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"Before the advent of fossil fuel-powered transport, travellers crawled across
the surface of the planet slowly. The world, back then, was bigger; getting
anywhere at all was an adventure in itself. Today, the world is small. I can
live my life in London, UK, and still attend family events in Sweden, where I'm
from, several times a year. I can have my cake and eat it.
That is, if it weren't for one thing: the climate. The emissions released by
aeroplanes mean flying in them is among the most carbon-intensive things most
people are likely to ever do. Trying to avoid these emissions, I have
experimented with ferry and train travel between the UK and Sweden for over a
decade. But plane is almost always the cheapest option. So what about cycling?
Cycling is one of the greenest and cheapest ways to travel short distances.
Longer distance cycle touring, meanwhile, remains a popular holiday option,
even gaining new levels of fame as so-called dotwatching enables onlookers to
follow "bikepacking" races from their own sofas. But most would consider it
impractical to travel the kind of distances covered by planes.
To test out whether it really could be a long-distance travel option for me, in
June 2024 I cycled 1,500km (930 miles) from London to Sweden over the course of
17 days."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
