Cyling from Bangkok to the UK | Bikepacking Solo with Eleanor Hulm

About this episode

Eleanor Hulm shares her solo bikepacking journey from Bangkok to the UK, detailing her experiences across several countries in Asia.

Eleanor Hulm left Bangkok on a loaded bike she'd just assembled in a hotel room at 6am, sleep-deprived, slightly terrified, and laughing her way through the traffic. Four months later she's ridden solo through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan and Japan and she's just getting started. In this episode you'll hear about: The 20km of peanut butter mud in Laos that nearly broke herPushing a loaded bike up a 20% gradient in Thailand until her cycling shoes had to come offPako, a bikepacker from Chen...

People in this episode

Host: Bella Molloy

Guest: Eleanor Hulm

Topics covered

• bikepacking
• solo travel
• cycling
• adventure
• southeast asia

Keywords

• bikepacking
• Bangkok
• Thailand
• Laos
• Vietnam
• Taiwan
• Japan
• cycling
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bangkok, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan

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