Solo Bikepacking - 10 000 km through Europe
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- I woke up one morning and decided to leave home for a month.
It was time to let my thoughts wander, time to be alone and time to breathe some fresh air.
When I left, I didn't know that I will be gone for a very long time.
This is my journey and my 10 000 Km of chasing a fulfilled life.
Cheerio, Goodbye, Salut & Adios!
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0:00 Intro
0:50 How it started
1:40 The decision: I am not going back
03:18 Farewells
04:20 Canary Islands and Downers
05:10 Special Humans
06:15 My biggest challenge
07:40 Back to the Mainland
08:44 Being Sick and Depressed
10:19 I return home
11:20 It's the people
12:09 Trust the process
From Denmark: Well done. Cycling solo has a lot in common with solo sailing. It gives you time to test yourself and think... I think you achieved just that. During 12 1/2 year I sailed singlehanded the high seas. Now I am 80 years and bike/trike touring enthusiast. Last year I shifted from my Koga bike + Ziflex trailer to an ICE Sprint FS + Trailer for my camping gear and usually I am on the road from April 15th to October 15th. I will be heading for Sweden & Finland this sommer. Keep on discovering the world, biking! 🚴🚴♂🚵
Hey Ben. Me and my buddy had the pleasure of meeting you in havhuse norddjurs 3 years ago. Small world seeing you post a comment here to this nice video i just watched. Glad to hear you are still going strong on the bike.
Maybe we see each other sometime in Ebeltoft. Best regards Henrik
@@HenrikBrohus Hi Henrik, I remember that so well and have the pictures from our pleasant encounter in Havehusene. Late May I took the ferry from Frederikshavn to Gothenburg and cycled from there to Stockholm with my Trike and same trailer I had when we met. Took the ferry to Turku, Finland, and cycled to Helsinki, where I am since the 23rd of June. Tallinn is the next to visit… All the best.
@@benazeddine5255 Good to hear from you - i wish you all the best on your adventures.
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I haven't even watched this yet, but I bluddy love what you are doing. Gonna do the same but at the other end of life. Just over 50....but still 25 in my mind....Still fit and going to cycle and hike when I retire in 2 years.. Life is no better getting a mortgage and car and buying stuff you dont need. You do right...hats off to you. Love the channel. Keep safe. All the best. Sheffield England 🇬🇧
Hi im 51 have the dream to travel by bicycle ,would lovd to mdet up somewhere on our travels.
Hey Graham, congrats for choosing this lifestyle, for staying active and athletic. I'd bed you're in the 1% :)
I'm curious as to how you'll be retiring at such an early age though, so I'd appreciate it if you could share
Me too. France here I come.
Same here Graham. Tim from Cape Town South Africa
Nice one! Greetings from the Black Forest, South Germany
Great part of your life. Once you taste the feeling of travelling alone by your own fair means it is like a hard drug... What I learnt from my one year cycling trip is that you constantly need to have a target to reach, a challenge to achieve... Cycling, being constantly under the rain, against the wind, feeling alone are sometime so hard. You need to focus your mind on one single point to disconnect all the pain from your body and all the dark from your mind. But once this is achieved you feel so confident that you get all the energy to go forward to one next target. The world is huge but the power of two legs is infinite.
Thanks for not sugarcoating your experience and adventures. I can only imagine how tough it is but what accomplishments and memories you're making. Truly priceless! I'm along for the ride!
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I absolutely loved this video. As someone who has been sick for 15 years and completely stuck in their life, I feel that need to head out and explore and find myself more than I can possibly put into words. I'm not well enough to do so but I just tasted a little glimmer of it through this video and it made me cry deeply. Thanks for moving me so much and reminding me what I'm fighting for
Wow, Your in my prayers!
You got this Alex, sending strength your way and who knows which movie you might make at some point
فاليشفيك الله❤
"Whenever I get to meet someone, no matter how special the connection is, there'll be a moment of saying goodbye."
This is an amazing sentence, it is so true and teaches us how every moment spent with someone should be lived to the fullest.
