I've faced a similar situation... But I did not give up, I'm back in Dubai starting all over again... But I hope you find something, some reason to carry on...

Good lock for you

Cheers Laura. Crashing after life-changing experiences is normal. Life is so much less exciting and stimulating than it was over the last year but that's ok. You'll find a new way forward in a bit and will approach life wiser as a result of your experiences.

Salut! Is that a bit of a sad message? We are all victims of climate cooling and there is nothing we can do. Besides, why don't you do interviews and reports on extreme adventurers? You have everything you need to succeed rather than becoming a recluse in the cold!

I’ve been following you for a while. Keep up on wheels!

Una estadounidense asustada del regimen de un pais??? Jajajajaja eso se llama hipocresia.

I love your travel films and you’ve really inspired me to do more Cycling Vlogs

How could you sleep at the beach? Did nobody say anything??

BEAUTIFUL

I can't understand all they shows you is pour kindness why you are a fread and having mental breakdown?????.

I just did Sydney to Darwin and the only thing I was missing was.... A CHAIR!!! The saddle part...yep! I wanted to ride 8 hours a day but, my butt could not take it!!!

Great Video 😮

Hi Lara, thanks for sharing this. A Tipp for your struggle with removing the pedals. Easier before removing the handlebar: use a Brake to fix the bike. Use your foot to put weight on the Pedal, and turn the Tool. So it cannot turn while using the tool😊 hope it saves you hours!

Great Information 😁👍✌️😎

Oh génial, ravie d'avoir des nouvelles de Thibault ! Une personne formidable ! Un collègue formidable !

very informative! thank you lara for the tips! ☺

it's very good to hear from you. and you look positiv!!! that makes me happy. i totaly understand, that a journey like you did (and do) has so many faces and its up and downs! it's amazing!!! i can see in the way, how you look (and have changed), that a lot of things happebed to you!!! to me it looks, like you did grow! but your super lovely smile with in between is still the same! that is very nice and good! good luck on further ways. 😊❤🚲

hi🌷 Nice to see you again! Looking good and enjoyed your videos! Where are you going next? 🥳 Cheryl

Even bicyclist are flying…

I have flown USA to Europe with bikes in a cardboard box 7 times. Each time the TSA has opened the box in the USA then left a note inside and then re-sealed it. I've had panniers as packing and used pool noodles to protect the frame. I leave the back wheel on and take the front wheel off but remove the skewers to cut down on width. As long as the box etc weighs 23kg or less it goes as a regular checked bag on Norse Atlantic, Delta, Iberia, Virgin, BA. No additional/oversize charges. Make sure you have a printout of the airlines terms of carriage stating that the bike box is carried as regular checked bag because the check-in counter will always tell you otherwise and try and charge you for it. EasyJet have a small fee in Europe for the bike box. Last time I used EasyJet it was €25 for the bike one way. E-bikes are generally not allowed because of the battery unless it's a Brompton or a similar sized battery that can be carried in your cabin bag.

Can you pack bike grease in the box? Is it only oils that are not allowed. Will be traveling this coming January!

OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🐶

You living a great life. I don’t know how people can live in Europe,everyone living on top of each other with terrible weather

Never have any parts loose inside the box. Secure every removed part to the frame with tape of or straps.

This seems like hearsay at this point. I don't recall you having published anything where you actually took your bike on a plane. In fact, you haven't posted any travel video for months. It looks more and more like you are just milking your subs as a public to advertise to, while seemingly haven given up entirely on bike travel.

Oscar!! ❤ 8:26

Look at First Class tickets when flying. Many airlines allow free luggage and also overweight without charge. The money I saved in fees payed for my upgrade (also, I had a nice gourmet meal).

