Abbas Jelassi on a bike travels through all the states of Tunisia
On a bike travels through all the states of Tunisia
TRAVEL INFO
1 Years
3000 Km
1 Country
“Abbas Jelassi” his passion for adventure and cycling did not stop even after reaching the age of 40, but reached its peak to fly freely between 24 Tunisian states, exploring them in his own way with his tent and bicycle, a young man who made traveling by bicycle a daily lifestyle for fun and getting to know people.
INTERVIEW
We asked Abass : Hello guys ! We are Thibault & Khanh Nguyen. Thibault is 32 and French. Khanh Nguyen is 29 and Vietnamese.
He said : Abbas Jelassi, 40 years old, from Zaghouan Tunisia , my passion for cycling started in 2017.
My role model was a traveler from Manzel Temim. I was impressed by his tour of the Maghreb and I met him.
Then I made a tour in the northwest, then in the summer of the same year I visited 20 Tunisian states, and in 2022 I repeated the same adventure and visited all 24 states.
Question : What is your goal for travel ?
He said : My goal is to search for psychological comfort, self-development, getting to know other people, and traveling on a bicycle is a sport to strengthen mental and physical abilities.
Question: What difficulties did you face ?
He said: I used to ride a bike from a young age. The difficulties I have not encountered are big things that may affect the course of my journey. The most important problem is that one of the parts is damaged while you are in a place far from housing and it is a difficult malfunction to repair. The difficulties were the weather challenge because my journey started in the summer, but I overcame it and realization of my journey.
Question: Is money important to finance any trip?
He said: Money is not a problem to travel on a bike, to remind our people are generous and surely you will find a lot of support and cuddles for you along the way, some of them invite you to sleep or eat … and sometimes I use contacting my friends who take the initiative to support me in some things.
Question: What What are your future dreams?
He said: My dreams are to one day roam all the continents of the world on a bike. And through my adventures, I do humanitarian work and help society
Question: What are your most important achievements and travels?
He said: It is not the first trip, because I made three previous trips, the most important of which was around Tunisia, 2295 km, and the last one was around the whole of Tunis, 2834 km
Question: What are your tips for those who like to experience traveling on a bike ?
He said: For everyone who wants to experience the travel experience, he has to resolve and trust and the body contains a lot of energy, just release it and you must be a good athlete to bear the hardships of travel and stay away from anything harmful to your health and search and read the stories of travelers on the bike to motivate yourself.
Question: What is your motivational message to our followers ?
He said: I imagine that nothing can polish a person’s body like traveling on a bike and open people’s hearts and make you connect with them easily and that’s enough to motivate others to take a trip and be sure that every experience will change you and make you feel and touch and stay sculpted with you for life
