I initially only planned to tour around Europe. I spent a couple of months cycling (indirectly) to Athens.Europe: September 2016 to November 2016. 5210km.
It was getting cold but I still wanted to cycle. I decided to cross the US, which expanded into a plan to ride south through the Americas. I returned home, got a lot of vaccinations, and flew to Los Angeles. I wrote a different blog for the parts taking place in the Americas, at crazyguyonabike.com/SamsAmericanTour
North America: January 2017 to April 2017. 8,925 km.
South America Part 1: Colombia to Bolivia. May 2017 to November 2017. 7990 km.
South America Part 2: Chile to Brazil. November 2017 to March 2018. 11880 km.
Europe: June 2018 to January 2019. 22585 km.
Asia: April 2019 to November 2019. 15648 km.
South Asia: Islamabad to Calcutta. Nov/Dec 2019. 3555 km.
Southeast Asia: Calcutta to Bali. Jan-Mar 2021. 9075 km
The UK: May-July 2021. 3577 km
Europe again: August-September 2021. 4025 km.
Africa and a bit of Arabia: Amman to Cape Town. September 2021-March 2022. 15524 km
Heading back north: Cape Town to Ivory Coast. 9974 km.
After a break, the Middle East: 3275 km
On to Australia: 7703 km
Total distance: 128,946 km.
Cycle Touring Sam 