Hi Lara, thanks for nice videos, I have request if you could please make a video about what kind of bike we can use for touring, there are all kind of opinion about it on youtube and most of them are commercial promotion, if you could explain all components of a touring-suitable bike (from handle bar down to the pedals, especially hydraulic brakes hype these days, are they useless for touring comparing to mechanicals?) that would be much appreciated Thanks

Thanks for that Lara. When I saw you removing the handlebar from the stem with your Allen key I thought it might be worth pointing out that I discovered by bad experience that it is important when reassembling the bike that those 4 bolts should not be overtightened, which is a very easy thing for an amateur mechanic to do. I was touring on a second-hand bike with a similar clamp and both of the alloy straps across the front of the stem broke suddenly with a bang like a gunshot - which could have led to a very dangerous incident as my handlebars were almost detached from the bike. When I replaced the stem I saw that the instructions with the new stem emphasized the low value of the correct torque, insisted that a torque wrench must be used, and said that in the absence of a torque wrench they should be tightened only just enough to prevent the bars moving - far less torque than you would naturally want to use. I'm pretty sure that mine broke because they had been overtightened by a previous owner of the bike. The correct torque feels very low but does not put too much stress on those thin alloy straps. Take care - I always enjoy your videos of your adventures.

I'm so glad you share all the difficult scenarios, raw emotion and tough times in this video! Social media and vlogging has so much focus on the good side of things and it's amazing that you share the true struggles of it all. Trooper🎉

Not sure if your aware but the pedal on the non driveside is actually a left hand thread to stop it loosening while you pedal so the pedal you were unable to remove is righty loosey :) hope this helps next time!

Hi Lara, thanks for the instructive tips! Wrt the pedals: do you use grease or assembly paste before reinstalling them? It helps a lot!

If you’re using a common bike box from common brands, it’s good to make some unique markings on your box. You can draw some patterns or whatever with a marker pen. Last time I flew to Amsterdam, there were 2 same Giant boxes that came out of the conveyor. In fact that cyclist and I took wrong boxes. Thankfully we realized quickly and managed to exchange our boxes. I had drawn a smiley on my box with flight details and that was the thing that helped me realize quickly it was the wrong box on my trolley. 😊

Thilbault’s perspective on life, ie going slow/talking to people, is the core of humanity. If we talked more to strangers, we might not only learn about them, but also more about ourselves, getting out of our comfort zone. Thank you GC for these interviews.

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You are amazing

She ran out of cable ties and duct tape….hmmm. 🤔

These days having power banks, hub dynamos are useless. IMO.

Lucky for me, as indecisive as i am, i dont have too many choices in bikes because i need something i can bring my dog on. So ive picked an extracycle edgerunner used online for a decent price.

Loved it! thank you

It is such a great pleasure to meet you! This is the very first time I get to know about you and I'm so looking forward to learn more from you! I'm a very enthusiastic person about bikepacking and I also know at some point in my life I may want to travel thr world in sich an original way! Thank you for sharing, your very motivating!

Super Video! Wo bewahrst du die Ersatzspeichen auf, wo sie keinen Schaden an der Tasche verursachen?

Great streamlined setup - what rating sleeping bag do you use for general year round travel?

OK, I got to say this...first off kudos to you for doing what you are doing however, the meeting of the good people like Ferdinando and Giuseppe (as well as the guy who washed your bike) should've trumped all the negativity you encountered in your journey. Seems you definitely have got anger issues but most important is that you recognize it and do not negate it. Seems like you tend to forget of the good things you have in life, like the being able to travel around the world or being healthy enough to be cycling outdoors. I think you need to recall the tiniest good things you have when you feel the anger overtaking you persona, because you seems like a nice person. Anyway, thanks for sharing this, not everyone show it like it's, as they paint it all wonderful and cheerful but in reality it is NOT. Again, kudos to you and keep it up, don't give up. Just remember the good things you have in life and the people that surround you when at home or in the road. Ta!

