My Planned Route
I plan to cycle from my home in Newquay, Cornwall to Australia over the course of two years. The cycle will take place over two years. In the first year I will be tackling Europe from the UK to Georgia. I'll then take a break over winter and when the weather starts to warm up again I'll leave Georgia and head towards Azerbaijan where there is a ferry to Central Asia. In the Second year I'll cycle through Central Asia and China, with my Friend Leo Anderloni. After saying goodbye in Hong Kong, I'll be cycling solo back through China and into Southeast Asia. I'll be heading through Vietnam, Laos and Thailand down to the rainforests of Indonesia. I'll be island hopping through Indonesia all the way to Timor Leste. From Timor Leste I'll catch a flight to Australia, where I'll cycle down the east coast to Sydney while working along the way as a chef. I'll finally finish in Sydney after a two year journey of a lifetime.
Year One: Cornwall to Tbilisi, Georgia
I am leaving Newquay on the 19th of July 2026. I'll cycle through Europe slowly through the summer, aiming to arrive in Georgia during the middle of autumn. I'll start by following the Velodyssée route through France, then head inland towards Anjou in the Loire Valley. After exploring Anjou I will head back towards the coast at Royan. Then i'll follow the Gascon coastal forests before meeting the Alps. After a short detour in Spain to see Pamplona, I will cross the Pyrenees again, exploring Occitania until reaching the Mediterranean. I'll continue along the Mediterranean coast until reaching Provence, where I will turn inland and explore the rugged national parks of this region. I'll then cycle up the Alps through many mountains such as Zermatt, before dropping back into Italy to see the lakes at Como. In September I'll be meeting my friend, Leo in Bern, we will be cycling together all the way through Eastern Europe to Hong Kong. After leaving Bern, we will cycle through the Dolomites into Slovenia, before heading to the coast of Croatia. We will explore the Croatian Archipelago, before heading inland to Bosnia. Cycling through the remote Bosnian mountains will be an adventure. After Bosnia we will go to Bulgaria, via Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia. We will stop in Sofia for a while before heading to the remote Central Balkan National Park. After this we meet the sea at the Black Sea coast. We will cycle down the coast until Istanbul where we will get our bearings hopefully meeting some interesting cyclists and travellers. The cycle through Turkey will be long. We will be following the coast until South East Turkey, where we will turn North and travel through the Anatolian plateau, a pastoral land with many herds. The plateau will slowly grow more hilly until the Pontic mountains, where the land will turn green and cooler, we will cross them before arriving in Georgia. I will end the year in Tbilisi, Georgia, where I will leave the Bike over winter.
Year Two: Tbilisi to Australia
After the winter in Georgia breaks and the weather starts to warm up, I'll return to Tbilisi, pick up my bike and meet Leo for our next adventure. There is a ferry in Azerbaijan which will take me across the Caspian Sea to Kazakhstan. From here we'll make a quick trip into Kazakhstan and then quickly cross the Uzbekistan border We will be following the Pamir highway into Kyrgyzstan and then to China. This route has been becoming quite popular with cyclists in the past few years, there will be the highest mountains of our whole trip here. I'll spend the summer cycling through China with Leo before saying goodbye in Hong Kong. After leaving Leo, I will be cycling solo through China towards the Lao Cai border in Vietnam. I'll be visiting an old friend here before moving on to Laos. I don't want to enter Laos until November as the wet season ends here. That means I have a few months to kill between leaving Leo and entering Laos. I'm not sure what to do with this time, perhaps exploring more of China or even a Japan trip is on the cards. I'll be cycling through the remote villages of Laos before crossing into Thailand. The Journey through Thailand will follow the lush rainforest of the West. I'll continue down the coast of Thailand and Malaysia slowly waiting for February and March which mark the end of wet season in Sumatra. After staying in Singapore for a while refuelling and servicing the bike, I'll catch the ferry to Sumatra where I'll be cycling through rainforests and volcanic mountains. I'll be Island hopping through Indonesia for a long time waiting for the Summer to end in Cairns as Australia will be unbearable at this time. Im not sure what to do with these 6 months of time. I want to learn to surf Scuba dive and visit the more remote islands of Sulawesi. Finally I'll be catching a flight to Cairns in Australia from Timor Leste. Here I'll be working as a chef while slowly cycling down the coast. I'll finish in Sydney a two year journey of a lifetime. Im not sure what comes next.