Seek Travel Ride
Want more adventure in your life? Hear real adventure travel stories and practical insights from people who explore the world in bold and meaningful ways by bike, on foot, and close to home.
Seek Travel Ride is an adventure travel podcast for anyone curious about travel and looking to bring more adventure into their everyday.
Host Bella Molloy chats with adventurers and everyday people about bicycle touring, cycle touring, bikepacking, long-distance cycling, and other human-powered adventures. You’ll also hear slow travel, cultural discovery and micro-adventure stories that show adventure can happen anywhere.
Expect travel stories, helpful advice and practical tips you can use to shape your own adventures, whether you’re dreaming of world travel, planning your first bike travel journey, or starting small with something close to home.
Remember it doesn't need to be epic to be an Adventure!
Episodes
270 episodes
Three Months Cycling Europe Every Year: How Alison Fullerton Does It
What does it actually take to spend three months a year cycle touring through Europe? This week, Alison Fullerton shares how she and her husband make it happen every single year . She talks about the budgeting, the fitness worries, the accommod...
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Season 4
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28:13
Cycling Iceland’s Ring Road with Skis on Your Bike: Cody Cirillo
What happens when you strap skis to a loaded bike and set off to cycle 1,700 kilometres around Iceland in winter? Skier and filmmaker Cody Cirillo did exactly that on a trip he took with his good friend. What's more he also documented the whole...
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Season 4
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Episode 167
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1:25:41
Cycling Japan and Korea: Bears, Hiroshima and a Solo Round the World Bike Tour
Ever camped in bear country in Japan? Brian Sampson has. This is his second update from his mission to cycle every destination in 1000 Places to See Before You Die.In this episode Brian shares stories from cycling through Japan, includin...
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Season 3
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29:35
She Loaded Her Viola Da Gamba Onto Her Bike and Rode 4,500km | Sarah Small
What would it look like to tour a concert by bicycle?In this episode, I’m joined by musician Sarah Small, a viola da gamba player who chose to cycle between performances rather than travel by train or plane.Between May and July, S...
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Season 4
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Episode 166
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1:28:36
Cycling Scotland to China via the Silk Road | Helen Watson
Imagine cycling from Glasgow to China for your honeymoon! Well that's exactly what guest Helen Watson did with her husband Ed, back in 2010. That extended honeymoon turned into a huge 15-month adventure across Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Iran,...
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Season 4
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26:58
Cycling Vietnam to the UK: A Year on the Road | Matt Whitley
What is it really like to cycle solo from Vietnam to the UK?In this episode, I’m joined by cyclist Matt Whitley, who set off from Ho Chi Minh City in March 2025 to ride home to the UK. Nearly a year into the journey, Matt shares s...
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Season 4
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Episode 165
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1:45:11
Bikepacking the South Island of New Zealand | Rebecca Gross
Ever wanted to cycle the South Island of New Zealand?Rebecca Gross shares an honest update from her time bikepacking the South Island. It was a bikepacking trip shaped by relentless rain and freezing summer temperatures. This led to long...
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Season 4
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35:25
Ultra Cycling with Lotti Power: Racing, Training and Life Beyond the Start Line
Ultra cyclist Lotti Power has completed the Atlas Mountain Race, the Hellenic Mountain Race, and the Silk Road Mountain Race in a single season. Often the youngest rider on the start line, Lotti did not come into ultra cycling through a traditi...
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Season 4
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Episode 164
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1:43:41
From Delhi to the Himalayas by Bike. Annapurna, Altitude and a Broken Collarbone |Olly Hargreaves
You are descending from the Annapurna Circuit when one pothole changes everything. A crash, a broken collarbone, and the ride comes to an abrupt halt.In this midweek update, Olly Hargreaves shares what it was like cycling through India a...
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Season 4
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40:36
Bikepacking From China to Belgium, Fulfilling a 10 Year Dream
Ever thought about bikepacking across multiple countries?In this episode, I chat with Belgian bikepacker Xiao, known online as @Ciao_Xiao, who set off on a long journey from China back to Belgium.Xiao first got into bike tr...
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Season 4
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Episode 163
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1:37:09
Cycling A Thousand Places to See Before You Die | Brian Sampson
How long would it take to cycle your way through A Thousand Places to See Before You Die?This week I am introducing you to Brian Sampson, who has been doing exactly that since 2018. Brian shares an update from his journey so far...
