On Rowan and my 8-month round the world tour in 2012, we carried a bit more than I usually like to carry, but we knew we were going to pass through several seasons (and it seemed we ended up in a lot of autumns) and a variety of weather conditions. Plus the plan was to cycle as much as possible, and supplement the cycling with planes, trains and automobiles.

In Hong Kong, we just walked and took the trains. In Taiwan, we used trains, shuttle vans, and our bicycles. In Japan, we used our bicycles exclusively. In Europe it was a combination of bicycles, buses, trains and ferries. And when we got to North America, we employed a motor vehicle, but stopped to cycle as often as we could.

But several times along the way, we stopped in one location, left our stuff in the B&B or hotel, and cycled without it all.


Nevertheless, this was our setup. This is taken in the UK ...