Thank you so much 😀 I'm really happy the videos are helping you with your planning 🙂 What is your planned route? Also, feel free to message me if you have any questions 🙂

Hi Kurt and Darina. It's great to hear that you had the chance to cycle Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan , as they are amazing places to experience on a bike 😀 The highways were pretty quiet and they felt safe to cycle 🙂 I would have loved to see more of Kyrgyzstan, so maybe I'll go back and explore the Pamirs in the future 🙂 take care of yourselves!

Oh it was pretty mind blowing to have spent three days in barren landscapes to be surrounded by people and highrises, such a contrast and it even made the landscapes look entirely different. Hahaha 🤣 it took me a long time to get my bearings with the time zone, as the sun didn't rise until 10am and set until 9pm 🤣 When I cross into Vietnam, I go back an hour after cycling 3400 miles 🤔

@@Geocycling1993 Haha, that's crazy! And to think I struggle with the 1 hour change to France and Holland! 🤣

@iamjoestafford hahaha 🤣 I use to struggle with that too, but somehow I think I'm cured 🤣

Thank you buddy 😀 All well on my end and I hope you are too. Take care of yourself mate.

Thank you 😀 haha I still can't believe he went through this country on a unicycle, considering how much climbing there is! It's been a great experience so far and I'm really excited to edit the videos of my journey through 😀

Hahaha 🤣 I can't say I have seen any chicken chow meins 😂 it's honestly amazing how developed China is, considering how little amount of time this country went from a poor agricultural nation to what it is now. No problem and thank you for your continued support mate, it's greatly appreciated 🙂

Hahaha thank you so much for your kind words 😀 I'm nearing Vietnam now after cycling nearly 3000 miles of this country so far. Thank you, it's been really nice sharing this trip with you all 😀

Thank you 😀 it's amazing how much the scenery changed when crossing the border and it was a great feeling getting to China.

That is a good idea! I tried to do this before and had little success, but apparently I need to have the phone take pictures for a longer amount of time, so hopefully I will get some good results when I'm back into more remote areas 🙂 I know New Zealand and Canada should be great for this 😀

@Geocycling1993 glad to say that I said something sensible for once! I do like some of your ethereal style of music.

@albert2395 haha 😂 thank you 🙂 I enjoy making the music and it's always fun to share it and add it to the videos 🙂

Good question. So I'm currently heading south through China and will be spending the winter months cycling through South East Asia and the southern hemisphere and then I should be landing in Canada during the later months of spring 🙂 Haha, there is not a mare 🙂

@Geocycling1993 excellent, knew you would have it in hand. Mind you Canada winters hang on quite a while!

@brianridley1102 thank you 🙂 I was born in Canada and have a lot of family there. So I plan to arrive in BC which is warmer than the rest and I can always hang around there if the cold weather is taking a while to pass 🙂

@Geocycling1993 cracking plan 😁

Thank you so much 😀 the people of Kazakhstan have been amazing all the way though 🙂

Thank you 😀 Hahaha 🤣 I don't know how the Chinese would respond to that, seeing me cycling through their village seems to blow their mind 🤣

Hahaha 🤣 I saw more forest on that car than in the first couple of weeks in Uzbekistan 🤣🤣 Thank you buddy 😀 I hope you're all ok!

Thank you so much 😀 that is very generous of you 😀

Hahaha this made me chuckle 😂😂

Hahaha 🤣 I'm not sure about that 🤣

Hello 👋 I hope you're ok 😀

Thank you 😀 I'm happy you're enjoying them 😀

Thank you so much for the donation buddy! I really appreciate it 😀 take care of yourself 🙂

Hahaha 🤣 It was a risk taking my eyes off the road 🤣 thank you buddy 🙂 definitely a tough stretch, but I'm happy I did it 😀

Thank you so much 😀 Uzbekistan was surprisingly quite social, which was really nice! Haha thank you. I looked him up and definitely can see some resemblance 😀 I'm happy you enjoyed the music and the video 🙂

