Episode Details

Juan Pablo's first bike trip was a huge solo journey over 16 months. Then he came home to Chile, met Paula, they got married and six weeks after their wedding they both got on bikes and started bikepacking together.. 

All up they hope to spend two years on this adventurous version of a honeymoon.

We discuss:

• Bikepacking as a couple: a newlywed honeymoon covering 20,000km
• Solo bike touring: 19,000km across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa
• Bikepacking Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia: expectations vs. reality
• Route planning and gear for long-distance cycle touring
• Relationship and communication tips for touring as a couple
• Bike mechanical failures and storm survival on tour
• Juan Pablo's 104 tips for bike travel

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