▁s elling ▁photograph s ▁to ▁mag az ines . ▁From ▁Asia , ▁Gu a ▁D ah ao ▁left ▁China ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ride ▁across ▁Si ber ia , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁Turkey , ▁western ▁Europe , ▁Sc and in avia , ▁then ▁another ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0   km ▁across ▁Africa , ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁O thers ▁attempt ▁long ▁voy ages ▁in ▁exception ally ▁short ▁time ▁periods . ▁The ▁current ▁circ umn avigation ▁record ▁by ▁b icy cle ▁is ▁just ▁ 9 1 ▁days , ▁ 1 8 ▁hours , ▁by ▁Mike ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁writers ▁have ▁combining ▁cy cling ▁with ▁travel ▁writing ▁include ▁Der v la ▁Mur phy , ▁who ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁documented ▁journey ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁India , ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁speed ▁b icy cle ▁with ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁revol ver ▁and ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁under we ar . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁described ▁how , ▁aged ▁ 7 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁at ▁gun point ▁and ▁ro bb ed ▁while ▁cy cling ▁in ▁Russia . ▁Eric ▁New by , ▁B ett ina ▁Sel by , ▁and ▁Anne ▁Must oe ▁have ▁all ▁used ▁cy cling ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁a ▁literary ▁end , ▁valu ing ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁cy cling ▁brings ▁the ▁trav eller ▁closer ▁to ▁people ▁and ▁places . ▁Sel by ▁said , ▁ ▁( the ▁b icy cle )