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hi sweetie 🌷 Glad to see you well, I just watched your new update video, Thanks for sharing! I’m wanting to do some or all of the American Tour devide ? Lmk if you’d be interested? You can stay with me until it’s time to go, or we could do it anyway you want? And YES ! ALWAYS ☕️ COFFEE FIRST!!! ~ take care 🥳 Cheryl My family doesn’t want me to go anywhere cuz they don’t think I’m safe enough? It’s usually how you carry yourself, but there’s so many real physco’s out there , and they are Usually always men. ? Because they have been getting away with it since the beginning of time!!, they even blamed Eden, wasn’t it a male Snake ? 🐍 And WHERE DO THEY THINK THEY COME FROM? Women, period Did you know that up until the early 60’s, a man could drop off his wife at the insane asylum because of menopause, they thought she was crazy, or he just didn’t want to deal with her anymore!? Thats absolutely aweful ! And it happened right where I once lived. The insane asylum in Worcester., Ma. They did the very 1st lobotomies, opening brains and shocking them, especially the women cuz noone cared. The truth is not always pretty, but that’s what happened! I actually walked around in there! Old, big, scary buildings, almost castle like!? ~ oops I got off the subject. You have a great day and be safe out there ! Men can suck and I am finding the few good ones are taken. I’m not looking thankfully ! 😅 I’m not wanting anyone telling me what to do or how to do it, I am more than capable myself! Good to see you! I have a boo-boo on my butt too! Ouch , mine is from a burn on my tailbone that still hurts? Ttyl ~ take care 🥳 Cheryl

always keeps safe 🚵‍♂️⛺️

In such crappy situations: breathe deeply! We show how we are feeling through body signals, smiling for example. Behavioral researchers have found that this also works "backwards": Even if you don't feel well: if you force yourself to smile, it puts you in a more positive attitude! A positive form of self-deception! And you can't escape it! Charly Chaplin wrote a wonderful song, which Michael Jackson interprets here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2K3qYeVjZyHbrs I see you have the same Decathlon sleeping pad as me. I really liked it until I was freezing this spring: I had never felt the cold from the ground creeping into my sleeping bag from below before... I immediately bought a new sleeping pad with a much higher r-value. Freezing when sleeping? No way!!!

I have the same power setup: 1 x 20.000, 2 x 10000, just because my navigation app and my geocaching app consume endless amounts of power. I use the phone camera just for occational snapshots as normal, but I don't take videos all the time or vlogs. In the summer I also have a solar panel with me. (very similar to yours, but some years older - maybe I should replace it, technology is advancing quickly. I was pleasantly surprised that IT ALSO WORKS WHEN IT'S CLOUDY. When it was sunny I was able to charge ~20-30% of the 10.000 power bank per day; when it was cloudy 10-20% - better than nothing... I simply attached the panel to the top of my panniers (it doesn't cost any more than if I pack it into my panniers), so the angle of incidence was probably rarely optimal. But since it was always attached to the outside of the bike, I was able to align and use it better during breaks. With a POWERFUL(!) FAST CHARGER AND CABLE, I was able to charge a lot more during a break in a restaurant, beer garden, cafe and even ice cream parlor. (I've gotten into the habit of just asking EVERYWHERE.) Electricity is expensive there because you have to eat something..."There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" 😉 On a long-distance trip, I would also take a day off on a sunny day just to charge all the power banks with the solar panel. It's a disgrace that engineers haven't yet invented a better way to generate electricity from the hub dynamo. No one worldwide seems to have any serious interest in it. These few cycle tourists... let them see how they get on... And since e-bikes with "endless electricity" are flooding the market, the need is drastically decreasing. The EU has been working on a law for some time that will force cell phone manufacturers to make batteries in smartphones replaceable, as it was "normal" in the past. When this is finally implemented (like the requirement for a universal USB-C charger, which even Apple had to bow to), you can just take a few spare batteries with you and everything will be so easy ... But this seems to be a dream ... (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpO4ZK2adsycjpo)

I think you are very honest, showing it is what is. Rosy videos just can't be honest.