Landro will start in the region of Normandy, France, travel through numerous countries and end in Istanbul, Turkey – if he doesn’t decide to continue on toward Japan with Schmitt Stillwater native Dylan Landro, a pilot and a traveling photographer and videographer, is cycling across Europe. Averaging about 33 miles per day, Landro and his friend Hugo Schmitt will be biking from Bayeux, France to Istanbul, Turkey. Since they have to carry all their food, water, clothes, tents and other supplies on their trip, the bike and supplies together weigh about 70 pounds.
The trip started with his friend, Schmitt, who is planning a year-long cycling excursion from France to Japan. Schmitt has been interested in Japan for many years. He took Japanese lessons in a small village in Normandy, France, where he grew up. After earning money with his first job, he took a trip to Japan. Ever since that visit, he has wanted to go back. Once the pandemic hit, however, he decided to explore other ways of getting there and experiencing the country.
“I realized that maybe there’s other ways to do the trip, also other countries to visit on the way,” Schmitt said. “So the idea of doing that by bike was born a bit like this, little by little. I first wanted to do it by car, but then I realized that maybe it’s not that feasible, or maybe not as ecologic as by bike.” He also had colleagues who had done bicycle tours, so that […]
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