Wild Ideas Worth Living · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Samer Abu Hamad describes his bike journey as 40% biking and 60% problem-solving, involving daily challenges like finding food, shelter, and dealing with mechanical issues or logistical hurdles like expired passports and visas.
“And so, you know, that's one of the things too with biking, you learn, you know, cause it was a bike trip that I was on, but it's 40% biking, 60% problem solving and adapting every day. So where am I going to eat? Where am I going to sleep? Where am I going to stop? Oh, my something went wrong with my bike. I need to fix this. Or, you know, as I got into other countries, it's like, oh, my passport ran out. Like how am I going to get a new passport? Or where am I going to get the visa for this country? Or how am I going to hold enough water to get me through this long section? So you learn pretty quick. Like obviously I'm on a bike trip, but the bike really is the vehicle for the travel. And it's just figuring stuff out and problem solving every day.”