The year has begun on an unstable note, with natural disasters or geopolitical tensions skyrocketing, placing millions of people in tenuous situations. Travel is seen as riskier than ever, with annual reports of countries that are unsafe for women, or embassies issuing travel warning to politically unstable areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PZrqAhGTd0&feature=youtu.be Fredrika Ek, a young woman from Sweden, has helped break many stereotypes about traveling to remote corners of the world, and helped quash fears that many solo female travellers have about far-off locations. She has managed to accomplish the Herculean task of biking to over 40 countries across continents, starting from her hometown in Sweden, through Europe , the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America,
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Around the world on two wheels - Fredrika Ek's solo bike journey
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