2016-04-03 Round the World

So... i've decided to expand this idea and cycle round the world. Go big or go home, right?

The plan is to set off on my Birthday in 2016, and ride through 113 counties over the course of 7+ years.

Accommodation will be sourced from Couch Surfing and Warm Showers wherever possible awith a good deal of wild camping and hostels, living off an average of £10 per day outside of fixed costs such as flights, visas, and emergencies.

It's unlikely that anyone can take years out of their life to go on a forum ride, but hopefully certain legs will be of interest to some?... and i'd certainly be glad for company at times. The general plan and a detailed map is below. The bold waypoints are the only timings that i'm concerned with, as they facilitate the crossing of mountains, avoid monsoon seasons, and eliminate conditions of extreme heat or cold.

Piece of cake.

Route: (Subject to change, terms and conditions apply)
http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/106975/

England 03/04/16 (London)
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finalnd 31/06/16 (Riga)
Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Belarus
Ukraine
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Austria
Czech Republic
(Germany)
Switzerland
France
Italy 31/09/16 (Naples)
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Romania
Bulgaria
FYRO Macedonia
Kosovo
Montenegro
Albania
Greece 31/12/16 (Athens)
Turkey
Georgia
Armenia 31/03/17 (Yerevan)
Azerbaijan
Iran
Turkmenistan 31/06/17 (Dushanbe)
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
China
Pakistan 31/09/17 (Islamabad)
India 31/12/17 (Goa)
Nepal 31/03/18 (Kathmandu)
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
(China) 31/06/18 Kunming
South Korea 31/09/18 Seoul
Japan
(China)
Vietnam 31/12/18 Hanoi
Cambodia 31/03/19 Phnom Penh
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore 31/06/19 Singapore
Indonesia 31/09/19 Bali
Philippines
Australia 31/12/19 Brisbane
New Zealand 31/03/20 Auckland
US 31/06/20 Chicago
Canada 31/09/20 Vancouver
Mexico 31/12/20 Tijuana
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Belize
Guatemala 31/03/21 Guatemala City
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Columbia 31/06/21 Bogota
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia 31/09/21 Santa Cruz
Chile
Argentina 31/12/21 Rio Negro
Uruguay
Brazil 31/03/22 Rio de Janeiro
South Africa
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Zambia 31/06/22 Lusaka
Malawi
Mozambique
Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda 31/09/22 Kampala
Rwanda
Burundi
DRC
Republic of Congo
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon
Nigeria 31/12/22 Lagos
Benin
Togo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Gambia
Mauritania 31/03/23 Nouakchott
Western Sahara
Morocco
Spain
Portugal 31/06/23 Lisbon
(Spain)
(France)
(England) 31/09/23 London

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A non forum friend of mine plans to be doing a very similar thing at a very similar time. I'll get him to check in here and you two can perhaps exchange notes..

Sydney? DTM

Melbourne.

I might be up for some of the England leg, but I'll need to arrange childcare. What time are you setting off?

Why is it always to Australia?

New Zealand has a funny smell about it..

I might be up for some of the England leg, but I'll need to arrange childcare. What time are you setting off?

Quite early i think, so as to avoid the traffic. I should add that it's pretty hilly on the way to Dover. Have you had much experience of long rides before?

Why is it always to Australia?

London to Ulaanbaatar doesn't have the same ring to it

This is really bizarre.
I am cycling from Sydney to London at the same time.

Maybe we could high-five when we pass each other in th middle?

Keep me updated.

Cool, lets say cross on the Pamir highway in Tajikistan. Low-five for me, though.

Precision will be the key to success.

I'm doing my trip on a tall bike.
The high-five will be at optimum level if my measurements are correct.

We can practise at HH

But one of us will have to be going the wrong way round?!?
I'm pretty sure that's not allowed.

graduate in 2012

work a shit load until 2014 (doing a job which hopefully isn't my dream job/anything with massive future prospects).

ride to the other side of the world

I'd love to do something as epic as this, any idea on what your budget may be for the trip?

New Zealand has a funny smell about it..

its called fresh air... unlike the London smoke screen everyone is used to

i am seriously up for this... have thought about this sort of thing for a while....

lets talk.

Precision will be the key to success.

My girlfriend says that the key is to focus on the elbow.

She clearly knows what she is talking about.

Your welcome at mine in Oz, should be back home in 2012.

My girlfriend says that the key is to focus on the elbow.

Lies. You have to look your high five-ee in the eyes and it works every time.

This trip sounds amazing. Best of luck in getting it all organised.

Raises hand for the China onwards leg.

Supposed to be cycling to Japan at some point but waiting for my riding partner (Dad) to shake of a bout of prostate cancer he seems to have developed. When we complete this and then if you don't mind me tagging along with you, will effectively mean I have cycled around the world.

a friend of a friend is doing this (has almost finished) - cycling to the ashes it is called. started quite a while ago and left london in time to make it to aus in time for the 1st test of the ashes.

looks like he has had an unbelieveable time!

http://www.cyclingtotheashes.com/

In, assuming I can afford enough Rapha Ventoux Chamois Cream to last me the whole way!

Sounds great - in!

Drat! Just checked with the missus and I'm busy