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A large part of our preparation required consulting different sources of documentation. Drawing inspiration from previous travelers’ insights, we informed ourselves through books, photos, advice, and personal meetings…

Reading is the best way to ‘travel while at home’, but of course movies, music and the internet are never far behind.

Thanks to these different sources of inspiration, and through them, our project was able to advance, developing slowly but surely to reach its goal of a journey towards others.

These works were a great source of information and motivation and by sharing them below, we hope to acknowledge these authors, travelers and dreamers alike.

Below, the inspirational authors and travelers:

• Books:

“Le nez au vent” by Sophie DE COURTIVRON
Vidéos: Le livre, l’interview
Sophie world traveler by foot, bike, train and boat. A well written book about her wanderlust.
She supports us, here is more information in our article !

“Le manuel du voyage à vélo” edited by the French organization Cyclo Camping International:  Our bible ! Highly recommended for all cyclists from novices to experts, a source of decades of experience on all subjects ‘cycling-camping’ that anyone could ask for while preparing a trip!

Work by Paul Emile VICTOR,
Polar explorer, scientist, ethnologist, French writer and founding member of French polar expeditions for 29 years.
Quote: “It’s not what we are that prevents us from achieving our dreams, its what we believe we are not”.
The humanist that changed my perspective! -Giom

“On a roulé sur la terre” by Alexandre POUSSIN and Sylvain TESSON (available only in French)
Two friends who travel the world by bike.

“Le chant des roues” by Claude Marthaler
Seven years of traveling the globe by bicycle.

“L’usage du monde” by Nicolas BOUVIER and Thierry VERNET
An account of a journey between Yugoslavia and Afghanistan From June 1953 and December 1954 in a Fiat Topolino.

“On the road” by Jack KEROUAC (French, English and Spanish)
Jack KEROUAC nous raconte son errance aux Etats-Unis en train de fret.  C’est la « Beat Generation .

“L’Alchimiste“ by Paulo COELHO.
An allegorical novel on the philosophy of travel, whose core philosophy is “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“Le Petit Prince“ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Another philosophical must read …

“Sonrisas de Bombay” by Jaume SANLLORENTE (Available only in Spanish)

“Momo” by Michael ENDE

• Films

« Into the Wild » by Sean PENN,
Title of the book  « Voyage au bout de la solitude » by Jon Krakauer.
A cult film in the category of a ‘journey calling’

« Carnet de voyage » by Walter SALLES,
based on the books by Ernesto « Che » Guevara and d’Alberto Granado that tell the tale of travelling South America in 1952.

“Exils” by Tony GATLIF
An journey of initiation based on the theme of finding ones roots.

“Arizona Dream” by Emir KUSTURICA

At the frontier of dreams and journeys…

“Baraka” by Ron Fricke, a reflective film on the horrors and beauty of our planet and mankind.

• Websites
  

Tom ALLEN, an English man who describes the preparation of a bike trip.

Mundubyciclette, a couple that sets out on all possible bicycle routes.

Paris-Pekin, discovering traditional music by bike.

One, Two, Tree, 2 friends bike from Lille to New Delhi to plant trees in Mali.

La caravane à pédales, a couple that travels the world.

Les roues du recyclage, a friend of Giom’s that went by bike from Paris to Shangai.

Le Bonheur au bout du guidon, Christophe COUSIN around the world in images.

Mondecyclotour, meeting children around the globe by tandem bicycle.

Globyciclette, Around the world in  3 years by recliner bike.