"Ride
Around The World"
Story: Glen, July 2009
(unedited
60min version - HERE
... Edited RNZ 13min-12sec version - HERE)
... Featuring -
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Brother
and sister Matthew and Bliss have traveled through dozens of
countries together. They represent a new type of traveler, people
who are not just adventurous, but are determined not to just
'do' the beaten track, as hawked by tour guides and agencies. |
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In
this one hour intimate and unedited conversation, they not only
offer tons of practical advice for the would-be 'around the
world' cyclist, but dig deeper into what motivates them to travel
together, and sometimes apart, as a brother and sister cycling
team. |
| Two
travelers: Matthew and his sister, Bliss - are from Oregon,
in the United States... Together they have traveled through
well over a dozen countries together - on bicycles. In fact
they aim to travel through as much of the world as possible
- using pedal power.
They represent a new breed of traveler - people who don't
like to always follow what the tour guides and guidebooks
usually recommend. Instead, they prefer to take the time to
meet the locals, from Guatemala, all the way to Napier (in
New Zealand)...
Matthew and Bliss are very much part of what tourism scholars
call 'Generation Y' - those currently aged between 17 and
34... This generation is already known to be the most adventurous
to date, when compared to the earlier 'Generation X' - and
the even earlier 'Baby Boomers'.
As a young couple of just 28 and 31, they reveal a surprising
amount of maturity and insight into the world around them...
Glen Clifford caught up with them at their Auckland lodgings...
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