World Tour Mileage Summary

Father and Daughter Bicycle Ride around the World
Summary from September 6, 2011 to December 3, 2016

United States September 6, 2011 – November 20, 2011 — 2,650 miles
New Zealand October 12, 2012 – November 19, 2012 — 1,099 miles
Morocco February 18, 2014 – March 2, 2014 — 323 miles
Spain March 2, 2014 – March 28, 2014 — 823 miles
France March 28, 2014 – April 8, 2014 — 483 miles
Monaco April 5, 2014 – April 6, 2014 — 2 miles
Italy April 8, 2014 – April 16, 2014 — 337 miles
Slovenia April 16, 2014 – April 18, 2014 — 55 miles
Croatia April 18, 2014 – April 30, 2014 — 369 miles
Bosnia April 30, 2014 – April 30, 2014 — 35 miles
Montenegro April 30, 2014 – May 6, 2014 — 149 miles
Serbia May 6, 2014 – May 11, 2014 — 95 miles
Romania May 11, 2014 – May 12, 2014 — 112 miles
Bulgaria May 12, 2014 – May 17, 2014 — 194 miles
Greece May 17, 2014 – May 22, 2014 — 230 miles
Turkey May 22, 2014 – July 9, 2014 — 560 miles
Georgia July 9, 2014 – July 23, 2014 — 215 miles
Azerbaijan July 23, 2014-August 7, 2014 — 439 miles
Iran August 7, 2014- September 8, 2014 — 1,004 miles
Tajikistan September 8, 2014-September 27, 2014 – 310 miles
Kyrgyzstan September 27, 2014- October 20, 2014 – 40 miles
China October 20, 2014 – November 18, 2014 – 662 miles
Vietnam November 18, 2014- November 26, 2014 – 231 miles
Laos November 26, 2014 – December 5, 2014 – 308 miles
Thailand December 5, 2014 – December 28, 2014 – 1048 miles

Blaine, Washington June 8, 2015 – San Diego, California July 24, 2015 1,816 miles
Mexico August 4, 2015 – October 10, 2015 2,434 miles
Guatemala October 10, 2015 – October 22, 2015 395 miles
Honduras October 22, 2015 – November 7, 2015 213 miles
El Salvador November 7, 2015 – November 11, 2015 82 miles
Nicaragua November 11, 2015 – December 2, 2015 363 miles
Costa Rica December 2, 2015 – January 21, 2016 (31 days in Florida) 280 miles
Panama January 21, 2016 – January 28, 2016 251 miles
Colombia January 28, 2016 – February 13, 2016 575 miles
Ecuadorr February 13, 2016 – March 6, 2016 623 miles
Peru March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016 1,380 miles
Chile April 25, 2016 – June 20, 2016 2,045 miles

Canada June 20, 2016 – September 20, 2016 3,334 miles
United States September 20, 2016 – December 3, 2016 2,220 miles

Trip Statistics
Bicycle miles U.S. and New Zealand — 3,749 (6033 km)
Bicycle miles since Morocco — 24,285 (39,083 km)

Total bicycle miles — 28,034 (45,116 km)
Highest climb — 14,212 feet (4331 m)

Number of countries — 37

Time on the road:
Southern Tier – 9 weeks
New Zealand – 6 weeks
Morocco to Bangkok – 50 weeks
Washington to San Diego – 8 weeks

Mexico 9 weeks
Baja-3 weeks
Mainland Mexico – 6 weeks
Guatemala 2 weeks
Honduras 16 days
El Salvador 3 days
Nicaragua 22 days
Costa Rica 21 days
Panama 8 days
Colombia 17 days
Ecuador 22 days
Peru 50 days
Chile 56 days

