{"id":1623,"date":"2026-06-16T14:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:52:54","slug":"velosipedom-vokrug-sveta-para-iz-gdanska-proehala-bolee-60-tysyach-kilometrov-za-tri-goda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/puteshestviya\/velosipedom-vokrug-sveta-para-iz-gdanska-proehala-bolee-60-tysyach-kilometrov-za-tri-goda\/","title":{"rendered":"60 thousand kilometers, 47 countries: a couple from Gda\u0144sk cycled around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aleksandra and Marcin G\u00f3rski have returned home after 1142 days on the road. Over three years and two months, the residents of Gda\u0144sk traveled through 47 countries, covered more than 60,000 kilometers, and made history as the second Polish couple to complete a round-the-world bicycle trip as part of a single continuous expedition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The numbers speak for themselves. The total elevation gain was 494,000 meters, equivalent to 56 ascents of Everest. The couple spent 487 nights in a tent and were hosted by strangers 135 times. The highest point of their route was at an altitude of 4,818 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey was initially based on the principle of self-sufficiency. Despite a limited budget, the G\u00f3rskis managed to keep their food and accommodation expenses within 45% of the total amount: an average of 31 zlotys per person per day. The main expenses were consumed by visas and intercontinental flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple received support from the online community, including through donations in the form of "virtual coffee." According to the travelers, this assistance was truly significant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran welcomed with open hearts, Pakistan guarded with weapons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attitude towards travelers varied greatly in different countries. In Iran, strangers stopped the couple on the road every day to offer them accommodation. In the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the situation was different: the G\u00f3rskis were accompanied by a military escort, whose vehicle followed them closely on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was clear that the guards were carefully monitoring every bush,\u201d the couple recalls, specifying that they did not feel any direct threat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most difficult stretch came at the finish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paradoxically, the most exhausting part of the route awaited the G\u00f3rskis at the very end: the South American stretch from the Perito Moreno Glacier to Ushuaia. The monotonous plain, piercing wind, cold, and rain turned what seemed to be the final stage into a real trial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eNap\u0119dza\u0142a nas tylko jedna rzecz: dotrze\u0107 na koniec \u015bwiata,\u201d przyznaj\u0105, odnosz\u0105c si\u0119 do Ushuaia, najbardziej wysuni\u0119tego na po\u0142udnie miasta na \u015bwiecie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked how they managed to maintain their relationship under continuous togetherness, the G\u00f3rskis respond without unnecessary pathos. Conflicts, they say, arose only in two situations: when they were hungry or when they were exhausted. While riding, each existed at their own pace: talking on the go was almost impossible, and this provided space for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Return<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professional reality greeted the travelers without a ceremonial reception. Aleksandra, a kindergarten teacher by profession, returned to work. Marcin, who previously worked in electronic banking, is currently searching for a job. They admit that the hardest part was not the journey itself, but the decision to leave their jobs at the very beginning, and now to rebuild their professional lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the couple has no regrets and encourages others not to be afraid to dream. \u201cPeople on the internet lack authenticity. If you focus on authenticity, you can achieve a lot,\u201d the G\u00f3rskis believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next? They answer this question with a smile: \u201cThe best journey would be one from which you don\u2019t need to return to ordinary life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Polish couple to travel around the world on bicycles were Adela Tarkowska and Krzysztof J\u00f3zefowski, who did this from 2010 to 2019. The G\u00f3rskis became the second.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alexandra and Marcin Gurski have returned home after 1142 days on the road. Over three years and two months, the residents of Gda\u0144sk traveled through 47 countries, covered more than 60,000 kilometers, and made history as the second Polish couple to complete a round-the-world trip by bicycle as part of a single continuous expedition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tm_exclude_from_home":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[102,10,2],"tags":[2790,2801,2810,2793,304,2803,2804,2809,2791,17,2798,2806,2811,2789,2802,2799,2807,14,2792,2805,236,2794,2808,2800,2795,2796,2797],"class_list":["post-1623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-puteshestviya","category-gdansk","category-novosti","tag-aziya","tag-blog-puteshestvennikov","tag-byudzhet-krugosvetnogo-puteshestviya-na-velosipede","tag-veloputeshestvie","tag-velosiped","tag-velosiped-krugosvetnoe-puteshestvie-60-tysyach-km","tag-velosipednaya-ekspedicziya-vokrug-sveta-istoriya","tag-veloturizm-ekstremalnye-marshruty","tag-veloekspedicziya","tag-gdansk","tag-zhizn-v-doroge","tag-zhizn-v-puteshestvii-na-velosipede","tag-istorii-puteshestvennikov-polsha","tag-krugosvetka","tag-para-iz-gdanska-krugosvetka-na-velosipede","tag-perito-moreno","tag-polskie-veloputeshestvenniki-1142-dnya","tag-polsha","tag-priklyucheniya","tag-puteshestvie-do-ushuai-na-velosipede","tag-puteshestviya","tag-rekord","tag-rekordnoe-veloputeshestvie-47-stran","tag-turisty","tag-ushuaiya","tag-ekstremalnye-puteshestviya","tag-yuzhnaya-amerika"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1625,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions\/1625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}