A couple born in the 1970s in Guangzhou plan to travel around the world by bike in 10. There are not many reasons, just want to ride a bike and see the beauty of the world. After 70, Li Mengjun and Cindy set off with their dreams. Two station wagons and 50 kilograms of luggage with a total price of 654.38 million yuan are all they have. After more than three months and more than 3,000 kilometers of cycling, Li Mengjun and his wife arrived in Ruili, a small town in western Yunnan. They wanted to leave the country and go directly to Myanmar, but for some reason, they had to temporarily change their route and the step of "going abroad" had to be postponed.
"We want to travel around the world by bike in five years or 10 years."
"We have no house and no children. Cars and luggage are our property; We will start when we still have the ability to control the world. "
"Riding is a way of life. With a mobile home, you can meet friends from all over the world, experience the different customs of different countries and enrich your life experience. "
"Our slogan is: Go global."
At 7 pm on April 10, Li Mengjun sent a message: "We rode to Xishuangbanna and Laos; Now ride along the Nujiang River and find a place to stay and call you. "
At midnight, I finally got in touch. The couple spent the night in a road class by the Nujiang River, camped, and fell asleep listening to the sound of the waves.
Good memories.
Nearly forty years old, Li Jun still has a wild heart and has been engaged in outdoor exploration for 15 years. Li Xian, an optimistic urban white-collar worker, gave up his superior life after holding hands with MJ and rode around the world together.
This is their self-report, why they decided to travel around the world by bike, starting with a foreign cycling in 2007.
On February 9th, 2007, at 65438, MJ and their old friend Lun3 set out from Guangzhou, passed through Guangdong and Guangxi, left Dongxing and rode in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. Although they encountered setbacks along the way, such as expired passports and aggravated ear diseases, it was a successful trip and they lost everything.
In order to share more riding experiences, MJ established MJ Wagon Studio, just opposite Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, to provide cycling travel supplies and professional wagon assembly services for domestic riders.
"But in my heart, the fire that set out for the world again is still burning." Li Jun said. A cyclist's desire to leave home is far more violent and enjoyable than staying at home and enjoying a warm time.
Li Junhe Li Xian met in an outdoor activity, and they shared the same interests, and they became attached by playing.
Ding is the initial combination of the words "double income and no children", which means a group of couples with double salary and no children in modern cities. "Dink? We have no income now, "Li Mengjun laughed. "Many people have enough income, but not necessarily like us," Li Xian said. "Spending all their savings on cycling will enrich their life experience."
After 70, Dink and his wife plan to travel around the world by bike in 10.
A bold plan.
In fact, in recent years, various ways of "traveling around the world" have emerged one after another. Traveling around the world is the primitive impulse of human beings, and cycling around the world is a dream trip. Li Mengjun and Li Xian hope their dreams come true.
Such a crazy plan involves many problems: what kind of equipment, capital geometry and security.
"We use top-class station wagons, which cost about 50,000 yuan each," Li Mengjun said. "Must stand the test. This trip may take 5- 10 years. " For the common accessories and tools, they finally assembled two brightly colored yellow station wagons, and the photos taken were full of personality.
"Because of the long-distance load-bearing, the vehicle adopts a steel frame structure, with 6 camel bags per person, which adds up to about 50kg. This is all we have. " 10 years of experience in automobile assembly and maintenance makes Li Mengjun full of confidence. "After riding for 3,000km for three months, the vehicle does not need maintenance, and it is most important to stabilize the low maintenance rate.
According to the plan, Guangzhou couples first rode from Guangzhou to Yunnan, then left the country to start riding in Southeast Asia, flew to Oceania, then moved to South America and North America, then went to Africa and Europe, and finally returned to China. They plan to ride all the way, but they need to cross the ocean by plane or ship.
Solar panels, magnetic generators, water filters, stoves, fuel bottles, tea, coffee, rice, sausages, dried fish and laver.