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Joining me today is someone who once tried to sail from Norway to France and failed, who decided to ride a bike 5,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico but didn\u2019t know how to change a tire, and who has gotten lost, stuck, and confused in more countries than he can count, Otto Ecroyd, author of Northbound and Down.\xa0\nWhat long-distance adventure are you wanting to conquer? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.\nIn This Episode\n03:00 Learning On The Go\n04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started\n09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it\n15:30 Alaska Adventure\n19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time\n23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?\n27:55 Being So Remote\xa0\n30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations\n35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way\n40:40 Timeframe & End Date\n44:25 The Longest Stretches\n46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned\n48:50 Post Trip Life\n55:50 No Rules Needed\n56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book\n59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap\n\xa0\nImportant Links\nFind Otto's book Northbound & Down\nLocation Indie\nWant to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts,\xa0@HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles\n\xa0\nWant More?\nEpic Trips & Micro-Adventures w/ Alastair Humphreys\nAdventures Big & Small w/ Alastair Humphreys\nWhere To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott