aBOUT TRISTAN

ABOUT

A DECADE OF CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD

Hey, I'm Tristan. Welcome to my site. I'm an expedition bikepacker, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, on a mission to cycle 100,000 kilometres around the world, through 100 countries, on 6 continents.

Back in 2015 I started a 3 month bike tour of New Zealand, got carried away and spent the next year cycling home from Papua New Guinea to England. Now, almost a decade later, I've cycled around 88,000 kilometres (55,000 miles) through 72 countries, having crossed 6 continents. I still have a long way to go, but I'm in no hurry. For me, it's never really been about the milage; having a goal is useful, but it's the journey that's important, so I'm happy to take my time.

THE JOURNEY SO FAR

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Statistics

Distance: 90,000 Kilometres

Countries: 73

Biggest Daily Distance: 330km, China

Biggest Daily Climb: ~4000m, Spain

Top Speed: 89 Km/Hour, Austria

Highest: 4900m, Tibet

Hottest: 45°C, Indonesia, Sudan

Coldest: -15°C / 5°F, Utah, USA

Food Poisonings: 4 (China, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Ethiopia)

Longest Without A Day Off: 1 Month, 4700km, China

Longest Without A Shower/Wash: 1 Month, China

Times Hit By Traffic: 2, Both China

Most Cycle Friendly: Netherlands

Least Cycle Friendly: Ethiopia

Best Food: Indonesia

Nicest People: Papua New Guinea & Sudan

Worst Food: Papua New Guinea

Nights In Tent: 1500+

countries cycled

                    Oceania:
                     Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
                
                    Asia:
                     Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Palestine
                
                    Europe:
                     Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, England, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, San Marino, Spain, Cyprus, Portugal, Iceland
                
                    Africa:
                     Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Morocco
                
                    South America:
                     Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
                
                    North America:
                     USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize