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Graydon Hazenberg (right) and his cycling companions.Joining me today is Graydon Hazenberg. In 1998, Graydon, his twin sisters, and a friend rode bicycles for nearly four months from Islamabad to Mount Kailash in Tibet. He wrote about his adventure in his new travelogue, Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures Across the Roof of the World (2021). Now, Graydon’s book is special not just because of the challenging nature of his adventure, but because he — as you’ll hear him mention — embarked on different type of challenge in self-publishing the book after nearly 25 years.We also talk about what traveling to Tibet was like in the late 1990s, how plotting waypoints on maps helped him reconstruct the journey and write, and his path to to self-publishing. Connect with Graydon Hazenberg on his website or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Purchase Pedalling to Kailash by Graydon HazenbergIf you live in the United States or the United Kingdom, we urge you to purchase your travel books from Bookshop, an online store that supports independent bookstores. Whether you use Bookshop or you decide to purchase your travel books from Amazon, please use our links. If you use our links to make a purchase, we will receive a few cents commission at no additional cost to you. These funds help keep the podcast alive and ad-free. More episodes, newsletters, &amp; supportPlease consider supporting the show with a few dollars a month, less than a cup of coffee, to help keep our show alive and advertisement-free. You can also support the show by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcasting app, subscribing to the show, and following us on Twitter &amp; Instagram. Also, consider using our affiliate links to purchase your books. If you use our links to make a purchase, we will receive a few cents commission at no additional cost to you. These funds help keep the podcast alive and ad-free.Finally, join the Travel Writing World newsletter to receive your free copy of The Travel Writer’s Guidebook. You will also receive quarterly dispatches &amp; reports with podcast interviews, travel writing resources, &amp; book recommendations. Alternatively, you can join the Genius Loci Newsletter to get monthly roundups of travel writing news.Thanks for your support!Intro musicPeach by Daantai (Daantai’s Instagram)Disclaimer*Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means that, at no additional cost to you, this website will earn a very small commission if a purchase is made using these links. Also, "as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases" using the Amazon links on this site.Thank you!

Graydon Hazenberg (right) and his cycling companions. Joining me today is Graydon Hazenberg. In 1998, Graydon, his twin sisters, and a friend rode bicycles for nearly four months from Islamabad to Mount Kailash in Tibet. He wrote about his adventure in his new travelogue, Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures Across the Roof of the World (2021).  Now, Graydon’s book is special not just because of the challenging nature of his adventure, but because he — as you’ll hear him mention — embarked on different type of challenge in self-publishing the book after nearly 25 years. We also talk about what traveling to Tibet was like in the late 1990s, how plotting waypoints on maps helped him reconstruct the journey and write, and his path to to self-publishing.  Connect with Graydon Hazenberg on his website or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Purchase Pedalling to Kailash by Graydon Hazenberg If you live in the United States or the United Kingdom, we urge you to purchase your travel books from Bookshop, an online store that supports independent bookstores. Whether you use Bookshop or you decide to purchase your travel books from Amazon, please use our links. If you use our links to make a purchase, we will receive a few cents commission at no additional cost to you. These funds help keep the podcast alive and ad-free. More episodes, newsletters, &amp; support Please consider supporting the show with a few dollars a month, less than a cup of coffee, to help keep our show alive and advertisement-free. You can also support the show by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcasting app, subscribing to the show, and following us on Twitter &amp; Instagram. Also, consider using our affiliate links to purchase your books. If you use our links to make a purchase, we will receive a few cents commission at no additional cost to you. These funds help keep the podcast alive and ad-free. Finally, join the Travel Writing World newsletter to receive your free copy of The Travel Writer’s Guidebook. You will also receive quarterly dispatches &amp; reports with podcast interviews, travel writing resources, &amp; book recommendations. Alternatively, you can join the Genius Loci Newsletter to get monthly roundups of travel writing news. Thanks for your support! Intro music Peach by Daantai (Daantai’s Instagram) Disclaimer *Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means that, at no additional cost to you, this website will earn a very small commission if a purchase is made using these links. Also, "as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases" using the Amazon links on this site. Thank you!

Pedalling to Kailash with Graydon Hazenberg

Follow travel author and adventurer Graydon Hazenburg on an epic bike journey from Islamabad, in Pakistan, all the way to Mount Kailash, in Tibet thousands of miles away. Travelling across four of the great mountain ranges in the world, the Pamir Mountains, the Hindu Kush, the Karakorum and the Himalayas, it would prove to be an incredibly difficult trip, cycling over some of the highest passes in the world across some of its worst roads.But it was also incredibly fascinating and beautiful. Graydon was cycling through some of the most remote and least visited places on the planet. He would stay with the Kalash people of Chitral and hike the foothills of Nanga Parbat, one the most dangerous mountains in the world. He visited the Hunza River Valley, the inspiration for the mythical enlightened kingdom of Shangri-La, and crossed the vast plains of the Tibetan Plain, staying with nomads along the way. But it was more than just an adventure too. Mount Kailash is the most sacred mountain in the world. Located in western Tibet, it is sacred to billions of Buddhists, Hindus and others around the world, and a pilgrimage around the mountain is walked by thousands of devotees every year. Get ready for one of the craziest bike stories you’ll ever hear …Highlights include: ·    Here how Graydon won Jeopardy and used the money to quit his career in academia and travel the world instead·    Stay with the Kalash people in Pakistan, one of the most remote and rarely visited cultures in Asia, with only a few thousands left on Earth·    See the paradise of the Hunza River Valley, the inspiration for the mythical fabled kingdom of Shangri-La ·    Climb the foothills of Nanga Parbat, one of the most dangerous mountains on the planet, which kills 1 in 5 people that attempt to summit it·    Visit Tibetan nomads surviving in the harsh conditions of the Tibetan Plateau·    Walk the Mount Kailash pilgrimage, perhaps the most beautiful pilgrimages on Earth·    Be inspired to set out on your own journey – “We can always make more money,” Graydon says. “We can never make more time.”The book of this journey is called Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures on the Roof of the World - https://www.amazon.com/Pedalling-Kailash-Cycling-Adventures-Misadventures/dp/1777593611Connect with GraydonFB: www.facebook.com/graydon.hazenberg.authorTwitter: www.twitter.com/stanleystravelsInstagram: www.instagram.com/hmstanleystravelsTravel blog: graydonstravels.blogspot.comWebsite: graydonhazenberg.caThanks to Wondrium for sponsoring this episode. Wondrium is the new name for The Great Courses Plus, now expanded with more content: documentaries, world-cinema, tv shows and lots of new courses. You can check it all out for free for one month by heading over to www.wondrium.com/armchairFollow @armchairexplorer podcast on Instagram and Facebook or head over to www.armchair-explorer.com to find more background information on this episode   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow travel author and adventurer Graydon Hazenburg on an epic bike journey from Islamabad, in Pakistan, all the way to Mount Kailash, in Tibet thousands of miles away. Travelling across four of the great mountain ranges in the world, the Pamir Mountains, the Hindu Kush, the Karakorum and the Himalayas, it would prove to be an incredibly difficult trip, cycling over some of the highest passes in the world across some of its worst roads. But it was also incredibly fascinating and beautiful. Graydon was cycling through some of the most remote and least visited places on the planet. He would stay with the Kalash people of Chitral and hike the foothills of Nanga Parbat, one the most dangerous mountains in the world. He visited the Hunza River Valley, the inspiration for the mythical enlightened kingdom of Shangri-La, and crossed the vast plains of the Tibetan Plain, staying with nomads along the way.  But it was more than just an adventure too. Mount Kailash is the most sacred mountain in the world. Located in western Tibet, it is sacred to billions of Buddhists, Hindus and others around the world, and a pilgrimage around the mountain is walked by thousands of devotees every year. Get ready for one of the craziest bike stories you’ll ever hear …Highlights include: ·    Here how Graydon won Jeopardy and used the money to quit his career in academia and travel the world instead·    Stay with the Kalash people in Pakistan, one of the most remote and rarely visited cultures in Asia, with only a few thousands left on Earth·    See the paradise of the Hunza River Valley, the inspiration for the mythical fabled kingdom of Shangri-La ·    Climb the foothills of Nanga Parbat, one of the most dangerous mountains on the planet, which kills 1 in 5 people that attempt to summit it·    Visit Tibetan nomads surviving in the harsh conditions of the Tibetan Plateau·    Walk the Mount Kailash pilgrimage, perhaps the most beautiful pilgrimages on Earth·    Be inspired to set out on your own journey – “We can always make more money,” Graydon says. “We can never make more time.” The book of this journey is called Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures on the Roof of the World - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pedalling-Kailash-Cycling-Adventures-Misadventures/dp/1777593611" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Pedalling-Kailash-Cycling-Adventures-Misadventures/dp/1777593611</a> Connect with GraydonFB: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/graydon.hazenberg.author" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/graydon.hazenberg.author</a>Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stanleystravels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/stanleystravels</a>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/hmstanleystravels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/hmstanleystravels</a>Travel blog: <a href="http://graydonstravels.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">graydonstravels.blogspot.com</a>Website: <a href="http://graydonhazenberg.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">graydonhazenberg.ca</a> Thanks to Wondrium for sponsoring this episode. Wondrium is the new name for The Great Courses Plus, now expanded with more content: documentaries, world-cinema, tv shows and lots of new courses. You can check it all out for free for one month by heading over to <a href="http://www.wondrium.com/armchair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.wondrium.com/armchair</a> Follow @armchairexplorer podcast on Instagram and Facebook or head over to <a href="http://www.armchair-explorer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.armchair-explorer.com</a> to find more background information on this episode  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Across the Roof of the World with Adventurer Graydon Hazenberg

Meet Graydon. Teach. Save. Travel. Repeat. Greydon is a new Author, international teacher, biker, former contestant on Jeopardy, and world traveler. Listen to the interview about how he teaches and saves money, then travels extensively, then repeats. When you finish listening, you will certainly want to buy and read his new book Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures Across the Roof of the World (2020)

Meet Graydon. Teach. Save. Travel. Repeat. Greydon is a new Author, international teacher, biker, former contestant on Jeopardy, and world traveler. Listen to the interview about how he teaches and saves money, then travels extensively, then repeats. When you finish listening, you will certainly want to buy and read his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pedalling-Kailash-Cycling-Adventures-Misadventures/dp/1777593611/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=hazenberg&amp;qid=1621502586&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures Across the Roof of the World (2020)</a>