Nathalie is a cyclist with simple possibilities and big dreams

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Columbia

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TRAVEL INFO

1 Years

32000 Km

Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentine

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Natalie, who defied difficulties and with simple means, made a trip across 5 countries in the Latin American continent alone without support. The young Colombian was brave and self-confident to take the experience of traveling on a bike for the first time at the age of 30 years and covering thousands of kilometers.

Hobbies

Cycling
Mountaineering
Fitness
Travel

Interview

We asked Natalie: Introduce yourself?

She said: My name is Natalie, I am 30 years old, and I am from Bogota, Colombia.

Question: What is your goal of traveling on a bike?

She said: “The purpose of my trip was to get out of my comfort zone, learn about my ability, be independent and challenge myself!”

Question: What are the difficulties you faced?

She said: My difficulties were mechanical … I used a very simple bicycle, in Peru there are many heights and when going up you have to go down … On the slopes I found myself one day without brakes between towns and trails … The brakes failed.

Question: Was traveling alone as a woman easy?

She said: I traveled alone and I must say that being a woman helped me! Because a lot of people supported me more! Being alone and being a woman only once was weak in Peru, because there are many places where virility is still evident.

Question: How do you feel after your first experience?

She said: This is my most important trip… It’s my first bike trip and I think the feeling is almost indescribable… Especially when going up to 5400 meters above sea level with a 40K bike to watch the sunset and the mountains and feel the wind and the solitude, it’s unbelievable!

Question: What are your tips for our followers?

She said: If you want to take a bike trip, you don’t need perfect preparation and equipment… You just need to want to do it! Kilometer after kilometer you will train and go further every day!
rejoice! And fulfill your dreams on a bike, the journey will be more enriching…

Question: What are your future plans?

She said: If on my first bike trip I could go from Colombia to Argentina on a $150 American bike, she said, you could do more than that, too.

Thank you, Natalie, for sharing your inspiring experience, especially for women.