Kim Nguyen spent 16 months cycling from Brisbane to the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen to promote sustainable travel. He has been able to see first hand the effects of climate change including severe flooding in south-east Asia, the spreading of the Gobi desert in Mongolia and dried up riverbeds in north-eastern China. Nguyen travelled around 100 kms per day and would rest every fourth day. Along the way he suffered injuries and his bike started falling apart after 6000kms and he did a few improvised repairs to last the remaining 12,000kms.
When he reached Europe, local cyclists rode with him to show their support.
In Copenhagen, he will attend an alternate climate change forum and meet various delegates including the Australian team.
He is already plannig to do the trip again.
For more details click here for the ABC report.For Kim's Official Site click here.
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