Hello to everybody!
we’re here with fellows’ bike travellers
Oscar & Blanca
where are you guys from
we’re from vivirenruta – we’re from Spain
let’s send greetings to our Spanish friends then
how did you get the idea of travelling by bike?
basically, we were looking for a way to travel the world and travel for the longest time
one day looking for cheap ways we discovered that there was people doing it by bike
and we said to ourselves: why not?!?
we had no bike experience whatsoever.
at the beginning we though it can’t be true, is it really possible to travel by bicycle?!?
then little by little with all the info that there is on YouTube and Instagram
and people like Davide that is doing it, well we realised it is possible
so, we bought all the gear and we did a five days trial,
two months later we left our jobs and started
actually we never ever camped before and we knew nothing about bicycles
we’re still learning to be honest, it’s a bit crazy but sometimes it’s just about doing it
where did you start your journey?
we left from our homes, just outside Barcellona, Spain
we started doing a trip to raise funds for a charity organization for kids with rare diseases and conditions
we left from Barcellona till the French Alps where we did a 170Km hiking trail
and 10,000m gained elevation
it was tough – it was the first stage
how long have you been travelling so far?
About 11 months we also stopped for three months for the winter
and to rescue a little cat we found on the road in Montenegro
then we started travelling again and we did Europe till Greece
now we’re with the project of crossing Africa
so from Barcelona you’ve cycled till Greece then flew to Cape Town
now we’re in Namibia are you heading up north from the west or the east of Africa?
we’re heading up east. We’re in Namibia because everybody told us Namibia is pretty
and it is indeed on of the most beautiful countries we visited
the wildest we saw so far
the idea is to continue to Zambia, Malawi
well, I don’t remember by heart all the itinerary
but we will go north till Egypt from east Africa
and after reaching Egypt?
uff that’s the question, we still do not know
we will surely do Asia or South America
the idea is to do a world tour so if we start from one place or another it’s all the same
as well things happen on the road and you cant fix on a plan
what are your bikes?
they are Surly Long Haul Trekkers
Oscar’s bike is one size bigger
we run on 26” wheels and Marathon Mondial tires
we use butterfly handlebars and 3x10 gearing
tubus racks and ortlieb panniers
how do you finance you travelling?
we have a web site called vivirenruta.com
there is a community in there called Padrinos
they make a contribution and in exchange they have access to exclusive content
videos, a podcast every two weeks with first-hand information
and the most interesting things that are happening in our journey
as well as there is access to an academy for personal development
where there is everything I learnt in years of NLP
focused on making a life change
like leaving everything to travel by bike
or being in a job that you don’t like and want to change
here are the tools to do that
as well we have a youtube channel: vivirenruta
so the youtube channel is vivirenruta and the web site is vivirenruta.com
is it only in Spanish?
yes it’s only in Spanish but we plan to have the web site in English as well
do you have a fabeook and Instagram presence as well?
yes we are on facebook, instragram, youtube as vivirenruta
do you have a suggestion for the people that would like to bike travel and still undecided?
at first I was a bit reluctant to the idea of bike travelling
I thought only very fit people can do it, people very well prepared
people with bikes knowledge as well mechanical skills
reality is you can start little by little
and you will start to adapt to your own bike
to you own rhythm
at the beginning it seems like a different world
and little by little you’re getting more and more into shape
the bike is a great mean of travelling
the speed is perfect, and you will need little money
how long have you been travelling so far?
if we count the three months break we’re at about 8/9 months
we’re planning to be on the road about 5 years
we’re going at a tranquil rhythm,
we’re making content trying to record everything that happens to us
we’re not trying to beat any record
we’re just trying to enjoy the journey
thanks to Oscar & Blanca for sharing their journey, their experience
can you greet the people watching?
regards to all Davide’s followers and follow him a lot because he is top
he gave us lots of tips about the bike
he’s very knowledgeable and he helped us a lot
and brace up to do your own adventure
because it’s nice to follow people but you also need to take action
brace up everybody!
Follow our new friends from Spain: Oscar & Blanca: vivirenruta.com
Ciao! Chao!