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This week we are joined by Xavier Himma to explore bike touring.
After working and saving Xavier was planning to drive from Canada to South America when he learned about bike touring. He fell in love with the idea and even though he didn’t have experience decided he wanted to bike to Patagonia. 6 weeks later he set out on a trip that took him throughout all of the Americas from Canada to Mexico to Colombia and all the way down to the tip of Argentina.
We catch up with Xavier and learn about the highlights of his incredible trip and break down everything that went into it along the way.
If you’ve never considered a long bike trip, or are planning one yourself you’ll find Xavier’s stories and recommendations very valuable.
What we talk about in this episode:
- Why Xavier decided to bike to Argentina
- How he prepared for his trip
- Challenges crossing borders as a bike tourist
- How to get accomsted to biking every day
- Fear and biased impressions about other countries
- Biking across the US – Mexican border
- Biking over massive mountains in South America
- Why talking to locals is the best way to plan bike routes
- Warmshowers as a resource for bike touring
- How to keep your bike and possessions safe while you’re bike touring
- The experience of arriving in Patagonia after a year of biking
- Deciding to continue his trip and bike through Africa
- Biking in South Africa
- Best countries or regions in the Americas for shorter bike trips
- And much more… Here’s the episode!
Check out Xavier’s website and YouTube channel.
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