andyw88

Hi, hope I'm not too late to the party.

I've been following you since you did the 5part posts on imgur. Ever since I've been trying to cut down my budget while travelling (or living for that purpose). Real inspiration.

Sorry for what happened to you.

Questions: 1) isn't your bike very slow now with the tiny wheels?

2) I remember you made a bit of money by leasing an appartment, if this has changed then how do you make money now?

3) Besides the cycling/sleeping/laundry: what are your hobbies or activities?

4) I've travelled 5 weeks sleeping in different locations each night. It was tough, especially because after a while I couldn't remember properly the things I've done for the past days (the timeline was messed up). I needed to take a break from travelling and stay in the same place for 4-5 days and "process these memories".

5) I'm planning on doing another 4-5 week trip next year. If I may ask you, can you recommend a place if I give you the following constraints: - no crazy wildlife(big tarantula in Uruguay? no-no!!) - very much enjoy hospitality (Indonesia, US southern states) - positive culture shock: as in people that value different things in life than our western world I think Chinese country life fits these ideas/Mongolia but I'm also wondering if Japan/New Zealand is something I'm looking for.

Thanks for doing this AMA. I've read some fun stuff and I'll enjoy giving you a small donation!

Thanks for the answer! 1) Because of the ratio between the wheel size and the gear size(s); small and large wheels react differently to the same torque. This and the fact that a bigger wheel has more momentum (more power required to slow down = less power required to keep going) should make it harder! But maybe by now you're too much of a veteran to notice :)

4) I forgot the question :) I meant how do you cope with this stuff or don't you have that problem?

Thanks again!