Only $50 and a Dream: Biking Across the USA Solo with Zero Experience with Jasmine Reese

In 2013, Jasmine Reese took her puppy and a violin on a bicycle tour across the United States with less than $50 in her pocket.

She was, in her words, a “chubby city girl, trying to regain self-confidence and recapture the person she thought she’d lost.” In this episode, you'll hear about the profound acts of kindness that renewed Jasmine's faith in humanity, how she reshaped both her body and mind, and gain insight into how your attitude defines your actions.

This is one of my top picks from the Zero To Travel archive and was originally published in 2017.

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Tune In To Learn:

• How to use your internal power
• Ways to get out of your rut
• How to start planning a bicycle tour across the USA
• Where to stay when traveling by bike with your pet
• What Jasmine eats while on the road
• Why the journey is more important than the destination
• Practical tips for saving (and creating) money
• The pros and cons of riding 12 hours a day
• The smart way to hitchhike
• And so much more

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• Learn more about Jasmine's travels and music at Fijapaw
• Other mentions: DoggyRide, Springer America, Warm Showers, ICE Recumbent Trikes, Pet Travel

Want More?

• Bike-Packing Scotland and Breaking Free of Cultural Expectations with C.D. Seventeen
• Lessons From Caring for the Dying and Bike Packing 18 Countries With Jerry Kopack
• 900 Miles Biking (With No Clothes, Money or Bike!)

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