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title: "What This Young Couple Did On Their Tandem Will Blow You Away"
url: https://bikefriday.com/uk-to-australia/
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date: 2016-03-09
modified: 2019-06-21
markdown_url: https://bikefriday.com/uk-to-australia.md
author: "BF Admin"
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# What This Young Couple Did On Their Tandem Will Blow You Away

[![tandem](https://bikefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tandem-300x243.jpg)](https://bikefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tandem.jpg)


The things that people do on Bike Fridays never cease to amaze. Tandem owners Ashley Weyman-Jones and Laura Hegarty embarked on an epic -several thousand mile- journey, from the UK to Australia.
[![weyman-jones-2](https://bikefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/weyman.jones_.2-300x225.jpg)](https://bikefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/weyman.jones_.2.jpg)


And if that wasn't enough, guess what was part of their essential gear? A *paraglider*.

If you're looking for some serious adventure reading,** check this out.**

Enjoy!