{"id":2711,"date":"2015-10-07T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T14:31:18","slug":"interview-with-thomas-despin-startup-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/en\/interview-de-thomas-despin-startup-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Thomas Despin, Startup Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we are asking travel questions to <strong>Thomas Despin<\/strong>, founder of <strong>Startup Cycling<\/strong>. For a few months now, Thomas has been traveling from country to country by bike, meeting with startup creators and learning more about their projects. We loved the concept and wanted to know more about this man from Bordeaux who seems unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">Travellers Society<\/span> : <strong>For you, traveling is synonymous with...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freedom, encounters, and learning.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span> : <strong>Q<\/strong><strong>What is the first item you pack in your suitcase? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don't have a suitcase when I travel because I travel by bike. But the first item I took with me was my tent. Because it's my primary mode of accommodation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span> : <strong>When you travel in dreams, where do you go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the road, all around the world, through Asia and the United States.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0 <strong>Your worst travel memory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was in Sweden, one day when I decided to use Google Maps GPS for directions, and it took me onto an old forest road on my bike... Which actually turned out to have become a swamp since then. I found myself with mud up to my knees and almost never managed to get my bike out of there (it weighs 60kg with the luggage, you know).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0<strong>A fragrance that invites you to escape?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Citrus fruits and peppermint.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0 <strong>What is your next destination?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am currently on the road between Tallinn and Riga. I will then go to Latvia. After that, I will go to Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary...<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0 <strong>What is your favorite hotel? For what reasons?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I never sleep in hotels. I prefer my tent (a 0-star hotel, but always with me).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/thomas-despin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/thomas-despin-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"thomas-despin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0<strong>What do you do to pass the time on a plane?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don't fly. But if I recall correctly, the last time I flew, I spent the journey reading a book and listening to music after trying to get two meal trays.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0<strong>Your best travel memory from when you were a child?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I traveled very little as a child. I remember a few ski trips, but nothing memorable.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highlighted\">JR<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0 <strong>You feel at home when you are...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the road or in small towns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/thomas-despin-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travellers-society.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/thomas-despin-1.jpg\" alt=\"thomas-despin-1\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Thomas Despin's adventure, you can find him on his website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupcycling.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.startupcycling.co<\/a>\u00a0and his Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/StartupCycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.instagram.com\/StartupCycling<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aujourd&rsquo;hui, nous posons des questions voyage \u00e0 Thomas Despin, fondateur de Startup Cycling. Depuis quelques mois, Thomas va de pays en pays \u00e0 v\u00e9lo, afin de rencontrer des cr\u00e9ateurs de start-up et d&rsquo;en savoir davantage sur leurs projets. On a ador\u00e9 le concept et on souhaitait en savoir plus sur ce Bordelais que rien ne semble arr\u00eater. : Pour vous, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,7],"tags":[117,121,139],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Interview : Thomas Despin, Startup Cycling - Travellers Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aujourd&#039;hui, nous posons des questions voyage \u00e0 Thomas Despin, fondateur de Startup Cycling. 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