Cycling Through Thailand: First Timer, Loaded Bike, No Experience. Ellie Ormerod & Olly Hargreaves

About this episode

Olly Hargreaves shares his and Ellie Ormerod's bikepacking experience in Thailand, highlighting the challenges faced by a first-time cyclist.

If you're planning to cycle Southeast Asia, or just want to hear what it's actually like, this one's for you. Olly Hargreaves is back with an update and this time he's sharing how his girlfriend Ellie has decided to give bikepacking a go. Olly rode to Thailand from the UK and Ellie's longest ride prior to this, was about 30km! We'll hear how they got on, Ellie's first big day on a loaded bike straight out of Bangkok heading south through Thailand and into Malaysia. This episode covers w...

People in this episode

Host: Bella Molloy

Guests: Olly Hargreaves, Ellie Ormerod

Topics covered

• cycling
• Southeast Asia
• bikepacking
• travel experiences
• adventure

Keywords

• cycling
• Thailand
• bikepacking
• travel
• adventure
• Southeast Asia
• Olly Hargreaves
• Ellie Ormerod

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Thailand, UK, Bangkok, Malaysia

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