A group of riders makes a stop for water as seen through dense foliage on stage 7.JPG
Amy Jenkins gives a thumbs up as she rides against Japanee hills on stage 9 towards Beppu, Japan.JPG
Bikes being loaded to travel to Tokyo o stage 17, with Mt. Fuji in the background.JPG
Brian Rodgers rides with the Japanse hills in the background on our way to Beppu, Japan.JPG
Carolyn Harper, Bill Harper & Joe Louchheim cycle through a bamboo forest on stage 7 out of Nagasaki.JPG
Kelly McNamara rides past Japanse farmland on stage 15 towards Komagane, Japan.JPG
Mt. Fuji seen through a bicycle as they're loaded to go to Tokyo.JPG
Peter Hodges rides through dense fog on stage 9, goign towards the Aso caldera.JPG
Wes & Patrice Rother ride alongside Lake Biwa on stage 14.JPG
A beautiful morning in Yeoju, South Korea on day 2_05:08:25.JPG
Stephen Growdon rides into lunch along the river & many bridges on day 2_05:08:25.JPG
Wes Rother & Patrice Rother roll into lunch on a sunny day on day 5_05:12:25.JPG
Stephen Growdon rides along the Nakdong River as he comes into Andong City on day 3_05:09:25.JPG
Karen t'Kint de Roodenbeke rides along a bridge as she leaves lunch on day 1_05:07:25.JPG
Karen t'Kint de Roodenbeke pushes hard through the Busan Alps on day 6_05:14:25.JPG
Peter Hodges rides up a steep incline on day 6 thrugh the Busan Alps_05:14:25.JPG
Chris Dean & Kelly McNamara climb through the Fukushima hills on stage 19.JPG
Karen t'Kint de Roodenbeke happily pushes through a touhg climb on stage 19.JPG
Karin Lind Hansen takes a break in the dense forest on stage 18.JPG
Patrice Rother smiles through a tough climb on stage 19.JPG
Stéphane Lancereau pushes through a tough climb on stage 21.JPG
Richard Hughes rides through rolling green hills on stage 21.JPG
Stéphane Lancereau, Kelly McNamara, Chris Dean, Michell Frost, Peter Hodges & Cat Hodges cycle through Hokkaido's farmland on stage 27.JPG
Paul Graham rides through dense forest on stage 18, the first day of the Wild Japan section.JPG
Luke Louchheim rides through a dark forest on the first day of the Wild Japan section, stage 18.JPG
A rider cycles through dense forest on stage 7 from Nagasaki to Kumamoto.JPG
Brian Rodgers cycles past Lake Shikotsu on the final day of the JTTE 2025.JPG
Cath Hodges rides into lunch with a smile on day 5_05:12:25 copy.JPG
Cath Hodges rides through a bamboo forest on stage 7 past Nagasaki.JPG
Gonzalo Pastor cycles in the pouring rain on Shikoku island on stage 10.JPG
Fergal Whyte cycles throug dense forest on stage 18.JPG
Kelly McNamara & Chris Dean ride through rice paddy fields on stage 22 copy.JPG
Riders riding through Iya Valley_05:24:25_9.JPG
Richard Hughes, John Florin & Michelle Frost cycle through Tsumago-juku_05:28:25_22.JPG
Shrine on the sea_05:21:25_4.JPG

In May and June of 2025, I followed TDA Global Cycling’s (https://tdaglobalcycling.com) Journey to the East trip as there designated content creator. As the group cycled from Seoul to Busan to South Korea, then from Nagasaki to Sapporo in Japan, I captured every moment on and off the bike. I took photographs, shot video footage and edited Instagram Reels. I also wrote blogs for their website and produced YouTube videos.

You can follow the links below to see my work on the tour:o June 2025,

BLOGS

“Too Good to be True: The Treat of Bike Path Cycling in South Korea”

“As Long As There’s A View: How Cycling In the Rain Still Makes for a Perfect Day in Japan”

“You Need To Know You’ll Have Bike Brain: The Journey to the East 1st Time Riders on What They Wish They Knew”

YOUTUBE