Never in a million years would I imagine I’d end up inside Buckingham Palace, let alone meeting the King and the Emperor of Japan. And yet somehow tonight, I found myself celebrating UK-Japan relations at a State Banquet shaking hands and chatting with King Charles, Emperor Naruhito, as well as a former British Prime Minister (and a very soon to be Prime Minister). All absurdly surreal – especially the concept of me wearing smart clothing. Looking forward to chatting more about it when I get back to Tokyo, but absolutely a night I’ll never forget. Many thanks as always guys for watching! Good lord, what a journey it’s been.
Never in a million years would I imagine I’d end up inside Buckingham Palace, let alone meeting the King and the Emperor of Japan. And yet somehow tonight, I found myself celebrating UK-Japan relations at a State Banquet shaking hands and chatting with King Charles, Emperor Naruhito, as well as a former British Prime Minister (and a very soon to be Prime Minister). All absurdly surreal – especially the concept of me wearing smart clothing. Looking forward to chatting more about it when I get back to Tokyo, but absolutely a night I’ll never forget. Many thanks as always guys for watching! Good lord, what a journey it’s been.
I always joked that I’d leave Japan the day I got to have coffee with Ken Watanabe. – So this is fairly awkward. 🍿It took 9 years to get here but it’s finally happened guys! Ken Watanabe himself will be featuring in an Abroad in Japan documentary in a few months time. I look forward to sharing more details with you all soon! (And no, I still can’t believe it either).
I always joked that I’d leave Japan the day I got to have coffee with Ken Watanabe. – So this is fairly awkward. 🍿It took 9 years to get here but it’s finally happened guys! Ken Watanabe himself will be featuring in an Abroad in Japan documentary in a few months time. I look forward to sharing more details with you all soon! (And no, I still can’t believe it either).
It’s finally over. All great stories need a fitting ending and yesterday we got ours. Half a month spent furiously peddling over 1,000km across Japan’s mountain ranges and megacities, with an astonishing $1 million raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, culminating with hundreds of amazing folks cheering us on across the finish line at Tokyo Tower. The journey wasn’t easy; my back and leg muscles are stuffed. And I won’t forget the feeling of my heart almost exploding while ascending 1,200m at the base of Mount Fuji. There were some genuinely terrifying moments in tunnels, pedalling frantically whilst sandwiched between a concrete wall and a ten ton truck. Falling off the bike on to a stone pavement covered my already shattered legs in cuts and bruises. Yet through it all, I always felt a part of something bigger than myself. Cycling alongside the seemingly unstoppable Connor and knowing that every step of the way, people around the world were cheering us from this bloody incredible community was genuinely the greatest motivator of all. Without Pete firing us up the second week, the struggle would have been a nightmare. Ian saved our bikes more times than I can count and Paul was there to capture every moment and raise our spirits every morning along the way. And without our brilliant guests, Garnt, Felix and Natsuki, the endless cycling would’ve descended into monotony. It was a team effort in every sense, though make no mistake, Connor absolutely earned this victory. The journey was no easy task but to undertake it all while simultaneously entertaining 25,000 viewers everyday with a shoulder mounted camera is borderline insanity. The man is practically the Welsh Terminator. I’m immensely grateful to him for convincing me to do this once again and to see it through from start to finish. We’ll be working tirelessly to edit the full edited Cyclethon 3 episode for Abroad in Japan in the coming weeks guys. Can’t wait to share it with you all! It’s my birthday this week and it seems I’ve already had the best birthday present of all. (Well unless of course, someone plans to gift me a barrel of Camembert of course😉).
