In Episode 034 of Bike Tour Adventures, I have a chance to catch up with Sam Johnson, an English adventurer that has gone from travelling around in a camper van to pedalling the globe. Having now cycled through 32 countries and over 52,000 km, Sam has experienced civil unrest, seen the worst in people, and the good that is prevalent in the majority of the world.
~ 30 sec Intro to Sam Johnson and episode 019
~ 1m 30s Sam's previous career, all about living in a van, why cycle
~ 14 min Sam telling us about his bike, build cost breakdown
~ 18 min European leg of his tour and why it's a good place to start touring
~ 23 min Cycling Asia, getting stuck in Central Asia, and how wow India is
~ 29 min How to survive in -18 degrees Celsius, using a touring bike on the Annapurna Circuit
~ 34 min SE Asia, Thailand is amazing but his favourite place is....
~ 38 min The near death experience in Cambodia
~ 43 min Best food in Asia goes to??? And sleeping in bushes in Singapore
~ 48 min Cycling in Australia, the Nullarbour, NZ drivers, and more
~ 53 min Cycling through S. America, spending 5 days in the airport
~ 1h 2m Getting stuck in Ecuador during riots, no cell phone, roadside bandits
~ 1h 9m Current location, all about cafe de ciclistas
~ 1h 11m 18 things he's learned from two years in the saddle
~ 1h 33m What's next for Sam.
~ 1h 34m Next week on BTA