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Charlie Walker

Charlie Walker

Nepal
www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk

If anyone needs any info or encouragement to make the leap then please, please, please contact me through my site - http://www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk/ - I would love to help...

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Charlie Walker and the four-year cycling trip

Charlie worked as a journalist for the travel section of The Express. Fed up with writing about the amazing places he wanted to see for himself, he set off on a huge cycle adventure of his own!

ESCAPED FROM

  • Digital / Media

ESCAPED TO

  • Cycling

ESCAPE ROUTE

  • Go on an adventure

How I can help Esc members

If anyone needs any info or encouragement to make the leap then please, please, please contact me through my site - http://www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk/ - I would love to help...

Currently...

I left my job as a journalist in London to cycle through Asia, Africa and Europe for 4 years. I will travel roughly 50,000 miles in 70 countries with temperatures ranging from 50 below to 50 above (celsius).

I have a limited budget and live in a tent, camping and cooking on a stove wherever I find myself at nightfall. There is very little consistency or monotony in my life and I often rely on the kindness of total strangers.

I am my own master and do as I please. I love it!

Before I escaped...

I worked as a journalist for the travel section of the Daily Express in London. It only took 6 months of city life to teach me that there is much more to see and do.

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My moment of truth...

I suppose my first bicycle tour (in Nepal) during a summer holiday was when I realised that I could live very cheaply for a long time doing what I had set out to do for a holiday. Hopefully I can earn a living by telling people about my experiences.

Planning for it...

I sought sponsorphip and was very kindly given some by http://www.lifeboattea.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Lifeboat Tea and their Extreme Tea incentive. I asked many questions!

The worst and best bits...

Best: Freedom, luxury of time and seeing the world

Worst: saying goodbye to loved ones

Best advice...

"Hit the road Jack"!

Useful resources and information...

Books by other cycle tourists:

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