It’s finally over. All great stories need a fitting ending and yesterday we got ours. Half a month spent furiously peddling over 1,000km across Japan’s mountain ranges and megacities, with an astonishing $1 million raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, culminating with hundreds of amazing folks cheering us on across the finish line at Tokyo Tower. The journey wasn’t easy; my back and leg muscles are stuffed. And I won’t forget the feeling of my heart almost exploding while ascending 1,200m at the base of Mount Fuji. There were some genuinely terrifying moments in tunnels, pedalling frantically whilst sandwiched between a concrete wall and a ten ton truck. Falling off the bike on to a stone pavement covered my already shattered legs in cuts and bruises. Yet through it all, I always felt a part of something bigger than myself. Cycling alongside the seemingly unstoppable Connor and knowing that every step of the way, people around the world were cheering us from this bloody incredible community was genuinely the greatest motivator of all. Without Pete firing us up the second week, the struggle would have been a nightmare. Ian saved our bikes more times than I can count and Paul was there to capture every moment and raise our spirits every morning along the way. And without our brilliant guests, Garnt, Felix and Natsuki, the endless cycling would’ve descended into monotony. It was a team effort in every sense, though make no mistake, Connor absolutely earned this victory. The journey was no easy task but to undertake it all while simultaneously entertaining 25,000 viewers everyday with a shoulder mounted camera is borderline insanity. The man is practically the Welsh Terminator. I’m immensely grateful to him for convincing me to do this once again and to see it through from start to finish. We’ll be working tirelessly to edit the full edited Cyclethon 3 episode for Abroad in Japan in the coming weeks guys. Can’t wait to share it with you all! It’s my birthday this week and it seems I’ve already had the best birthday present of all. (Well unless of course, someone plans to gift me a barrel of Camembert of course😉).
It’s finally over. All great stories need a fitting ending and yesterday we got ours. Half a month spent furiously peddling over 1,000km across Japan’s mountain ranges and megacities, with an astonishing $1 million raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, culminating with hundreds of amazing folks cheering us on across the finish line at Tokyo Tower. The journey wasn’t easy; my back and leg muscles are stuffed. And I won’t forget the feeling of my heart almost exploding while ascending 1,200m at the base of Mount Fuji. There were some genuinely terrifying moments in tunnels, pedalling frantically whilst sandwiched between a concrete wall and a ten ton truck. Falling off the bike on to a stone pavement covered my already shattered legs in cuts and bruises. Yet through it all, I always felt a part of something bigger than myself. Cycling alongside the seemingly unstoppable Connor and knowing that every step of the way, people around the world were cheering us from this bloody incredible community was genuinely the greatest motivator of all. Without Pete firing us up the second week, the struggle would have been a nightmare. Ian saved our bikes more times than I can count and Paul was there to capture every moment and raise our spirits every morning along the way. And without our brilliant guests, Garnt, Felix and Natsuki, the endless cycling would’ve descended into monotony. It was a team effort in every sense, though make no mistake, Connor absolutely earned this victory. The journey was no easy task but to undertake it all while simultaneously entertaining 25,000 viewers everyday with a shoulder mounted camera is borderline insanity. The man is practically the Welsh Terminator. I’m immensely grateful to him for convincing me to do this once again and to see it through from start to finish. We’ll be working tirelessly to edit the full edited Cyclethon 3 episode for Abroad in Japan in the coming weeks guys. Can’t wait to share it with you all! It’s my birthday this week and it seems I’ve already had the best birthday present of all. (Well unless of course, someone plans to gift me a barrel of Camembert of course😉).
It’s finally over. All great stories need a fitting ending and yesterday we got ours. Half a month spent furiously peddling over 1,000km across Japan’s mountain ranges and megacities, with an astonishing $1 million raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, culminating with hundreds of amazing folks cheering us on across the finish line at Tokyo Tower. The journey wasn’t easy; my back and leg muscles are stuffed. And I won’t forget the feeling of my heart almost exploding while ascending 1,200m at the base of Mount Fuji. There were some genuinely terrifying moments in tunnels, pedalling frantically whilst sandwiched between a concrete wall and a ten ton truck. Falling off the bike on to a stone pavement covered my already shattered legs in cuts and bruises. Yet through it all, I always felt a part of something bigger than myself. Cycling alongside the seemingly unstoppable Connor and knowing that every step of the way, people around the world were cheering us from this bloody incredible community was genuinely the greatest motivator of all. Without Pete firing us up the second week, the struggle would have been a nightmare. Ian saved our bikes more times than I can count and Paul was there to capture every moment and raise our spirits every morning along the way. And without our brilliant guests, Garnt, Felix and Natsuki, the endless cycling would’ve descended into monotony. It was a team effort in every sense, though make no mistake, Connor absolutely earned this victory. The journey was no easy task but to undertake it all while simultaneously entertaining 25,000 viewers everyday with a shoulder mounted camera is borderline insanity. The man is practically the Welsh Terminator. I’m immensely grateful to him for convincing me to do this once again and to see it through from start to finish. We’ll be working tirelessly to edit the full edited Cyclethon 3 episode for Abroad in Japan in the coming weeks guys. Can’t wait to share it with you all! It’s my birthday this week and it seems I’ve already had the best birthday present of all. (Well unless of course, someone plans to gift me a barrel of Camembert of course😉).