Thanks for the insights and inspiration...my bikepacking adventures turn out smaller due to my commitments...but I enjoy it every time I'm on the bike...and I film the whole thing too...that's the greater challenge 😂
All the best for 2023 I wish you and all who read this
Whether you realize it or not, you have done it ultra cycling. Congrats 👏👏✨️
This is exactly what i am hoping for, but not on road, but off-road 👍😲😃
I love you EDITING style. its really good, keeps the pace and keeps the story strong and alive.
Thanks:)
so pure and good. it touched me so hard that i am crying my ass off. well done! i am proud of u and proud to know u.
i have always longed for a life exploring what this beautiful world has to offer, and i will do it!. this video was inspiring, thank you for sharing this lovely video❤
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I've been following your journey since the beginning. When you first started your journey, I was miserable, being an intern in some bullshit greenwashing startup, I thought I had to pursue my masters' degree at all cost so I kept watching your videos and lived it through you to escape it all. I enjoyed every bits and can not wait to live it myself as well. I quit my degree and now I'm saving every money I make to do the same, thank you for the inspiration x :)
develop youself. It is way more pleasant to have a nice 3w travel being healthy, rich, well equiped and having a place where to return to.
Trust yourself!
وانا كذالك اتمنى ان اخوض هذه التجربه فان التنفس كل صباح في مكان جديد امر جميل جدا😊❤
One of the best videos I have seen for a long time, well done 👏🏻
Du wirkst authentisch, verletzlich und sympathisch. Die Menschen erkunden das Weltall. Dabei ist doch die Reise in das eigene Innere die spannenste von allen Reisen. Ich hoffe, dass Du das findest was Du suchst. Du inspirierst mich bald Selbiges zu unternehmen. Danke dass Du uns so ungeschönt daran teilnehmen lässt.
Danke für dieses und deine anderen tollen und motivierenden Videos! 🤩💪🏽
Congrats! you deserve all respect
Your eyes look filled with much more love for life at the end of the video compared to the start!
It was a fantastic journey to be able to see
Spent 3 weeks on a bike in France once plus other shorter trips. Some of the happiest times of my life. Even if you’re only a couple of days from home, things change in your head and you come back a bit different. I’m glad you seem to have found what you were looking for.
You described my feelings after coming home after a month of cycle touring. Maybe time doesn't matter: the road will change everyone forever. Finding your place at home after this is scary. Even more scary after these experiences, after knowing what you are capable of and after seeing what life could be - maybe what it should be. On the road you can feel all the freedom and independence, but after getting off the road, it is just emptyness. You come home as a different person, and realize that nothing else is different but you... that is scary. After returning home there was no day when I didn't want those days back, when I didn't want to fly again... that is, what I call cycling: flying on the road towards something bigger, better than you while being your best self... and at home you are just you and what people whant you to be. Life is freaking scary. But over time you can adapt, and maybe one day you can fly again.
No additional words needed! Thank you! Ps: I'm already "flying" again:)
That is pure truth. At first we think that leaving the confort is the most complicated, but it is rather coming back that matters...
If you're 'scared' coming home then you shouldn't tour. Which you probably don't anyway.
This was a great piece, and a great journey. Best of luck for many new adventures!
This is phenomenal. Just a brilliant, lovely summary of the vlogging you’ve done in the steps along the way. Thank you so much for sharing it.
At this weekend I watched all your videos and noticed best thing there - that you are not pretending to be someone who you don't. Thank you and wish you well 🙏
Amazing journey! Love your attitude and commitment! Wish you all the best in life
You have come a long way and I am inspired by your latest video and the thing you said. I truly wish I could do this as well. I am Inspired by your courage. My wife and I enjoy your videos and candid portrayal of life on the road. We will continue to pray for safe travels and wonderful adventures for you.
Stay safe....stay you. Peace
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This was such an uplifting and emotional watch - thank you for sharing your adventure in such an honest and vulnerable way ❤ I’m so excited to see how your life journey unfolds 🥰 xx Tania
Go Giant Cheerio!! Fantastic summary of an amazing year on the bike!
So inspiring, well done on this incredible journey!
