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Take A Seat

From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
Length: 15:18

An interview with adventure filmmaker Dominic Gill and his journey riding a tandem bicycle 22,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina while inviting complete strangers to ride along on the back seat. Read the full description.
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In 2008 Adventure filmmaker Dominic Gill road a tandem bicycle from Alaska to the tip of Argentina. A journey of 22,000 miles for two years he peddled the length of two continents on a bicycle built for two. But here's the catch, he kept the back seat empty and invited random strangers he met along the way to join his adventure and peddle behind for as long as they liked, some for a few hours one person came along for six weeks.

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In 2008 Adventure filmmaker Dominic Gill road a tandem bicycle from Alaska to the tip of Argentina. A journey of 22,000 miles for two years he peddled the length of two continents on a bicycle built for two. But here's the catch, he kept the back seat empty and invited random strangers he met along the way to join his adventure and peddle behind for as long as they liked, some for a few hours one person came along for six weeks.