American Cyclists Ride 1,000km in Southern India | Trip Highlights
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Miles of Portraits: India follows the bike touring journey of Annalisa van den Bergh and Erik Douds (me) through Southern India. The series documents the people we meet through portrait photography and adventure filmmaking.
The 1,000km route started and ended in Kochi, one of the most southern cities in India. Listening to advice from people we meet, our ride climbs up into the hills of Munnar and Ooty, north towards Mysore, and eventually heads south down the western coast.
This is the fourth series for Miles of Portraits following the Trans America Trail, Alaska, and America's Southwest. It is the first international bike touring trip for us.
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
Personal Website: erikdouds.com
Website for Type 1s: diabadass.com
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Draw a 1,000km route to take one day. Where does it start and end? I could use some inspiration for post-lockdown
@davidJ4296 4 жыл бұрын
Hey,I am happy that you enjoyed visiting here,I am from Kerala❤️
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Kerala is awesome - especially in the mountain regions. I really liked Kotagiri (if I am spelling that correctly)
@davidJ4296 4 жыл бұрын
@@ErikDouds Am happy to hear that😄
@chrisstaylor8377 2 жыл бұрын
I did that in 1995 started Mysore did a big loop through south India back to Mysore ,no maps ,no gps ,no phone
@syedyazen3622 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful mate combining photography and cycling and travel is just the absolute dream !!! Keep it up
@jordicumber6908 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, as per usual! ❤️
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Now I need to get off KZfaq and work on our filmsssss :)
@JohannaNorth 4 жыл бұрын
I'm really looking forward to the film! I live in Kerala with my husband and we've been planning to do a cycling trip here. But just thinking about the traffic gives me so much anxiety! 😭 Loved the Munnar view though 😊
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
We became famous for writing about using a pool noodle to keep cars away in America. Google, "The best cycling hack is a pool noodle." India we felt relatively safe because people are used to busy roads. However, public buses can be scary
@JohannaNorth 4 жыл бұрын
@@ErikDouds oh I just read the article. Great hack indeed :) Having cycled only in Finland, India is a different langue altogether for me. Kerala bus drivers are the craziest!
@karrycarter Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, love 🇮🇳 Hi from🇬🇸
@priyal1415 4 жыл бұрын
Your video gave such😍 good vibes, it makes me want to pack my bags and go for a bike ride.. i need this in life.. this much positivity.. and this much freedom.. ♥️
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
You can do it. Look towards Annalisa and I as inspiration :) Start small and you'll find yourself chasing dreams bigger than you can image.
@ShreyanshSrivastava 4 жыл бұрын
You are empowering T1Ds! More power to you.
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that Shreyansh. It's pretty amazing to now advocate on a global level and bring communities from different nations together.
@RicoSuaveVlogs 3 жыл бұрын
Ride safe there mate! Amazing epic ride w/ high quality cinematics... Watching from the Cavite, Philippines, a fellow cyclist,adventurer & bike to work dude. I wish I could edit my videos with such documentary style. 🙂🤘
@ErikDouds 3 жыл бұрын
Keep publishing!
@truthspeaker5050 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice video... Stay safe .. ♥️
@tajtdn 4 жыл бұрын
Kadalundi very nice place 😍
@Rerouting_ 2 жыл бұрын
I miss cycling in Ooty soo much! Best place to be as a cyclist in South India 😍
@powerfulquotes11 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome..
@ch.ankit_estonia9124 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome in my Uttrakhand (North India) you will forget everything 😍
@nomadcap7 3 жыл бұрын
Cool guys. Waiting for your future adventures. 💙
@ErikDouds 3 жыл бұрын
Editing those adventures now!
@nomadcap7 3 жыл бұрын
@@ErikDouds cool ♥️
@Rusikulya 4 жыл бұрын
Superb scenery
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Southern India is beautiful. I go into my trips purposely underprepared to be then surprised but what is discovered
@Esquarious 4 жыл бұрын
The world can get just a little magical by the piers on the ocean.
@sakthivelr8953 3 жыл бұрын
Great #perfectbackpacker
@annalisavandenbergh8999 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing me back 💙
@soul6210 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Anna ! I loved your presence , words ... Inspiring, and I know you through all the videos of Erik... You ppl are no more foreigners or strangers to me or to most of the viewers...stay blessed and hope you are healthy and safe 🤗 love from India 💐
@soul6210 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Erik 😁
@ashishkrupakar5365 4 жыл бұрын
That was a soothing vlog and I find that your choice of music for your vlogs is great! Where did you guys rest at nights?
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
We mostly stayed in home-stays, AirBNB, or used a cycling network called "Warmshowers." A big difference of this trip is that we did not camp one night.
@ashishkrupakar5365 4 жыл бұрын
@@ErikDouds wow. Seems like an awesome adventure.
@rudrojuvinaykumar 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@ErikDouds 3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@indrajithsmenon 3 жыл бұрын
Woow u visit TBS kochi
@sunilcyclisteducator8084 2 жыл бұрын
So nice 😍 brother ....I am also a cyclist and want to ride with you
@ashwinmuraleedharan43 3 жыл бұрын
which bike you guys are riding. plss tell me. how was the experience . am looking for a nice touring bike.
@chaintool7213 3 жыл бұрын
Which is the place wer the kids play at the pool
@avisekpl 4 жыл бұрын
Kerala ❤️ gods own place....that picture is ❤️❤️❤️
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to share more!
@avisekpl 4 жыл бұрын
Waiting to see..do share On Instagram 😊
@aldohi7689 4 жыл бұрын
I want to go there too😭😭
@rohitdharra7562 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to india.. Very much love from india... If you are planning to visit india again Delhi,Rajasthan,uttrakhand,himachal ...(North India) We will provide you the best trip ever in personal SUV car... Cheapest and awesome... Stay in Indian villages, indian desi food.,best locations,unexplored areas. I assure you That it will be your best And most effordable trip ever Waiting for you ..Love From India... If any foreigner interested plz comment back
@chaintool7213 3 жыл бұрын
Which stay place is that
@saudusmani4411 3 жыл бұрын
Hey folks, check out another attempt at vlogging our first bike pack trip.. Here it is.. Lucknow (India) to Nepal kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrOdZ9CDqMuVlnk.html
@chrisstaylor8377 2 жыл бұрын
did that in 1995
@utkarshrathore8480 4 жыл бұрын
Bro do u know victor zicho?
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
Nope, but his Instagram looks sweeet! Looking like he rides a recumbent, probably nice for long tours.
@idontcarei 4 жыл бұрын
2:21 no ..women have all the freedom in the world (according to indian costitution) but in villages its not implemented properly . I LIVE IN CITY AND HV MORE FREEDOM THAN ANY AVG AMERICAN WOMAN ..AND IVE BN TO USA ...SO ITS NOT LIKE THAT ALL INDIAN WOMEN DREAM OF BECOMING US CITIZENS ..WE LOVE OUR INDIA ... it sounded so condescending
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
What would you want to tell these girls who live in a village and not a city?
@vaibhav3946 4 жыл бұрын
people born and raised in US are told that america is dreamland and there is nothing beyond it. Even few pictures that they use in books to portray the other culture or religions is horrible ! people who have completed just basic education in US dont know much about education in nordic countries, western european healthcare, asian culture.
@rainbowtrout75 2 жыл бұрын
i didnt actually see any bikepacking in india..
@shashankkumar5010 4 жыл бұрын
You are brave cycling in India
@ErikDouds 4 жыл бұрын
The bravest part is chasing your dreams.
@speaktruth6488 3 жыл бұрын
call it kerala trip, Not south india trip
@clone-2322 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly people should stop using cheesy "american " in every video in india videos.
@minhaj9802 4 жыл бұрын
India is a disgrace, I am still waiting for lockdown to end so that I can leave. I could have left in 14th May but I'm in Kolkata 😫 not New Delhi.
@manjunaths936 3 жыл бұрын
Women don't have freedom in Kerala? What the .... Kerala and Assam are matriarchal societies
@ErikDouds 3 жыл бұрын
There are definitely cultural differences I observed, but tried to make the edit as direct from the voices of Kerala out to the world. The full film(s) should provide a more full context.
@RudhinMenon 3 жыл бұрын
Not everyone , but just calling “Edi” and asking them to shut up is a common practice as far as I have seen
@sjiisus 3 жыл бұрын
Women's do have some freedom but it's restricted to towns and cities. when u visit a countryside u might feel the freedom of women being lost and it's due lack of education in the rural areas.
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