Guest Saoirse Pottie first took to bikepacking as a way of enjoying the experiences of travel without the need for spending huge amounts of money. Fair to say she has been hooked ever since and has also helped to generate a community around bike travel – especially championing and encouraging women to go on bikepacking adventures.
We discuss Saoirse’s adventures through Ireland which she used as a way to gain the confidence to take on her biggest adventure – a bikepacking journey through Africa from Cape Town to Rwanda.
Since the Africa journey Saoirse has continued to embrace the spirit of travel and community – having recently ridden the Caraterra Austral from Patagonio to Ushuaia as part of a group of 12. I really appreciated her insights into how she first got into this mode of slow travel, why she believes everyone should take on a solo trip, what it was like to cycle through Africa and also the balance and joys which come with taking on journeys solo as well as with others.
You can find Saoirse via her instagram – @going.pottie (https://www.instagram.com/going.pottie/) – and more about her bikepacking weekend in Ireland – it’s sold out but you can join the waiting list! (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bikepackingireland/1616669)
A link to the episode with Helen Dainty is here (https://www.seektravelride.com/podcast-ep-38/)
You can learn more about Saoirse’s bamboo Boogaalie Bike here (https://boogaalibikes.com/) .
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