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Season 4
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32:07
Building Inclusive Bike Adventure Communities and the Bristol Rally | Claire Sharpe
This week’s episode features a really thoughtful conversation with Claire Sharpe, a mountain bike instructor, community builder, and the founder of the Bristol Rally. It's a great listen if you’re curious about bikepacking, intere...
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Season 4
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Episode 162
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1:34:06
Three Years of Seek Travel Ride. Bike Adventures and the Best Places to Travel by Bike
Seek Travel Ride has just turned three, and for this mid-week episode I wanted to do something a little different.Instead of a highlights reel, I’m sharing why this podcast exists in the first place, and what three years of conversations...
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Season 4
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25:27
Mark Beaumont on Wanderlust, Bike Travel and the Places In Between
Why does riding a bike feel like the purest way to experience the world?In this episode, I sit down with Mark Beaumont to talk about bike travel, wanderlust, and what he's learn...
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Season 4
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Episode 161
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1:31:04
Bikepacking the Tour Aotearoa on New Zealand’s North Island | Rebecca Gross
What is it really like to bikepack the Tour Aotearoa on New Zealand’s North Island? In this midweek episode, Rebecca Gross shares her experience riding the TA, including the Timber Trail, Warm Showers hospitality, lush North Island scenery, and...
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Season 3
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33:14
Cycling Across Europe for Four Months | Anna Ruddiman
What would you do if you suddenly had four months free to take a bike adventure? For London-based outdoors lover Anna Ruddiman, the answer was simple: buy a touring bike off Facebook Marketplace, catch a ferry to Spain with he...
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Season 3
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Episode 160
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1:40:16
Your Bike Adventure Gear Hacks & What Cycling Through Africa is Like | Giacomo Turco
This week I'm sharing some awesome bike adventure gear hacks from those of you in the community. I also have an update from Giacomo Turco, who is currently on a huge ride from Cape Town to Italy. Giacomo is updating us from Be...
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Season 3
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34:03
9 Years Cycling Around the World: The Final Chapter | Tomas Mac An T-Saoir
In Part 2 of my conversation with Irish cyclist Tomas Mac An T-Saoir, we continue his nine-year journey around the world by bicycle. We begin in Syria and Afghanistan, where Tomas shares what it was like to travel through regions affected by co...
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Season 3
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Episode 159
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1:17:05
Stories from People Who've Cycled All Over The World | Melbourne Live Show Highlights
This week I'm sharing a recap from our recent live shows which were held in Melbourne with guests Emily Hulbert, Fergal Guihen, and David McCourt. We discuss tips on facing fears head on, wild camping, and the importance of leaning into a...
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Season 3
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29:03
The Irishman Who Cycled Around the World | Tomas Mac An T-Saoir (Part 1)
Ever wanted to go on a bike adventure that takes you from one side of the world to the other? Which countries would you choose to travel to? How do you decide where to go? Well this week I speak with Irish adventurer Tomas Mac An T-Saoir to hea...
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Season 3
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Episode 158
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1:33:33
Exploring Kyrgyzstan on a Bike with Olly Hargreaves
Ever wanted to cycle in Kyrgyzstan? Well this week adventurer Olly Hargreaves is going to take us on his cycle tour and let us know what it's like to actually ride there. Goign up huge mountain passes, riding alongside the amazing Lake Issyk Ku...
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Season 3
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28:57
Cycling From the UK all the way to Australia | Jamie Hargreaves and Malachi Francis
What happens when two bike adventurers meet outside a supermarket in Turkey, buy a kebab, and end up riding more than half the world together?I sat down with Jamie Hargreaves and Malachi Francis just days after they rolled into the Sydne...
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Season 3
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Episode 157
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1:42:10
Cycling the Australian High Country. Reaching the Horn by Bike
This week I'm sharing some of my own riding adventures - specifically ones I took just a few days ago over Christmas. I was camped by the Ovens River near Bright in Victoria, and I enjoyed some fantastic riding. This included a memorable cycle ...
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Season 3
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18:48
Cycling Mongolia to the UK: The Final Push Home | Claire Wyatt
Claire Wyatt returns for part two of her Mongolia to UK journey, sharing her experiences of cycling across winter roads, what it's like to hear wolves outside your tent in the night,the illness that put her in hospital and nearly ended her ride...
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Season 3
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Episode 156
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1:15:41
Going to the Dogs: Steven Cuthbertson’s Solo Bike Ride Across Europe
Guest Steven Cuthbertson takes us on a ride from Romania to the UK. He shares the story of a 1,700 mile solo bike ride across Europe, ridden in support of a dog rescue charity that helped re-home his Romanian Shepherd dog, Stella.S...
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Season 3
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