Around the world by bicycle
An autobiographical audio memoir. Start with the story. Then explore where it happened.
The Pushpin Map
Zoom to street level. ◆ Transit hubs and stations plotted. Every path is real.
Total Progress
Miles Around the Earth
Start Here
Pick a thread. Each one drops you into a different part of the world and a different piece of the story. They're meant to be heard in order, but nobody's checking.
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Joshua Tree, CA
The Bike
1985 Mangusta — Steel & Aluminum Hybrid
Not the newest bike on the road. Not the fastest. Definitely not the lightest. But she's mine and I'm hers, and that's a love story for the ages.
She's had new brakes, a new saddle, new tires. At what point is she still the same bike? She's the Ship of Theseus of this story — every part replaceable, the identity eternal.
Born in 1985. One year after me. Right at the hinge between analog and digital — which is what this whole project is about.
1985
Steel-Aluminum
Mangusta by Mongoose
Ship of Theseus
The Origin
When he died, the map was lost. Those pins were doorways — places he'd walked, people he'd met, meals that changed him. I grew up staring at that map, dreaming about the spaces between the pins.
This is the map, rebuilt. Except instead of pushpins and cruise ships, there's a hot pink 1985 Mangusta and a microphone. Instead of "I got off the boat for four hours," each pin opens into a story — narrated, scored, and planted exactly where it happened.
Where All Roads Begin
Every continent needs an origin point — the place where the odometer starts. These are the Km 0 markers, the monuments and plaques from which all national road distances are measured. Vote for where each journey should begin.
Help Me Get to 24,901
Listen · Share · Follow
Every listen is a fraction of a cent, every share opens a new door. The most valuable thing you can give this project is your attention — and your friends' attention. Follow the journey. Tell someone about it.
Show Me Your World
This is a Proustian attempt to preserve what it felt like to be alive in a particular place at a particular moment. You carry context I don't have — the back road the tourists miss, the view that made you decide to stay. Drop a pin and give me a reason to add the miles. It's better with you.
Help Me Ride
A place to sleep, a meal, a route you know by heart, a ferry ticket, a bike repair. The practical help that keeps the wheels turning. Every mile goes further with someone who knows the way.
Fund a Mile
Every mile costs something — gear, food, ferries, and the simple math of staying alive while building something that takes years. Not everyone can, and that's fine. Your attention means more.
₿ Bitcoin
Bitcoin is part of this story. If you're a fellow hodler, this is the most direct way to help.
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