Intrepid Global Citizen Podcast
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met and fell in love while scuba diving in Vietnam. Ville then left his native Finland to join Kristen in Oregon and together they embarked on a life-changing two-year cycling adventure covering 18,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. Despite never having cycled further than around the block, they persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents, and countless flat tires to cycle between the ends of the earth.
Kristen and Ville believe that kindness connects us to our shared humanity. They held babies, attended quinceañeras, drank pulque, played soccer, and visited schools. People in Mexico, Central America, and South America invited them into their hearts and homes, allowed them to camp in their fields and farms, and acted as personal tour guides. Kristen and Ville are love on wheels, and who doesn’t need a little more love in their lives?
You can find their book on their website here: www.welostthemap.com
Follow them on social media here: @welostthemap
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To find out more about host George Balarezo's adventures, you can find the book Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle at the following link- https://intrepidglobalcitizen.com/
Contact me at george@intrepidglobalcitizen.com and let me know your thoughts and feelings about the podcast or if you have a story you'd like to share.
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Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kurdistan, and 40,000 Kilometers on a Bicycle with Marc Tiburski
The Proper Paupers- Cycling Around the World on a Tandem Bicycle
Conversation with 10Adventures Podcast Host and Founder Richard Campbell
10 Adventures Podcast Interview- Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle
Nomadic Sportsman- Juan Pablo Toro- 33 Countries, 18,500 Kilometers on a Bicycle
Life Travel And The People In Between with Author and Adventurer Mike Nixon
Walking the World For 30 Years- Karl Bushby and Angela Maxwell
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Argentina to Alaska by Bicycle- "North to Alaska" Author Trevor Lund
Cape Town to Cairo by Bicycle- "Unhinged in Ethiopia" Star Tetsuya Mizoguchi
The Ocean Cyclist: World Circumnavigation by Pedal-Powered Boat- M. Scott Ault
Walking Across Malaysia on a Sprained Ankle For Mother Earth- Roman Onillon
The Peace Corps- Mongolia, Tour Cycling, and Stilt Walking With Beth Godshall
Solidarity Rising- Cycling Around The World For Western Sahara
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