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
We passed the halfway mark of our seemingly endless 1,200km cycle. Thanks to everyone’s who tuned in and donated to the Immune Deficiency Foundation – over $400,000 raised so far! I won’t lie it’s been tough. Every morning I wake up to throbbing legs, muscles sore from the day before. Every passing truck feels like a near death experience, and each day seems to now blend into one, with barely any time to recuperate between each stretch. But for every stretch of highway, the journey is punctuated with moments of beauty; a Torii gate in a quiet village, a serene moment by a gushing stream or the afternoon breeze across a luscious rice field. Having guests join Connor and I has been a real blessing too for morale; Garnt and Felix were legendary companions and I’ve more memories than I can count from the last week alone. From battling through torrential rains, and getting a brofist by Himeji castle, to being guided through Osaka by a kind stranger (thanks Toru!) and getting swept up in the crowds of a Hanami party at the Kintai Bridge. Thanks again for joining us on the first week of our epic adventure guys. 6 days to go and tomrorow is one hell of a day – wish us luck! @natsukitheman may well appear tomorrow 😎 Hope he brings the hot tub… . . . .
Tomorow is the big one. Both the penultimate day and the hardest day of the Cyclethon, including a partial ascent of Mount Fuji. Then finally on to Tokyo. Thanks to everyone for your support over these last two weeks and for raising an incredible $630,000. Can’t believe we made it this far! Wish us luck 🗻
Oh dear god. The epic 1,000km Cyclethon 3 kicks off this Monday with @cdawgva A 14 day nightmare through Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagoya & Tokyo, alongside @giggukaz, @pewdiepie and @microdebu And look, I’ll admit, I might have got cold feet at the final hour. Sorry.
Tokyo in the rain is Tokyo at its best 🗼 . . . . . #japan #japantrip #japantravelphoto #tokyo #shinjuku
Absolutely bloody bonkers! It’s official. We did it guys 🤯 The Abroad in Japan book is somehow the No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller, with the highest number of sales of any book in the UK this week. Thank you so much to everyone for grabbing a copy and for all the amazing reviews so far. There were many times during the endless 6 months of writing in a room, when I nearly lost my mind, so it’s hard to put into words the relief, gratitude and sheer elation that I’m feeling right now. And for those wondering, the audiobook will be out later in September – I’ll be recording it in London in a few weeks! We’re so lucky to have such an incredible community around the world and it’s been so damn fun to share this decade long journey with you all. Time to celebrate with the biggest block of Camembert that I can possibly find 🎉
Can we take a little moment to appreciate this gorgeous display at @waterstonescanterbury for @abroadinjapan, our current Non-fiction Book of the Month… Featuring hilarious and insightful stories from a decade living in Japan, Chris Broad’s extraordinary travelogue includes a love hotel, a North Korean missile incident – and everything in between. Tap to shop.
Can we take a little moment to appreciate this gorgeous display at @waterstonescanterbury for @abroadinjapan, our current Non-fiction Book of the Month… Featuring hilarious and insightful stories from a decade living in Japan, Chris Broad’s extraordinary travelogue includes a love hotel, a North Korean missile incident – and everything in between. Tap to shop.
Tokyo at Dusk 🇯🇵 📌 Roppongi Man if I could drive around filming Tokyo all night long… . . . . #japantravel #japantrip #tokyo #japanphoto
Back hiking the Nakasendo Trail 📌 Magome, Gifu Prefecture ⛩️ After just about surviving a ridiculous two week cycle across Japan, I gave my legs a week to recover then set off on a hike into the mountains of central Japan. A chance to unwind and finish off what was left of my legs. The Nakasendo trail was once the main route between Tokyo and Kyoto, an incredible journey with 69 outpost towns, many of which today remain faithfully maintained today. The rustic towns, babbling brooks and towering mountains make the perfect escape from the city and a breathtaking reminder of what makes the Japanese countryside so damn special. I can’t recommend it enough – we made a video on the region a year ago over on YouTube if you want to learn more. Get yourself out here and I promise – sore hiking legs aside – you won’t regret it. 🇯🇵🏯 . . . . . #japantravel #japantrip #japan #nakasendo #magome
