Adam and Lucia Hugill | Leaving the 9 to 5 to Travel the World by Bike: The Cycling Two + Culture Tips
Bikepack Adventures Podcast18 Maj 2019

Adam and Lucia Hugill | Leaving the 9 to 5 to Travel the World by Bike: The Cycling Two + Culture Tips

In Episode 001 of Bike Tour Adventures, I get to meet and interview Adam and Lucia of the Cycling Two, who quit their jobs and sold most of their stuff when they decided to embark on this journey of self-discovery and adventure.

I first met Adam and Lucia when I was cycling the Mae Hong Son Loop in Northern Thailand in November 2018. I was fortunate to meet Adam’s friend Simon while cycling from Chiang Mai to Pai and he invited me out that night to meet his other cyclist friends. I planned to meet up with Adam and Lucia in Chiang Mai a week later and carried on with my bike tour. After a good couple days of hanging out in Chiang Mai and eating our way through Anthony Bourdain’s favourite places, it was time to wish them well and let them continue their trip through parts unknown. Lo and behold, a few months later, I had moved to Cambodia and they were passing through, and I agreed to host them while in Phnom Penh, and we took the opportunity to record this interview.

From the insane driving in Cambodia, to eating bugs in Thailand, and seeing a dog being burned alive in China, Adam and Lucia have found that the biggest challenge of the bicycle tour is the cultural aspect. While most bike tourists start their trips in their home country, the Cycling Two dove in headfirst and started their trip in Singapore and cycled up through Malaysia, Thailand and Laos into China, before turning around and coming back down through Vietnam, Laos a second time, and into Cambodia.

While seeing something such as a dog being burned alive can lead to an almost shell-shocked type of feeling which may seem as brutish mindless cruelty, the people carrying out the action were actually quite friendly and proud of what they were doing and that you have to realize that people do live different cultural norms.

“It’s not for us as travellers to impose our ideals onto anybody. We are absolutely guests and visitors. It’s kinda the beauty of travelling by bicycle is you see these things that most people don’t normally see. It can be really rewarding and it can also change your views on the world in bigger ways.”Adam Hugill

One of the bigger challenges with planning an around the world tour is deciding on the route to be taken. Cyclists often spend countless hours planning their route, looking up sights they want to see, figuring out likely places to camp, sleep, get hosted, etc. Adam and Lucia have changed their plans on many occasions. Because they make a lot of YouTube videos related to their travels, it likely seems that they are changing their minds too often.

“That’s what I love about bicycle touring, you can be really flexible. You don’t have to be dead-set on a certain direction because it’s up to you. You’re on a bicycle and you pedal the way you want to go.”Lucia Hugill

As a life-long cyclist and traveller, it’s interesting to hear how various people get the bug for cycling and travelling. Adam’s interest began while on tour in Afghanistan when he read a book by Alastair Humphreys and immediately got hooked on the idea of doing something to bring adventure and excitement into his life. After doing some smaller tours around the UK, Northern Ireland, and Europe, Adam decided that with all the external pressures of life coming into play, such as buying a house, starting a family, and beginning a new career, he was going to lose the chance of ever doing a world tour unless he did something soon.

Once Adam and Lucia decided to do a multi-year tour, it was a matter of testing out equipment and seeing what works for them. By doing a short tour before the big one, it gave them the opportunity to see what they need and to help cut down on the amount of kit they are carrying. One of the biggest mistakes of most new bike tourers is that they

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BTA Ridecast - The "D"rail-leur

BTA Ridecast - The "D"rail-leur

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Nomad Family By Bicycle

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BTA Touring Talk | Bike Maintenance

BTA Touring Talk | Bike Maintenance

In this episode of BTA Touring Talk I have Carl Presseault, my most recent guest, co-hosting an episode in which we will talk about Bike maintenance on the road and what we consider to be the most important tools to take with you on the road. We're going to discuss some of the most common problems you may have while touring and what is the best way to overcome the situation.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10

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Layton Keddy | Off the Beaten Path in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Layton Keddy | Off the Beaten Path in Australia and Papua New Guinea

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I catch up with Layton Keddy while he is in Australia. In 2019, Layton decided to leave Saskatchewan, Canada, and go explore the world by moving to Australia so as to be able to work and travel. With bike in hand, he would use his holidays and breaks to explore the vastness that is Australia and Tasmania. When an opportunity arose for him to take his work experience to Papua New Guinea, Layton was thrilled to have the chance to learn about a completely different way of life and experience their culture by bike.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/laytonkeddy.keddy.1 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mytravelforevermachine/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiuwfhQItQV_6rZH8l9011Q Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 02m 00s Who is Layton Keddy; Bike touring Indonesia; What people back home thought~ 06m 40s Random decision to cycle to Costa Rica that lasted 16 months; getting robbed~ 12m 20s Moving to Australia~ 14m 50s Layton's touring rig and bike...

