I have finally written down some of the stories from my rather long bicycle ride of 40,100 kilometres through 60 countries. Some are of times that were meant to be a little bit of fun, but turned out to be shockingly bad. Others might be sad on the face of it but turned out to be funny, in hindsight at least. Many are just things that happen on a tour; the kindness of strangers, the thrill of the ride, musings or thoughts that have struck me along the way. There are stories of desperation, but also of diamond moments.