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She dreamt about taking a huge bike adventure and rode solo through Africa! Ellie wanted this journey to connect her mor...
13/06/2026

She dreamt about taking a huge bike adventure and rode solo through Africa!

Ellie wanted this journey to connect her more with Africa, where she had previously lived and where her father also grew up. So she packed her bike up and set off from Kigali, Rwanda. Ahead of her was 10,000kms of exploration to get to Cape Town, South Africa.

From the first day the hills of Rwanda were tough, but as she got into the rhythm of the journey things quickly clicked into place. Ellie also added an extra layer of purpose to this trip, taking the time to visit over 100 local NGOS, community groups and local service organisations.

She called the adventure and whenever she hit a capital city she’d schedule a week of meetings and the conversations she had with the people running the projects were energising. She found during low moments on the bike shed be uplifted thinking of the conversations to come.

In the middle of her journey she took a side quest paddling down the Zambezi river which was incredible and tranquil to see the habitat from the river. The TseTse flies for a 70km stretch through Tanzania nearly broke her and she also attests you could comfortably cycle through all of east Africa without needing to camp!

While Ellie was on the journey she returned for three weeks to be with ber father who was I’ll. not long after she returned back to her bike her father passed away which was an incredibly difficult time and made the journey more poignant. She teamed up with another couple to ride the stretch to Namibia together which helped her process the grief.

Then the headwinds in South Africa gave her an extra test to get to Cape Town.

All up Ellie cycled 10,000kms through ten countries on a journey of nine months.

Listen to her share her experiences. Out now on all pod players in Seek Travel Ride or tap up the link in bio.

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The places that have had the least are where I’ve received the most. We took the podcast live sharing stories from three...
07/06/2026

The places that have had the least are where I’ve received the most.

We took the podcast live sharing stories from three amazing bike adventurers who have travelled all over the world.

Our awesome panelists were and and between the three of them they have has some wild adventures.

It was an incredible night hearing their experiences with tough moments overlayed with many laughs as well.

New episode out now on Seek Travel Ride, recorded live at Melbourne’s fantastic . In all podcast players or tap up the link in bio.

02/06/2026

Have you ridden in the Pyrenees?

Mountains ✅
Valleys ✅
River gorges ✅
Views that make you go wow ✅

Magic colours especially pop on a blue sky day and these ones are coming to you in 4K thanks to the Insta360 GO Ultra. I especially love the ring remote which is handy at capturing footage I’d otherwise miss because I don’t need to take my hands off the bars on a descent to activate the camera!

Would you like to ride here?

Here’s to being able to live the simple life, featuring picnics by the river and the very best French baguettes! Sound o...
31/05/2026

Here’s to being able to live the simple life, featuring picnics by the river and the very best French baguettes!

Sound on if you enjoy the sound of chirping birds and the flowing river.

‘You never regret it. You’ll be nervous. I was terrified about starting. And then you will never regret it‘ has been on ...
30/05/2026

‘You never regret it. You’ll be nervous. I was terrified about starting. And then you will never regret it‘

has been on a mega bike adventure that’s seen her go from the Baja Divide all the way to Istanbul. It’s been an adventure filled with highs and lows. She set off with her partner and after 7 months of travelling through Mexico and Central America they decided to end the relationship. At that point Roisin could have chosen to stop the journey and go home to Ireland.

Instead, she bought a one way ticket to Japan and decided to continue the adventure solo. She spent 3 months in Japan which was a country that blew her away. The landscapes, culture and kindness shown to her by the people there was next level, as was the food!

She then enjoyed her time on the 4 Rivers Route in South Korea before spending three months back in Ireland. But it was there that Ro realised she wanted the adventure to continue, so she set off again.

She left from Munich, with winter all around her and then rode the route through the Balkans which was next level. Scenery, people, and the route were exceptional.

The highlight of the whole adventure for Ro has been discovering the reality of the world and the spaces in between. Seeing how people live and bringing life back to basics.

Now she’s arrived in Istanbul and has plans of eating her way through Turkey (she is a massive foodie!) and eventually reaching Georgia. From there who knows!

Listen to her story, available now on Seek Travel Ride. In all pod players or tap up the link in bio.

During this year’s edition of the Monaro Cloudride, found themselves getting swept up by the Snowy River when their cro...
23/05/2026

During this year’s edition of the Monaro Cloudride, found themselves getting swept up by the Snowy River when their crossing went wrong.

They lost their footing and once the water pushed up against the bike, the force of the current was too much for them. Before they knew it they were floating down the river. It was the middle of the night and freezing cold. Thankfully Robbie was able to get onto a tiny island with their bike.

