Ride Planet Earth

Ride Planet Earth presents “Like Riding a Bike” from Kim Nguyen on Vimeo.

“Like Riding a Bike”
Music by Yen Nguyen and Mechanical Pterodactyl
(www.myspace.com/mechanicalpterodactyl)

Ride Planet Earth – January 2009 from Kim Nguyen on Vimeo.

16:9 version !

The Ride Planet Earth Climate Change Freestyle from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

This is the Ride Planet Earth Climate Change Freestyle Rap, y’all.

A Critical examination of Bicycling from Richard Kimberley from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

Exactly what it says on the tin.

Ride Planet Earth – Nearly there! from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

We’re nearly there!

Ride Planet Earth Hamburg from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

This is the Ride Planet Earth vid for the Hamburg action.

The finish line is in sight and there are fourteen people leaving the city with Kim.

Ride Planet Earth – Reaching Denmark from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

The R P E Campaign finally reaches the country of the final destination after fifteen months of travel.
Brisbane, Australia to Copenhagen, Denmark.

The People of Ride Planet Earth from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

The People of Ride Planet Earth

Ride Planet Earth – December 6th from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.

Special Thanks:

“Many, many thanks go out to all the people who have and are supporting me on this long journey. I would like to thank my wonderful family and friends, especially those who have given me extra support for the project including Owen Holland, Ricky Tart, Tristan Frost, Kristen MacDonald and Richard Kimberley.

I’d like to thank Paul Liddelow and Max Wheeler for their wonderful help setting up and improving the Ride Planet Earth website, donating their time and efforts without financial reward.

I would like to thank all of the individuals and organisations who have offered support, advice, information, accommodation and company over the course of the journey so far. These include Friends of the Earth Australia, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Cairns Bicycle Users Group (especially Lenore), the wonderful group of travellers I met in Karumba and travelled with to Katherine (I hope you are all well and we will catch up soon).

Eden, for many occasions of amazingness, The Environment Centre and Happy Yess in Darwin. Tracey in Dili, and all the East Timor crew, special thanks to Haburas and Permatil for their time and efforts to protect their fragile land. Ayleen in West Timor, who was a wonderful impromptu interpreter. MENGO in Malaysia and the Global Association for People and the Environment in Laos provided valauable information and do great work.

In Yunnan there are so many people to thank, Stew and Juliet, Agata, Julia and Valentina, Jo and John, Jono and Sam. All provided me with such incredible hospitality like you wouldn’t believe, I felt at home in Kunming immediately. A special thanks to all my friends there, it was a brief but splendid time. Thank you to the Yunnan Eco Network for your support.

From Chengdu I’d like to thank Green SOS and the Sichuan University Student Environmental Association for your information, time and help.

In Beijing a very big thank you to all the staff of Greenpeace China, especially Natan, Dinah and Fish, and a great hug for Yao, the Greenpeace volunteer who accompanied me on the ride to the great wall.

An enormous thank you to those Mongolians I cannot name who provided me with food, shelter and transport when I needed it in the far reaches of the Mongolian outback. Thanks to Schultz and Saskia for providing such hospitality when I unexpectedly bumped into you both.

Thanks to Danil, Alexi and the Russian bikers from Tsagaan Nuur to Barnaul, sorry I didn’t get around to finding you at the biker bar.

A great big massive thanks to all the people who have hosted me through couchsurfing and warm showers, especially Aline in Vientiane, who is now coordinating Paris a Velo.

Thanks to Manu in Astana and the fellas in Almaty. And amazingly enormous thank you to Sahib Khalilov in Baku and his family. His wife is probably the best cook in the world and his son Samir was a great guide and host. Thanks to all the staff of the meteorological stations across Azerbaijan who hosted and feed me, despite not sharing my language or knowing who I was.

Thank you to Mamuka and David in Tbilisi for giving me a place to sleep, and showing me the town and around.

Thanks to Miguel and Pinar and Kirstie and Stephanie in Istanbul for putting up with us for so long. Thank you Greenpeace Turkey for supporting our visit.

George and Julia in Sofia, from WWF and the Regional Environment Centre respectively, thank you both so much for having us stay and giving us so much support and advice. Drago, thanks for coming with us, translating the interviews, and providing almost continual laughs.

Thank you Raluca, Ioana and the WWF Romania crew, and Vlad in Bucharest. Thanks Dana and your parents in Pitesti. We received so much hospitality in Romania it is still one of my favourite places. Thank you Raluca for coming cycling with us and being such great company and a great guide.

Duska, from WWF Serbia, and Milan you were both so helpful to us in Belgrade. Thanks Duska for setting up what I am sure is 12 star accommodation for us in the city. Thanks Andreas for being a awesome friend and coming cycling with me for 5 weeks. See ya soon!

Thanks Jovana, Danijela, Milica and everyone else in Novi Sad who treated us so well and it looks like your 350 event was great.

Thanks a million times to Adam and Didi in Budapest. I was a tremendous and relaxing stay for me. Thanks to Vera, Tunde and Judit from Messzelato for setting up the event for us, and putting on such a good 350 party.

Thanks Jana in Bratislava, catch up with you again I’m sure.

Until now, in Vienna, thank you Markus and Claudia for having us sleep in your room, for showing us around and feeding us and being all round awesome.

Thank you to everyone who has started to arrange Rides on the 6th Dec, you are all so amazing it still stuns me. Thanks to everyone to is participating in the Ride Planet Earth Challenge,  and who is planning on joining in on 6th Dec, I really think we can make a difference to ensure this planet stays healthy and safe for us all.

Finally a very warm thanks to all those people who have donated to the journey and project, your assistance is vital. I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone so far and there is still 5 weeks to go, but you must know that I have only made it here because of the people that have offered support along the way, I am forever grateful.

Yours,

Kim Nguyen”

Supporting Ride Planet Earth:

Imagine giving up your job, consolidating all your life savings and hitting the road for one-and-a-half years. That is what Kim is doing. But we have decided that a little bit of help from generous groups might just help the effort.

So far the following groups are supporting Ride Planet Earth with in-kind support. We thank:

Very special thanks goes to these organisations:

Max Wheeler and Makenosound

Friends of the Earth Australia

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Greenpeace China

Greenpeace Turkey

WWF Bulgaria

WWF Romania

Messzelato (Hungary)

CarBusters Magazine

BUND Jugend (Germany)