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Carl Presseault | From European Bike Touring to Bikepacking Locally

Carl Presseault | From European Bike Touring to Bikepacking Locally

In this episode I have the chance to speak with Carl Presseault, a nearly neighbour of mine, living in the Ottawa Capital Region. Having worked in the bike industry since 2004, Carl got into bike touring in 2013 when an ex-girlfriend told him she wanted to bike tour for a year in Europe. Although the relationship with his ex may not have lasted, the bike touring relationship is still going strong, even all these years later. More recently Carl has started to use bikepacking as a means of doing fast tours around the region he lives.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find Carl at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fork_sauce/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/carl.presseaultFollow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 01m 30s Who is Carl Presseault~ 05m 45s Planning for the tour; building bikes from scratch; bike setup~ 25m 00s Route through Europe and starting in Italy~ 36m 00s Cycling through southern and eastern France~ 54m 00s Getting tired of canal paths and missing the mountains~ 01h 00m Cycling in Germany; sandwich index~ 01h 17m Cycling in Slovakia and Hungary~ 01h 26m Budgeting for the 6 month trip~ 01h 31m Bikepacking in Canada; Trans-Canada, Cataroqui and K&P Trail~ 01h 38m Bikepacking gear; connecting the Prescott-Russel Trail to the Petit Train du Nord~ 01h 48m 3D printing

1 Mars 20212h 5min

Chris Panasky | Bike Touring, Bikepacking and Podcasting

Chris Panasky | Bike Touring, Bikepacking and Podcasting

In Episode 102 of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast, I was interviewed by Adam Hugill, a friend that has been on the podcast a couple times and co-hosted episodes on several occasions in addition to this. In this episode Adam and I speak about how I got into bike touring, what type of touring I prefer, my most recent adventure in the summer of 2020, and then some general discussion about the podcast. To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 01m 30s Who is Chris Panasky~ 14m 00s Getting back into cycling and my first tour...Indonesia~ 23m 45s Cycling Mae Hong Son Thailand and other short tours~ 30m 30s Bikepacking Canada Adventure - Original route and modified route~ 41m 40s Daily routine for cycling long days; goal setting~ 54m 00s Talking about the capability of our bodies~ 58m 20s Top tips for someone looking to compete in a bikepacking/ultra-distance bike race.~ 01h 07m What are the BTA Ridecasts; talking about the podcast~ 01h 20m Favourite piece of gear; what I would have left at home; what I wish I had brought~ 01h 27m Managing work, life and relationships with desire to travel by bike~ 01h 38m Closing comments

7 Feb 20211h 47min

Cory Mortensen | The Buddha and the Bee: Biking through America’s forgotten roadways on an accidental journey of discovery

Cory Mortensen | The Buddha and the Bee: Biking through America’s forgotten roadways on an accidental journey of discovery

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I speak with Cory Mortensen about his 2-month leave of absence in which he cycled from Minnesota to California. In this story of self-discovery, Cory broke away from society's expectations and embarked on an adventure that forever changed his life's trajectory. After 20 years of adventure and travel, Cory has finally written a memoir on his life-changing adventure. Titled, "The Buddha and the Bee: Biking through America's forgotten roadways on an accidental journey of discovery". Today, we will discus Cory's new book, how the adventure changed his life, and what compelled him to make such drastic changes to his life in the aftermath.To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:INSTAGRAM: FACEBOOK: YouTube: Website: Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 01m 30s Who is Cory Mortensen~ 06m 30s That prompted the bike tour~ 15m 00s The bike and setup~ 21m 15s Bike touring mindset and how it changes throughout the tour~ 36m 45s Bike mechanical issues~ 52m 30s Cycling during 9/11~ 57m 45s Cycling across the desert~ 01h 06m 2 fantastic things I liked about his book~ 01h 16m What's next for Cory.~ 01h 19m Where to find out more about Cory or the...

25 Jan 20211h 25min

George Beesley | From Bike Touring to Starting an Adventure Tour Company

George Beesley | From Bike Touring to Starting an Adventure Tour Company

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I speak with George Beesley, bike tour adventurer and fellow podcast host. With a start in finance, and most likely a cushy job paying good money, George decided to go on an adventure, and what better way to do that than to fly to the top of Alaska and start cycling south. Since that time, he started a podcast, which has since been revamped into an adventure business as well. To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the links below:https://www.patreon.com/bikepackadventures orhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bikepackadventures Find them at:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/calltoadventureofficial/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/weneedmoreheroesWebsite: https://www.calltoadventure.uk/Follow me at…WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show SponsorsThe Bike Tour Adventures podcast is incredibly lucky to have some amazing corporate sponsors. Check these great companies out and feel free to use my PROMO codes.Redshift Sports - Discount code: BPA15Panorama Cycles - Discount code: BPA10Raceday Fuel - Discount code: BPA10 Show Notes~ 01m 30s Who is George Beesley~ 12m 30s Thoughts on adventure and bike travel~ 18m 00s Talking about the environment and how much change one person can make~ 22m 30s Talking about the bike tour and their bikes~ 34m 00s Getting kit advice form Leah Wilcox in Alaska~ 41m 20s Getting injured in Alaska~ 45m 00s To Brooks B17 or not to Brooks B17?~ 49m 30s Cycling from the Cassiar Highway to Banff and riding the GDMBR~ 01h 06m Cycling the Baja Divide; What to choose GDMBR or Baja Divide?~ 01h 15m Getting a bike stolen in Guadalajara~ 01h 25m Spending a night with...

15 Jan 20211h 59min

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