Kiwi on epic cycling adventure - you vote, she pedals

Press Release For immediate release 6 October 2011

Kiwi on epic cycling adventure - you vote, she pedals.

When most people go on holiday they like to know where theyre going and what theyll be doing, but Indiana June is not like most people. Diana Tansey, travelling as her alter-ego Indiana June, is biking around the world, but only going to places her online followers choose.

Her new style of travel blog invites people to vote what happens next in her real-life adventure story and wherever gets the most votes, she cycles to and then shares the experience online. Followers worldwide have sent her zigzagging across Ireland for everything from the crowning of a goat to swimming with a dolphin and her most recent destination is France.

“Ive always said life is about the journey, not the destination - now Im putting that philosophy to the test”, states Indiana. So far her French journey involved watching the All Blacks play France in Paris and now she is cycling the Loire Valley.

When talking about how she came up with the concept, Indiana said, “I literally wrote down a list of all the things I love in life and then came up with a way to combine them all at once. I love spontaneous travel, meeting locals, hearing their stories and of course cycling from place to place at my own pace.”

A recent survey by British Cycling revealed that women avoid cycling because of safety concerns, lack of knowledge of routes, and having no one to cycle with. Says Indiana; “I hope to prove that these factors shouldnt stop you from getting on a bike and having fun”. Wondering about the name? While on a recent trip home to New Zealand, a fat-fingered customs official mistyped her name as „Indiana June into his computer, giving her the inspiration for her on-the-road character.

Indiana June is no stranger to quirky ways of travelling. In 2007, she did a 20-country road trip through Europe with three antipodean friends in a purple ice cream van. Indiana June explains, “I hope to be on the road for up to a year, publishing stories, photos, drawings and videos along the way and anyone with a bicycle or an Internet connection is welcome to join me.”

Indiana June is taking the explosion of social media to a whole new level, interacting with thousands of followers who will ultimately decide the destiny of this pick-a-path adventure. To find out whats next for Indiana June or to place your vote, go to: www.indianajune.com

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