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The Accidental Bicycle TouristAuthor: Gabriel Aldaz
Host Gabriel Aldaz sits down with other bicycle touring and bikepacking enthusiasts to have unexpected, revealing, and often humorous conversations about their most memorable bike touring adventures. Youll hear individuals, friends, partners, and families from all walks of life share the joys (and sometimes challenges) of bicycle touring. A willingness to explore the unknown, overcoming self-doubt, resilience, and experiencing acts of kindness from complete strangers are recurring themes. Gabriel hopes that the episodes, dropping every other week, will inspire you to get out and see where the road leads you. For links to podcast platforms, feedback via email, the podcast website, and Instagram:https://linktr.ee/accidental_bicycle_tourist Language: en-us Genres: Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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ABT051. Heinz Stücke: The World by Bike (Part 2)
Episode 51
Friday, 6 February, 2026
Fifty-one is the number of years that Heinz Stücke spent on a bicycle away from home. Fittingly, Episode 51 provides the finale to the Heinz Stücke saga, where more keywords are pulled from the Christmas cookie tin. Heinz recounts how he stumbled his way into an audience with Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, accidentally fired a gun in a crowded Zambian bar, charmed his way into a Saudi Arabian visa by procuring a fake airplane ticket, then smuggled his bike into the country on a confused donkey. Through it all, Heinz kept painstaking statistics, writing 18,000 pages of diaries and practically tracking every cup of coffee he consumed since 1962. Tune in to hear this whirlwind tour of obsession, survival, and the art of getting out of trouble with sheer audacity. From having his bicycle stolen and recovered six times to being woken up in a ditch by a friendly dog, “The Man Who Wanted to See It All" has compiled an unrivaled dictionary of bicycle adventure from A to Z – minus the word “regret.”For links to podcast platforms, feedback via email, the podcast website, and Instagram:https://linktr.ee/accidental_bicycle_tourist
