It’s great that you can join me and are taking an interest in my bike world tour. Driven by muscle power alone I am seeing the world with my own eyes – I am getting to know new people, countries and cultures. Since March 2010 I have tried to communicate with people on my travels seeing myself as a “bike ambassador”. I have enjoyed conveying all these experiences as well as sharing my own culture with others and I hope I am succeeding in bridging the language and culture barrier.
The fact that I am going to use my bike should show that this trip isn’t just a big holiday. It means so much more to me: Besides the physical and cultural aspects of this journey it is also my aim to help disadvantaged children in Vietnam. The real purpose of this journey from West to East (in more than just a geographical way) is to raise significant funds for the HCWF Organisation (Ho Chi Minh City Child Welfare Foundation). At Christmas this year I would love to give them personally the donation money – as kind of a Christmas present.
For more information on HCWF and their functions please look under the following link: Support
I have created the interactive project Fund Riding - challenge of the month. I would like people to sponsor me by donating one cent for every kilometre ridden per month and this money will go to HCWF. It is my aim to collect 5000 Euros through donations by Christmas this year. With the donation money I want to support and guarantee the medical provision for 100 children at least for one year. The medical provision for every child costs 50 Euros per year. I hope people will realise that it doesn’t take much to make a difference to the life and health of these kids.
If you could help by sponsoring me no matter how little you can afford please follow the link: Support
I would like you to be a “Fan” of my webpage. That is why I have tried to make it as interactive as possible. If you go on “I Like” you can see updates with pictures, videos and reports all the time. I want you to take part in my experiences. To give you a real-time experience I am travelling with a camera on my helmet. I am also doing a Live TV Channel update and upload professional photos of the places I have visited.
You will be able to follow me from East to West and from South to North. Among other things you will be following Marco Polo’s travels through different countries with me. You will be able to join me in the heat when I cross the Himalayas and you will shiver along with me when I go to cold places. You will see me when I am struggling and need strength in physically demanding situations and when I am lonely knowing you are watching will spur me on.
The French artist Francois Poulat will support me on my journey and will paint scenes of my travels in his pictures. Fifty percent of the profit of every sold painting will go directly to HCWF. If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact me.
On the following pages you will find more statements about the reasons why I am doing this journey and information about the journey in general. You can follow my actual travel status under travel information where you will find pictures and videos as well as useful information for “potential future bike travellers”.
„Pingo Kim“ -my arctic travel companion - tells quite interesting stories, too. I would be happy if you have a look in his Pingo Kim Travel Book as well as in his Pingo Kim Videos. In the Videos Pingo Kim especially explains to the children of the HCWF Organisation what he is experiencing on his journey all over the world.
Finally I would like to say thank you to all active backers, sponsors and the press. Thank you for believing in me! You really do help realising this project!
I would love to see you sometimes on my page. Have fun getting involved in my adventures or even just with dreaming or browsing. I also would appreciate if you could sign my Guestbook
Yours Bike Ambassador and Pingo Kim
