Bike Touring is About More Than Just Bikes: Mary Ann Thomas

She Explores

English - September 19, 2018 09:31 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 878 ratings
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Mary Ann Thomas loves bike touring because it's accessible, it helps her care for her body, it connects her with people she might not otherwise meet, and it has helped her express the truest parts of herself. She's bicycled across the United States and Canada, as well as India, and is currently on a speaking tour to share her love of bike touring and her work as a queer brown travel writer with the WTF (Women Trans Femme) community.

Women featured in this episode: Mary Ann Thomas

Hosted by Gale Straub

In this episode, you'll hear

How bike touring helps Mary Ann feel in sync with her body
Why bike touring is an accessible form of adventure
About Mary Ann's first transcontinental bike tour
What Mary Ann learned about herself on that first long solo bike tour
How the middle of the US was more welcoming than she expected
The ways in which travel nursing can help facilitate an adventurous lifestyle
Why Mary Ann wanted to bike across India
How India surprised Mary Ann
How Mary Ann uses social media when she's bike touring to set up a network of safe spaces on the road
Why women and women of color should bike tour, especially in countries with familial ties
How Mary Ann believes you're only as safe as you believe you are
About the WTF Bikexplorers Summit
About Mary Ann's F*** Impossible Road Trip

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Resources:

Mary Ann Thomas: Website & Instagram
WTF Bikexplorers Summit
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Mary Ann's Chapbook: Asking For Elephants

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