Roland Huyghues
ROLAND
21
ORIGIN: PARIS, FRANCE
SIGN:ARIES
IT TOOK ME AND MY TWO FRIENDS, MAX&LOUIS ONE YEAR TO PLAN A TRIP CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD.
WE TOOK A YEAR OFF SCHOOL. WE HAVE BEEN CYCLING FOR NINE MONTHS SO FAR.
WE STARTED IN PARIS
TO BRUSSELS
TOOK A PLANE
TO SOUTH AMERICA
EL SALVADOR
TO CHILE
TOOK A PLANE
TO AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY
TO MELBOURNE
TOOK A PLANE
TO ASIA
VIETNAM
TO YANGON, MYANMAR
TOOK A PLANE
TO INDIA
CALCUTTA
TO DELHI
FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, WE WILL CYCLE THROUGH IRAN BACK TO PARIS.
SOUTH AMERICA HAD THE MOST DIVERSE AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE TO CYCLE THROUGH. IN SOME PLACES, WE HAD TO FIND A PLACE TO CAMP BEFORE 5PM TO BE SAFE.
THROUGH THE ANDES MOUNTAINS WE WERE CLIMBING 1000 FEET A DAY, IN SHINE AND SNOW. CYCLING THROUGH SNOW WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REACH A PEAK WITH NO FOOD OR WATER AND HAVE TO SET UP CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.
SOUTHEAST ASIA HAD THE KINDEST MOST WELCOMING PEOPLE AND THE BEST FOOD. THE MONKS ALL OVER CAMBODIA WELCOME YOU TO SLEEP AND EAT. YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU GET THERE AND FEEL THE WARMTH.
I’M NOT FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON MY NEXT MOVES. I’M FOCUSING ON THE HERE AND NOW. I’M CHANGING PLANS AND DIRECTION ALL THE TIME.
PHILOSOPHY: A STUPID MAN WHO IS ALWAYS MOVING WILL ALWAYS GO FURTHER THAN ANY PHILOSOPHER SITTING IN A CHAIR.
TRAVELING IS BETTER THAN THE DESTINATION.