Thank you so much 😀 it is amazing how far you get taking it a day at a time 😀

Thank you mate! It was nice to have some company 😀 haha it's ok, almost everyone cycling through Uzbekistan that I met became poorly at some point 😂

Thank you 😀

Hahaha it was a little toasty 🤣

The people are amazing! They really make for a wholesome experience going through their country 😀 hahaha 🤣 There have definitely been days since when I wished it was flat, that's for sure 🤣

Thank you so much buddy 😀 Ah they would probably have been much more reliable when ordering within Europe or if you're not on the road. They just use a slower parcel service, they fully refunded me once they got the parcel back from Georgia 🙂 Haha 🤣

Hello 🙂 awesome mate, it would be great to meet you along the way 😀 obviously, if you have any questions then feel free to ask 🙂 Ah it's a good bike with a long heritage, it's a real shame they stopped making them soon after I bought one 😔 Thank you so much for your advice around improving my gearing, I have definitely wished for an extra gear sometimes, especially on the steep mountain passes with tired legs haha. I also have genuinely considered getting a mirror for piece of mind to what's coming up behind me! Take care buddy and best of luck with the final prep for your trip. Stay in touch and hopefully we can cross paths 🙂

Thank you 🙂 so I'm currently in China after cycling through Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. I will soon be heading south towards Vietnam and then will either cycle Laos or Cambodia into Thailand and then Malaysia and then either Singapore or Indonesia 🙂 Onwards from there will be Oceana and then North America and back. I don't have a solid plan once in South East Asia as I'll figure the route out as I go 🙂 it's nice to have more than one road for an option hahaha 🤣

Hahaha 🤣 now that I'm cycling in colder weather, I was in shock at myself for cycling in that heat haha 🤣 Thank you, I might have gone slightly mad after two weeks of desert riding

Thank you so much mate 😀

Thank you 😀 I would have got a matching colour for the front and back, but the shop didn't stock them haha 🤣 Function over beauty haha! They have been amazing racks though and I agree, I'll probably be using these racks on multiple bikes, so much better than aluminium ones 😀 I've heard good things about merino and stupidly didn't buy any as I totally forgot to until about two days before I left for France haha! Great advice though and I'll definitely pick some up if I see some along the way 🙂

Oh definitely! There are alternatives in Turkey and in hindsight, if I had known the coast was going to be so unpleasant, I would have cycled central Turkey. Central Turkey contains much higher and tougher climbs and has some pretty scary dogs which I have a fear of, which pushed me towards deciding to do the coast. But, like I said, I would fully advise anyone to take the more central route for a safer and more enjoyable experience. No one cycling the northern coast seemed to be having fun haha! Thank you 🙂

Ah thank you so much for your concern and kind words! There are definitely difficult portions of this trip which really have tried and tested my determination at points. But I honestly have loved the feeling of overcoming these challenges and getting to the other end without quitting, which was a big drive for me to embark on this journey and prove to myself I could complete this adventure 🙂 Haha rest assured I am almost out of the hardest stretch of my trip, which is central Asia. In about 400 miles/ 600km I'll be entering the East of China which is developed and full choices and amazing things to see. I'm now almost half way through my trip, but a lot of the hardship is thankfully behind me 😀

Hahaha 🤣 it was definitely a challenge with the high temperatures and I was very reluctant to revisit the desert after my short holiday away from it in Khiva! The people were amazing and it definitely helps, especially on some of the tough days 🙂 Oh that would be greatly appreciated mate!! Thank you so much 😀 I'm really not that great with the social media side of things as I hardly used social media before the trip and feel like a fish out of water sometimes haha. Honestly, thank you so much for any help, you have put a massive smile on my face 😀 if you need any additional information or anything then please just ask, I'll help in any way my end as well 🙂

