Stories from the road, uncomfortable learnings, and my attempt to bike all seven continents.
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I got roasted by the New York Times for biking into Iran
The article (paywalled) asks whether Instagram is encouraging people to take reckless trips. And they use me as a case study. I rode my bike into Iran on June 1, 2025. Two weeks later, Israel started bombing ’em.
Perfect.
I learned the ar...
What Comes After Japan
Since Last Time
I’ve been a little quiet.
Finished Japan, flew to Panama almost immediately, and thought I might stitch up the skipped sections. Darien Gap, Sudan, east Iran. Clean up the story. Finish it properly you know.
I got to...
Tokyo
If you want to watch me read this post, you can do it here ⬆
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Stepping off the boat in Japan felt.. flat.
No triumph. Not some movie finish line. No glory. No cinematic music. No big emotional release. Just satisfactio...
The Final Push
Since Last Time
For almost a year now the project has been abstract. Biking to Japan. Something far away to be worried about later. The last two weeks it stopped feeling abstract.
I rolled out of Beijing Wednesday Jan 21 and for the f...
The Gobi Was Easy. China is Complicated.
Since Last Time
There was a lot of anticipation around the Gobi. Months of people messaging me about 20 below wind chill. Hypothermia. About knocking Mongolian gers for a place to sleep. Whether this was finally the part where I’d need...
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Testing whether choosing hard, uncertain paths is what pulled me out of addiction, and whether it’s what most people are missing too (biking as a means to test) - 6/7 continents crossed: Americas ✅ Africa ✅ Australia ✅ Europe ✅ Asia ✅ Antartica ❌
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