Listen "'Come Back Alive': Mowgli's world bicycle tour"
Episode Synopsis
Have you ever dreamed of cycling around the world? For most of us, that seems too challenging, too expensive, and too risky. But for Luo Mingning, aka Mowgli, dreams are meant to be chased. A bike mechanic originally from a small village in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwest China, Mowgli set off on a bamboo bicycle he had built himself. From April 2022 to November 2025, he spent four years cycling across the Americas, Africa, and Europe. Besides his own tenacity, he also was showered with kindness from friends and strangers along the way, solved many problems and discovered a world that was bigger, warmer, and more surprising than he had ever imagined.
More episodes of the podcast Footprints
Encore: Between strings and borders
05/01/2026
Zhao Zhihai: A millet dreamer
19/12/2025
A long lie of love
11/12/2025
Encore: The Rabe family and China
04/12/2025
She power in China
27/11/2025
Hu Zijing: A TCM pioneer in South Africa
20/11/2025
Louis Koen: Home away from home
19/11/2025
Preserving the memory of Kashi
13/11/2025
APEC special: Between strings and borders
30/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.