@@Geocycling1993 No worries at all! Could you pop your email address in a reply so I can send you some questions? I'd then put a press release together from your responses and send it back to you for amend/approval 👍

No worries mate! My email address is [email protected] 🙂 No worries buddy, thank you again for your help, I genuinely really appreciate it 😀

Thank you 😀 it was a little toasty getting through the desert haha 🤣 I'm getting closer and closer to getting back home which is a really strange thought 😀

Hahaha I might have slightly lost the plot 🤣 I had fun editing this one with all of the singing 🤣 Oh the people are amazing and they really don't have much, Uzbekistan is a very poor country and it was really amazing how generous people were 🙂 Hahaha thank you for your advice with the glue 🤣 I might add it was a runny liquid which I was not expecting and you saw the end result 🤣 thank you mate 🙂 Also I looked into Misophonia after you mentioned it and the symptoms matched up with what I struggle with, so maybe we have something in common haha! It would explain why the noisy sections were particularly tough 😮

@@Tarmaccyclocross must admit there was a different personality coming out there in the desert, my son was watching with me and said "is he okay dad?" 😂

Hahahaha 🤣 instant flashbacks come across my mind 🤣

Thank you mate 🙂 I'm happy they are helping you plan your upcoming trip, KZbin was where I got a lot of inspiration for my trip and it's nice to know my videos are helping others as well 🙂 Of course buddy! I'll probably be slowing down once I reach south east Asia in a month or so once the race against winter is over haha 😂 in the meantime, if you have any questions then feel free to message me 🙂

If you go further inland, then there are alternatives to the busy roads. However, from what I heard it can be tough on these roads as they are often gravel roads and can be steep. Being such a mountainous country, you would have to give yourself a good amount of time to pass through on the slower roads 🙂 Everyone I met who did the coast like I did had a pretty rough time, however, people who went inland said it was tough, but relatively enjoyable and very scenic 🙂 However, it's practically impossible to completely escape the busy roads all of the time. Istanbul is one example and on many occasions there are no alternatives. Personally, if I was to go back in time I would have gone inland and taken the time penalty. I would have never done that coast again haha.

Thank you 🙂 Komoot is a very good utility to use, however it is always good to double check your routes as it can put you on terrain that is not great or route you up a hill you didn't have to climb or sometimes busy roads. Just check the road surface data it gives and set your route planning to cycle touring and it should be ok 🙂

Hello 🙂 Ah I'm really happy you enjoyed watching my videos 😀 I haven't done a gear list yet and that's a really good idea! My plan is to do some advice videos in the coming months when I get to more populated parts of China and South East Asia, where I can shorten my distances some days and where I plan to have time off! So I'll do a gear list video and go over my kit then 🙂 Mostly I have used esims as I have travelled through convenience, rather than physical ones as I only have one sim slot and often get verification codes from the bank to my UK SIM. I had to buy a physical SIM in China to use most of their services though! Thank you, the Pamir highway was definitely an interesting stretch 🙂 I hope you have a great day!!

@@Geocycling1993 That would be great.... I forgot to say before that I'm impressed by your persistence in cycle the full route rather than accepting lifts. Kudos to you.

@a.need.to.travel Thank you 😀 it was really important to me when I set off, to cycle everything I possibly could as it feels amazing to get through the tough bits without giving up 😀

Thank you 😀 I'm happy you're enjoying the videos! I hope you're keeping well 🙂

This is unfortunately very true! Thankfully the majority of people you come across are pleasant and a lot of them are really friendly. It just takes a small minority to make things difficult for others 😔 Thankfully they don't seem to be overly common!!

@@Geocycling1993 All the best!!

I agree! It's so nice to meet kind people on the road and the guys at the cycle academy were really kind! It's amazing making new friends on the road and Istanbul was a big reunion haha!

Thank you 😀 Ah fair enough! Where have you been cycling? 🙂 Hahaha shhhh don't tell anyone the secret 🤣

Thank you 😀

Thank you! It was a bit tough 🤣