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Episode 036: Maike Brinksma – The Amazon Of Europe Bike Trail
Episode 036: Maike Brinksma – The Amazon Of Europe Bike Trail
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Maike Brinksma is an athlete, academic, environmental activist… and cyclist, from The Netherlands. In the summer of 2021 she will be one of the first people ever to cycle the ‘Amazon of Europe Bike Trail’. She talks to the podcast about her plans to explore the riverine landscapes of the Mura-Drava-Danube UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. She also reflects on the joys of being a Dutch cyclist. (Or is she?) Plus: Caroline Burrows, the Bristol-based Scottish poet and cyclist, recounts her experiences of cycling to work in her short story ‘False Flat’.
Released:
Jun 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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