Dean Nicholson and Nala – Cycling Around the World
When Dean Nicholson started his mission to cycle around the world, little did he know that he would pick up a furry hitchhiker along the way! In the now-famous video, we see Dean meeting Nala, a tiny 8-week-old abandoned kitten who was chasing after him, meowing to get his attention. Nala would change the meaning of his journey, as she enables Dean to meet people and experience their cultures in a very personal way. The title of his new book says it all: it’s “Nala’s World .”
BIO:
Hi All, I’m Dean! On the 1st September 2018 I left Dunbar, Scotland with the ambition to cycle the world. 3 months and 9 countries later I was coming up to the Bosnia-Montenegro border when I heard a little kitten meowing her heart out, chasing me trying to get my attention. We were 12 miles from the nearest town, and it was soon clear by her friendly nature and desperate hunger her owner had intentionally dumped her.
Over the next coming days the kitten and I grew closer, It was clear she had lioness traits, with her feisty and loving personality and so it was Nala was to be her name. Following a trip to the vet I finally became her owner as she had previously not been registered. From then on it was set, Nala was to be my new travel companion, riding up front with the world ahead of her.
From there on our social media following exploded with ‘the dodo’ creating a video of our story gaining 130 million views and the media sharing our adventure globally. And with the sharing of our story the support we gained from our followers grew too on @1bike1world
Nala and I now travel the world together learning about each other and the world we live in along the way. We have faced many challenges and helped many people and animals alike on our journey, more of which you can read all about in our book Nala’s world