 Anna from GermanyOct 2018 - Anna bought her Vivente a few months ago in preparation for a world cycle touring trip home to Germany! She is on her way to Darwin, then off to Asia. Good luck Anna and have fun! |  Damien from FranceOctober 2018 - Damien has done the loop around Australia using various transport means. When he got to Cairns he sold everything, bought a bike, and is now cycle touring to Sydney via an inland route. |  Yossy from JapanAugust 2018 - Yossy has 6 months in Australia and then plans to keep on going! He has ridden from Cairns, and is going through Townsville to Alice Springs, down to Adelaide, across to Melbourne, then maybe Tasmania before heading overseas. Yossy has a blog http://tabibito843.officialblog.jp/. |
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 Albert from AdelaideMay 2018 - Albert flew into Townsville recently, ready to ride to Darwin on a winter cycle touring trip. He started cycle touring after some ill health a few years ago. Now he is about to turn 75 years old and happily pedals about 80km a day, fully loaded with camping and cooking gear. Enjoy the ride Albert! |  Wolters Family from BundabergMarch 2018 - Diane, Jack (12), Chloe (13) and Jozef decided they needed to shake things up with a round Australia cycle touring ride. They have sold up most of their possessions and will spend the next year travelling anticlockwise raising money for MND Qld. Jack and Chloe have enrolled in homeschool and Jozef is studying a Masters degree. 5 weeks ago they were all new to cycle touring, but are quickly becoming old hands! Check out 'One Year On Our Bike' to see what they are up to. |  Felipe & Mariana from BrazilFebruary 2018 - This pair are 5 months into their 3 year cycle touring journey through New Zealand, Australia, Japan and lots of other countries on their way back to Brazil. They ride Surly Long Haul Truckers, love their hammock and enjoy a good cook-up. Have a look at their website at pedaispelomundo.com which can be translated into English and has stunning photography. |
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 Julian from the UKFebruary 2018 - Julian is from Leeds in the UK. He cracked his 10,000 mile mark when he reached Townsville! If you want to know how NOT to clean your Ortlieb panniers, Julian's the man to ask...he bought a new set while he was here. Julian is keeping a blog called 'Get Going East' over at Crazy Guy On A Bike. |  Michael from GermanyJanuary 2018 - it's not often we get cycle tourists come through during our tropical summer, but Michael has been in hotter places than here! He left home 6 months ago, cycled through Central Asia, including Iran and Turkey to Tajikistan, visited NZ and has just cycled up the inland route from Melbourne to Townsville! He is flying to Bali next and has 6 more months of adventure before needing to be home. Michael's blog is called cyclemichael - the photos tell the story! |  Jen from Australia...UK...Nov 2017 - Jen is leaving Townsville for Tasmania via the inland route before the end of this month! She has kitted herself out with Ortlieb panniers, a Fuji Tourer and of course...George the mascot. We are looking forward to hearing about her journey as she makes her way south. You can see where's she at on instagram...#humanontheloose |
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 Daniel from South AustraliaMay 2017 - Daniel decided 10 years of academia was enough and set off on his Vivente Deccan to travel around Australia. He left Adelaide 6 months ago, and has had fun seeing where the road takes him. His Schwalbe Marathon tyres have lasted for 13,000 kilometres! Daniel's blog is at DanielsBikeAdventure. Click the link to check it out! |  Hans from TasmaniaApril 2017 - Hans, from Devonport in Tasmania, has ridden from Melbourne to Townsville, and is now making his way to Cairns. Being German, he knows all about the quality of #Ortlieb products and purchased a new front rack bag while here. Yesterday he had such a good tailwind that he was able to ride 200km in one day! Good luck with the rest of your journey Hans! |  Jim from AmsterdamApril 2017 - Jim is from Amsterdam and has travelled 25,000km around the world so far. His coldest night so far has been -25 degrees Celsius (not much chance of that here!). Jim is combining cycle touring with working in Australia, and has spent some time up here in North Qld. From Townsville, he is going to take the Birdsville-Oodnadatta route and will visit Melbourne and Adelaide. Who knows where Jim will end up eventually! |
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 Selene from AustralianMarch 2017 - Selene was going to ride across from Perth to Melbourne,but decided to go north from Port Augusta and has traversed through Alice Springs, ridden the Oodnadatta Track, been to Tennant Creek, and will eventually get back to Melbourne! Her Surly Long Traul Trucker has been a good companion for the past 12 months of the trip along with an XtraCycle trailer. Make the most of these last few weeks Selene and keep on pedalling! |  Martyna & Jakub from PolandDecember 2016 - Jakub and Martyna had cycled all the way from Sydney on their Polish tandem when we met them in Townsville. They were having a great time getting an Aussie tan and enjoying the long hot and windy days! Check out their Facebook page to see what they're up to today...https://www.facebook.com/tandemvoyage/?fref=ts |  Mira from Czech RepublicOctober 2016 - Mira has spent the last ten months cycle touring from his home in Prague through South America, Japan and now Australia. Mira has toured almost exclusively on a diet of tuna and pasta for the 320 days of his trip so far! He has struggled to ride 4km/hr into 70km/hr headwinds in Argentina and climbed some big mountains! Enjoy the rest of your Aussie travels Mira! |
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 Sophie from SydneyMeet Sophie from Sydney. She has just finished a two week cycle touring trip from Brisbane to Townsville on her Brompton. For 8 years Sophie's Brompton has taken her around Sydney, Melbourne, China, USA and everywhere else she travels for work or pleasure. If you wanted proof the Brompton folding bike is well worth buying, just ask Soph! You can follow her on Instagram @dontforgettostop. |  Charlotte from BelgiumAugust 2016 - 21 year old Charlotte has gone from hard core cycle commuter to hard core cycle tourer in just a few months! She has cycled NZ, Tasmania, then Brisbane to Townsville up the inland route. Now she is headed north and might even make it Cooktown before flying home from Cairns at the end of the month. We are sure the travels haven't finished, and look forward to hearing about the next big trip! |  Hugh & Gerry from VictoriaHugh and Gerry recently spent some time cycle touring around Italy and Hugh has even cycled across Siberia! Their trusty touring bikes take them all over the place once they reach their next destination by car. |
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 Gideon from Townsville (now)February 2016 - Gideon from allgscience.org came in for some repairs and to tell us about his recent cycle touring trip from Townsville to Sydney in 27 days. Sounds like there wasn't much preparation, just a whole lot of fun! Check out the website for some entertaining and informative posts and videos. |  Angie and Phillip - November 2015Phillip and Angie are friendly Poms cycle touring the east coast of Australia for three months. Phillip had to buy a new bike in Cairns as the airline managed to destroy the one he was bringing from the UK. They haven't minded the heat so far, but that headwind has been a killer! |  Devi from BostonOctober 2015 - Devi is spending a year (maybe more, who can tell!) travelling the world by bike with a focus on storytelling, water and climate change. She chooses travel by sea rather than air when required and has enjoyed taking opportunities when they present themselves. Her blog is called 'One Bike, One Year'. Good luck Devi! May your trip be full of stories and fantastic experiences! |
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