Hemlock Bags with FLiP Cages - via www.oldmanmountain.com/seektravelride - c...

Imagine cycling all the way from the UK to Thailand? Well that is exactly what guest Olly Hargreaves is going to be doing and I'm thrilled to say that we will be tracking his journey all along the way. This is the first part in what will be a series of updates about Olly's journey. In this episode Olly gives us details on his preparation and motivations for this journey as well as what he is looking forward to. Over the next few months we will be receiving updates from Olly letting us know wh...