This is simply WON-DER-FUL , I also love biking , I'm 60 and I still plan on doing such a jouney similar to what you're doing. Congratulations ! You're awesome. Cheers from Brazil.
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing the highs and lows of your adventure!
Thank you Cheerio for putting this out into the world. Inspiring!
Amazing video, I love the editing style and the story telling! You put in words something that I was never able to explain about bikepacking until now!!😁
Hey! I also did 10k all over europe in 2022! Your experiences bring back memories of mine. You're a great filmmaker!
Great job, Cheerio! Very inspiring journey and well told! Keep going and figuring it all out! Salud!
This is gold. Thank you so much for sharing this precious source of inspiration with all of us. 🙏
You have really made a great documentary of the journey you've made, very well told. I've seen all episodes and this is not only a very good summary of it all, but the narrative puts it al into place.
Excellent
Hey I've just watched this, I've been following your travels for a while and this was such good viewing. It really highlights all the best parts of bicycle touring and brought back so many fond memories of my travels and gets me excited again for my future plans. You rock ✌🏼
Fantastic! Amazing. So sincere, so articulate, and so true! Giant Cheerio and very best to you on your life journeys!
I loved how you shared how you evolved as a person over the course of your journey which was truly transformational. Congratulations on being true to yourself and to your journey
No words - absolutely amazing thank you for sharing!
Love this. Thank you for sharing!
very inspiring. thank you for sharing your adventures!
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful adventure. You look like you have found your way and what you were looking for on it. Enjoy the strength and depth you have gained with yourself. Love to where ever you are cycling right now. Drive carefully😊
Congratulations on your adventure, I have enjoyed your videos, and want to wish you all the BEST!
Great that you shared your journey. Really inspiring. Respect for also sharing the bad things. It's not always nice in life but really brave, honest and good to share it. Enjoyed to watch and I wish you good luck on future adventures! All the best.
Such a great film. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and on such a personal level.
You are definitely a film maker, that was wonderful. You have Inspired me and Iam sure many others. That is your greatest gift and reward for all the ups and downs, all the heart aches and hand shakes. Life is not what happens to you it's what you do with it. Thank you for all your sharing.
You have a way of putting things together, creating, and sharing. You are an amazing artist! Thanks for sharing!
Inspiring story, absolutely loved watching this
Loved every second of that, great inspiration!
I absolutely love your complete honesty. Of course I also love your commitment to the fully immersive life you've chosen. It's similar to my own. Long days on a bicycle seat, rarely knowing where each day will end, happy to spend each night cozied up in a sleeping bag inside a tent, and experiencing so many different cultures and languages, and people along the way. Keep uploading videos so we can experience this grand journey with you.
Cheerio!
I love the introspective aspect of this video. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
waaaaa love your journey! Congrats girl!Cheers to more! 💪
Thank you Giant, I find this is a great video!
Simply wow. Keep up the spirit and stay as you are.
Love this! I know exactly what you’re talking about, been there myself and can’t wait to get back on the road again. Stay strong!
Love that ending!! So cool. I liked your thoughts on traveling alone. I don't want to travel alone forever, but it's probably the only way I'll ever meet anyone to travel with. Bike travel alone just makes me feel everything so much more intensely, it's not all good feelings, but there's no better way to live.
You are you! Awesome. Thank you for sharing this chapter with us. You are not alone.
Thank you for sharing your journey, you inspire me.
I'll be revisiting this video whenever I need a dose of inspiration, and I'll be sharing it with my friends and family, too. Keep shining your light, and thank you for reminding us of the incredible power of human potential.
Thank you for sharing this experience - V inspiring and refreshing!
Hello, greetings from the netherlands.
My wife recently passed away, and somehow CZcams algorithms push your videos to me. I feel the same things you felt when you started your journey. In the end, you found the answers to your life, and I am gonna find mine.
Thanks a lot for your video, it sheds some lights to me. I am now considering bikepacking myself as well. See you on the road. Cheers.
Thanks for your honest words. I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you'll find some piece in pedaling or just the nature itself. Cheerio.
I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing.
