This is part one of a two part release.
At the beginning of 2016 Laura Bingham set off for the Pacific coast in South America to cycle some 7000km across to the Atlantic, which in itself is a major challenge. However she chose to make it even harder for herself by not spending a single cent on route, relying totally on the generosity and natural goodness in mankind to see her along the way.
It was all in aid of a charity Operation South America which homes, helps and educates young girls to give them a brighter future than life has handed them.
Although she aimed to do this as a solo female, she was advised by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the patron of her expedition to have a companion for most of the trip. So she had a number of people with completely different backgrounds join her and experience life on the road, under the same rules. Living on charity.
She returned in July and married Ed Stafford, a well known adventurer who completed walking the length of the Amazon.
This podcast covers, the practical, the logistics and the hands on approach of her adventure.
Please visit Laura’s YouTube Channel for more detail on the trip and some of the challenges she had to overcome.
She has also been interviewed by a number of other podcasts who chose to discuss other aspects and they can be found here.