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Teen traveller explores South Korea while riding his bike in Perthshire
07.06.2022 - 21:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A boy from Stanley is finding out what it would be like to cycle round South Korea - but he’s making his 1200km bike trek without leaving Scotland.
Tavish Tares (13) is one of 10 Scouts from Perth and Kinross who has been selected to go to the World Scout Jamboree held in Korea next year.
Like all the other participants, he and his family are needing to raise the eye-watering fee of approximately £4000 to cover the cost of the international trip.
So Tavish, who attends Morrison’s Academy and is part of the 7th Perthshire (Methven) Scouts, came up with his own personal fundraising plan.
He set out in March on his bike to cycle a total of approximately 1200km, the distance around the edge of South Korea.
To do this he split the mileage up into around 30 bike rides, mainly round Perthshire, but some taking him on an adventure to Scotland’s west coast.
For each ride on real Scottish roads, he looked at the map of Korea. After a day’s pedalling, he blogged his progress.
While actually cycling around Scottish roads, Tavish’s mind was thousands of miles away as he researched the places he’d visit if he were really biking round this part of Asia.
For instance, take his ride on May 29, which was a rainy trip to Little Glenshee with Tavish’s friend Euan – and virtually to an ancient Buddhist temple.
Tavish noted: “Total distance to date: 646km. Real ride: 39km ride with my best friend Euan and his dad, round Little Glenshee.
“A wonderful sunny evening, with biblical downpours. Once you’re wet you really can’t get any wetter.
“Virtual Tour: to the Haeinsa Temple which is home for the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,350 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398.”
On June 1, Tavish was
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