Critically, Robbie didn’t panic and the first thing they did was get into their emergency bivvy in order to raise their body temperature. Eventually they used their Garmin in reach to call for help. At that stage another competitor, who was on the other side of the river, had thankfully also triggered the alarm for Search and Rescue and in the middle of the night Robbie was whinched to safety by helicopter.

They were pulled out of the river, their bike with all their posessions wasn’t! The next day two deadest legends from the Jindabyne bike community made a 4hr return trip to the river and retrieved their bike as well. Amazingly all their gear survived in tact!

I was lucky enough to catch up with Robbie face to face and chat about the whole experience.

Listen to the full story now on Seek Travel Ride. In all pod players or tap up the link in bio.

has been dreaming of taking her own bike adventure for ages. Now she’s out there doing it! She recently left London beh...
19/05/2026

has been dreaming of taking her own bike adventure for ages. Now she’s out there doing it! She recently left London behind and is making her way through Europe, back to her family home in Croatia.

What I love most about Milica’s story is she took inspiration from hearing about other peoples adventures (on this pod!) and used it as fuel for taking her own.

We are going to be tracking her journey all the way back to Croatia. First update is out now in our latest midweek episode. So stoked to be following her journey!

68 Days to cycle across Continental Europe. reached Istanbul after being on the road for just over two months since lea...
12/05/2026

68 Days to cycle across Continental Europe. reached Istanbul after being on the road for just over two months since leaning his home in Ireland. His final destination is Everest Base Camp in Nepal and he’s giving us an update on the journey so far in our latest midweek episode.

I asked Daragh some questions on what it’s been like on the road and how he’s dealt with the mental side of a long distance journey. It was also great to hear how it was to have his friend join him for a section of the adventure.

Now he is in Turkey, Daragh is riding towards the Iraq border and once there he has a huge decision to make to determine his route through the Middle East.

Listen to the update now to get the full story. In all pod players on Seek Travel Ride. Link in bio.

Ever wanted to take six months off work to go ride bikes? That’s exactly what did taking an awesome bike adventure in S...
09/05/2026

Ever wanted to take six months off work to go ride bikes?
That’s exactly what did taking an awesome bike adventure in South America and New Zealand.

She and her husband Angus spent the first three months riding incredible off road routes across the Andes mountain range. They traversed Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile and by all accounts had a great time. Sometimes their route led them on the adventurous path in Colombia, and they didn’t quite get to the summit of the volcano in Ecuador but the scenery there still blew Megan’s mind.

I also loved hearing the story of Max the dog who befriended them on the mountain in Peru!

After South America, they headed to New Zealand where the technical trails helped Megan to level up her mountain bike skills before taking to the start line of the Tour Te Waipounamu, a 1330km ultra race down the South Island of New Zealand. By all accounts it was a super challenging race where she had to make the hard call to scratch just 100kms from the finish line.

Megan is no stranger to racing ultras. She’s lined up to events to compete as both a single and in the pairs category and finished races such as the Dales Divide, Atlas Mountain Race and also the Dorset a divide where she came home as the fastest women.

Right now she’s about to race the so be sure to track her dot as she races through Spain and Portugal!

Lastly, I loved hearing Megan talk about the value of being part of a great community with and how fantastic is it to see more people feel supported to get into bike adventures.

New episode is out now on Seek Travel Ride. In all pod players.

She cycled the Silk Road as her honeymoon. Then watched it disappear on the news. In 2009 Helen Watson and her husband E...
02/05/2026

She cycled the Silk Road as her honeymoon. Then watched it disappear on the news.

In 2009 Helen Watson and her husband Ed clipped in at Glasgow, pointed east and cycled 15,000km to China along the ancient Silk Road. They travelled through countries such as Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and throughout Central Asia and what’s more, this journey would also be their honeymoon.

Months after they got home, the places they’d ridden through started appearing on the news. Helen immediately started to despair thinking of the strangers who’d invited them in for copious cups of tea. Wondering what happened to the people who they no longer had any way of reaching.

Understandably Helen struggled. She’d been trying to write the book about the journey and stopped. Wondering who would even want to read about places that no longer existed the way she’d experienced them.

What pulled her through was getting involved in bringing refugees to Scotland and she helped sponsor the first Syrian family to arrive through the UK’s community sponsorship scheme. Tea and hospitality received in turn became tea and hospitality returned.

Eventually Helen did finish writing that book, Tea and Grit: A Bicycle Journey Along the Silk Road. I was lucky enough to sit down with her and hear the whole story.

Full episode link in bio.
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