Toll wie du das gemacht und durchgestanden hast, ohne große Pläne einfach drauf loszuradeln, Respekt !!
you are such an inspiration to me!! wish you all the best back home
Life is what you make it , you took your life and made it how you wanted it to be. An inspiration to many without doubt. Well done for the courage you showed to do this x
Ich freu mich total für dich das du zum einen den mut hattest aufzugeben und deinen weg zu gehen und zum anderen das du dich getraut hast so eine reise zu machen und sie auch noch erfolgreich gemeistert hast! Wahnsinn! Ganz großen respekt an dich! Sehr inspirierend! Danke dafür 😊
Incredibly inspiring video. I've been wanting to go on such a biking adventure for some time now :) This helps me find the courage to do the first step.
Yep, you sure are a filmmaker now 😀. Thanks so much for sharing your honesty and your journey. May the spirit of self-discovery and adventure go with you through all your years.
This reminds me the summer in 2018 when I just decided to pack all my things + my dog on a random Decathlon bicycle and cycle from Sweden until Santiago de Compostela and moved to Portugal. It was the greatest and most freeing experience that really defined and healed me in some serious ways. Thanks for sharing and have the best next travels!
How did you make it work with the dog? Was it tiny so you could carry it on the bike or was it running next to you (which sounds exhausting for it :P )?
No words are needed.
Sensational video and adventure
Wow, du bist wirklich ein Vorbild! Stark, offen,mutig & unabhängig. Danke fürs teilen dieses wundervollen Videos!! 🌈🙌🏽🌻
Amazing video and what an inspirational story! Hope to see more adventures from you! ❤
It gave me chills when I recognized the place you were sitting at on the topside of Playa de San Antolin in Asturias, around the 9min mark. It's the place where I spend all my summer vacations and also learned to surf. It's a beautiful place and very dear to my heart. Thank you for sharing your story!
Beautiful and amazing as always! Thank you!!!! 🤗👏🙏
Is right Giant Cheerio, thanks for sharing your journey and for being a true inspiration!
Amazing movie my little soldier 💛 It's everytime beautiful to see you again 😌
I have been on bike tours (almost always alone) for nearly 50 years and last year was my first chance to go indefinitely. I couldn’t quite get my head around this despite dreaming of it for the last 35 years and returned home after a month. However something had changed and I went on 2 one week tours and 1 two week tour after I got back home. This year I hope to leave home in the middle of May and aim for 2 months but it could be longer. I have to have access to music and my sketchbook but I can live without any other luxuries.
Realy enjoyed watching your amazing trip(reports) and personality!💪🏼
I'm thankful I found your videos. So glad you shared your journey with the world. :)
Brilliant story and video. Thanks
What a great video!…I really enjoyed following you on your adventure!…hoping there will be more to come!…😎
Keep up the spirit. Love your tours and films.
Really good. Great edit and convincing in the end. Thanks!
your message is so beautiful and inspiring. Wish you all the best and take care!
I watched all your videos, thanks to share that great adventure with us. 🚴❤️
Absolutely love this!! So real 😍
Congratulations! Beautiful way of life!
Simply great. I am highly impressed and motivated. You have introduced a new world of bike riding which is full of happiness and adventure.🚴
Very inspiring story and footage! Thank you for sharing your journey with us
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I did it years ego with backpack...now
74 i see your video..proud of you..go girl🎉❤
Wow! beautiful video and great adventure. Congratulations!!!
damn, I climbed up to el teide on a bike when I was 25. that was exactly 30 years ago and these memories will never leave me.
you are awesome, living this great life. good health to you!
Sending love and hugs. Well done!
Mega inspirierend! Danke dass du deine Geschichte erzählst und teilst. Es motiviert und zeigt, wohin einen das eigene Urvertrauen bringen kann.
Danke:)
Thank you for sharing the amazing journey and inspiring story. I have no doubt that sky is limit in your future.
Really amazing video, you're an amazing woman :) thanks for sharing all of your emotions and adventures!
Love the video! Good luck with you next projects! ❤
Thanks for sharing your adventure !
I had to stop the video after 2 minutes, because the desire to take my bike and leave "a place I don't belong" again was too strong.
Thank you, thank you for make me remember how beautyful can a bike travel be