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Bicycle touring - Japan to England

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MagSeven
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Hey! There was a thread on NSG a couple of years ago about bicycle touring and quite a few people were into it. I mentioned on there that I was planning a big ride from Japan to the UK. Well, I'm finally doing it.

So far we (my wife and I) have ridden from Hokkaido in the north of Japan down to Kyushu in the south, then over to South Korea, and now we just arrived into China. If anyone is interested in it, our blog is http://www.pedallingwest.wordpress.com and our Instagram is @pedallingwest

China is a trip, and totally different to the calm of Japan and South Korea. The riding is a lot of fun and it feels like now the adventure is really starting! Hope some of you might be interested in following. I can update this thread with photos etc if people want see what we're up to.

Nov 3 2015 4:37AM
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JAHpow
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MagSevenW knocked off the Coast to Coast ride! Took us nearly 2 years and a little over 22,000km but we rode from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Top photo is on the south east coast of Japan, bottom is on the west coast of France:



We're really coming to the end of this thing now - we've got a few weeks left, riding around Brittany to Normandy where we'll take the ferry across the Channel to the UK on 23rd June. Then finishing up for good in West Sussex on the 24th.


That is an incredible feat and congrats on the accomplishment! I'm sure it's been a unique ride, how's your butt haha?
May 29 2017 8:51AM
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MagSeven
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Almost there. We are in Dieppe, Northern France this evening, our ferry to England is tomorrow and we'll cross the finish line on Saturday. Feels very sureal, like we might actually do it!

It's been beautiful for these last few hundred kilometres, lovely coastline and lots of sunshine. Of course, the forecast for Saturday in Sussex is rain, but who cares!? It's only weather.





Our latest blog post is online, at the usual place, pedallingwest.wordpress.com

Will post again once we've finished! (And recovered from the hangover!)
Jun 22 2017 4:11PM
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miroz
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I saw on IG that you'd finished! Congratulations! What a fuckin' trip. Can't wait for your last update - I'm interested to hear your final thoughts and reflections from your journey. Also curious about what's next!
Jun 26 2017 12:37AM
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dbchili
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wow man - i've been following this thread since you guys started, seriously insanely amazing!
Jun 26 2017 2:56PM
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Skier_Javarius
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Just commented on your IG post. What you guys have done is just too rad. An inspiration to all.
Jun 26 2017 11:28PM
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MagSeven
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Well, we did it! What a ride. 23,333 kilometres over 622 days, across 20 countries.

We put together some video clips from the last couple of days on the road:

https://vimeo.com/223172137

Thanks guys for commenting, really stoked to hear from people who are excited by what we've done. There'll be a few more final blog posts and summaries to come, so stay tuned!
Jul 1 2017 2:17PM
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Titus69
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MagSevenWell, we did it! What a ride. 23,333 kilometres over 622 days, across 20 countries.

We put together some video clips from the last couple of days on the road:

https://vimeo.com/223172137

Thanks guys for commenting, really stoked to hear from people who are excited by what we've done. There'll be a few more final blog posts and summaries to come, so stay tuned!


Didn't follow much but the whole idea of the trip is insane, respect and congrats to you and everyone with you. Now get some sleep.
Jul 1 2017 10:42PM
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MagSeven
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Thanks man.

It feels very strange to be back in the UK. There's a blog post covering the final two days now up on our Wordpress site.

Also, I'd noticed that so many of the photos on our blog were taken by me, looking towards Mrs MagSeven riding ahead. (There were over 1,200 similar photos!) I decided to put them all together into a kind of slideshow/timelapse. It's quite jumpy and a bit long, but I kinda like it. In just under 6 minutes it gives a pretty cool view of the ride:

https://vimeo.com/224762824

Also, if you're in the US, I think we might be featured on the TV show 'Right This Minute' either on Monday or Tuesday, so check it out!
Jul 8 2017 10:56AM
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