{"id":319,"date":"2010-11-27T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T13:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2017-03-17T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:54:32","slug":"about-world-biking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/about-world-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Biking Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Quest to Cycle Every Country on the Planet.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t
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Welcome to WorldBiking!<\/p>\n

We're Eric and Amaya, two ordinary people on a quest to bicycle through every country on the planet.<\/p>\n

World Biking began in June 2006 as a 30 country\/30,000 kilometer ride through Africa.<\/p>\n

Somewhere between Senegal and South Africa, we fell in love with the idea of becoming full-time bicycle nomads and touring the world.<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019ve cycled more than 180,000 kilometers through 102 countries on all six permanently inhabited continents.<\/p>\n

Our aim is to become the first couple to cycle through every country on the planet<\/strong>.\u00a0 All 195 of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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More about Eric Schambion<\/h3>\n

Eric has had a passion for travel ever since he was a small boy accompanying his father in the cab of his lorry throughout Europe. He grew up in Obernai, France and later moved to Darmstadt, Germany where he began his career with the European Space Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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More about Amaya Williams<\/h3>\n

Amaya grew up in Montana. She set off to explore the world in 1995 when an old high school friend (thanks Tracy!) asked her the probing question, \"Is this really what you want out of life?\u201d Caught up in the corporate rat race at the time, the answer was an emphatic \u2018NO.\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Getting Started<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t
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For help planning your own bicycle tour, have at look at the Resources \u00a0<\/a>Section<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out our bikes and tent<\/a>, \u00a0gear recommendations<\/a>\u00a0and favorite bike touring clothing<\/a>\u00a0pages for ideas on preparing for your bike tour.<\/p>\n

Follow along on our ride around the world in the Tour<\/a> Updates<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

And don't forget to download our\u00a0FREE bicycle touring e-books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out our supporters <\/a>page to see which companies are helping us on our quest to become the first couple to cycle every country on the planet.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0A-Z of Bicycle Touring Project<\/a>\u00a0is a collaborative effort of the international bicycle touring community. Dozens of bicycle travelers of all different nationalities are coming together to inspire more people to hop on a bike and explore the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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World Biking Route<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t
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A very approximate route of the 102 countries we've cycled between 2006-2017.<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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