Canada 90 days
United States 65 days

Total as of December 3, 2016 – 33 months on our bicycles

7 thoughts on “World Tour Mileage Summary

  1. Hi Laura, It was so nice to meet you at the ferry and hear of your cycle touring adventurers. So far I have pushed my bike up a few hills in Nova Scotia as some are very steep. We did plan on cycling PEI and the Cabot Trail but then we had to cut that part out as I have a business trip to Denver that all of a sudden came up. So we had to cut our Canada cycling short and must be in Boston by the 26th. Oh well, as we have heard so many good things about those tours. It sounds like you and your partner are having a great time and open to the world. If you ever get to Florida look us up. And if you have questions or want contacts of where we have been in the world let us know. Take care and happy riding. Above all visit Morocco, Iran, Central America and South America. Mike

  2. I knew when I saw your bikes at the St. John Ferry (Sep. 12) you riding big adventures. Reading about where you both have trekked has given us food for thought.
    Nova Scotia, Cape Breton (CabotTrail) and some of PEI (2340km) is our longest trip to date. Othet trips include Gaspe, Quebec (2x), ride around Lake Erie, Quebec, and 2 rides around Ontario. Being from Canada we are thinking a ride across our country including some of the US (may skip norther Ontario). My partner just retired so we have all the time to cycle, backpack (Ontario, Scotland, Ireland and England) and canoe trips too. We have done many organized cycling trips over the years but now it will be the open road for us. Meeting people on our trips has been one of the most enjoyable part of our treks.
    Keep on trekking and be safe.

  3. Thanks Kelly, Nice to hear from you. We have had a great time across Canada and it is indeed a small world since you were in Iran at the same time. We are currently at a home neighbor’s of ours lake house in Houlton Maine and will re-enter Canada tomorrow for Nova Scotia before heading down the eat coast of the U.S. on our way home to Florida. I like your website. Enjoy Latin America. We certainly did. If you haven’t already done so spend a day in Quebec City. Stay at Motel Levis and ride the ferry over and explore on foot. Fun day. Take care. Mike

  4. Hey guys, it seems like we’ve been following you across Canada for some time (I keep spotting your business card along the way). We’re just at Mike and Danielle’s place in Deep River and they told us you were here 3 weeks ago. We’re planning on heading south after Canada and cycling through Mexico and Latin America and they told us you had already done that so we thought we would check out your blog. Funny enough, it turns out we were also cycling through Iran at the same time in Aug 2014 (think we were in 2nd Aug to 9th Sept). We cycled from France to China, so I guess we took the same path through Turkey and Iran. Small world! Anyway, safe travels!

  5. Good to hear from the handsome Julian! We hope your journey has continued to be so amazing…and event-filled. I personally wish you were with my cyclists in China as the languages are far more difficult to decipher and they are trying to see so much! Take care and Keep us posted to your whereabouts! Momster Rice

  6. Hi Julian, Thanks for writing. We really thought hard about km first but in the end decided on the old miles. Call me old fashioned I guess because I am older. We tried to get a TM visa but it was such a pain and expensive, besides our UZ visa is expired because we went through Iran. I checked with Stantours and David said they can’t do UZ LOIs anymore. So we decided to fly as it was lots cheaper. We don’t know if we will do the Pamirs since we want to be home in Florida early December. Our trip will no longer be continuous due to family obligations. Jocelyn needs to get back into school for the winter semester so we will take a break for 5 months before continuing to South America. Our goal is to get a China visa in Bishkek, spend a month, then move to SE Asia.

    Taj has no problem with flying in. However the land borders are closed until mid September. Hope to see you soon. We will be hanging out in Dushanbe until mid-September because we mailed our cold weather gear to a contact who is riding the Pamirs now. We also herd that Dushanbe is the only place one can get a GBAO permit. Take care Julian.

  7. You guys are so American!! I thought that you would want to join me in starting a metric system revolution, I think the rest of the world would deeply thank us if we all stopped using miles! Your travels in Iran sounded exciting, you are now bypassing Turkmenistan for Tajikistan? Were you guys able to get the GBAO permit for the Pamir’s? I heard all of Tajikistan will be closed for conferences but it seems that you guys have developed some clout were you able to get around this? Hope all is well!
    Ciao from Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    -Julian
    pilgrimsandashes.com

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