Safari Arie Media and News Stories

The Cyclist Guy interviewed me. “May your greatest dreams and goals be ahead of you; not behind you”—thus said the man, the myth, a legend, Safari Arie Hoogerbrugge. It is but one of his numerous inspirational quotes from this legendary long-distance cyclist. Read the...

My friend Horacia Velazquez who I met in Fresnillo wrote an article about me. The English translate via the help of Google Translate is the following. Corners of Zacatecas / Arie Hoogerbrugge / The Canadian cyclists Days ago through a friend's Facebook wall. I saw...

On September 6 two journalists tracked me down where I was staying at the Fresnillo fire station and interviewed me. If you speak and read Spanish you will see they did a story about me on page 11.  Open the following link and click on El Diario and swipe left until...

My moms cousin (my second cousin) Trudy Voortman Prins wrote the following blog post quoting me and referencing my bike ride in her latest blog post.  The link to the blog post can be followed HERE. Epic “Now must you cast off sloth,” my master said, “sitting on...

Ever fancied hitting the open road on a bike? Long distance cycle touring is as eco friendly as travel gets and it has a lot of other benefits. Arie Hoogerbrugge explains. Arie Hoogerbrugge is cycling from Canada to Belize, Central America. Once a long distance lorry...

In this episode of Bike Tour Adventures, I have the change to catch up with Arie Hoogerbrugge and see how things have been going on with him since we first spoke in Episode 032.  A lot has happened, or, more correctly, a lot has happened since Arie and I last spoke....

By Linda Harrington Early in 2020, Shoreline Journal readers met Arie Hoogerbrugge who was a few months into his journey pedalling across Canada in the midst of winter to eventually travel 55,000 kilometers to the tip of Argentina.  His journey began at the Terry Fox...

Click on the link below to see the Press Release sent out to 115 different news websites in the United States on November 2, 2020 Safari-Arie-Report

The Airdrie Today.com picked up my Times Colonist article Arie Hoogerbrugge arrived in Victoria the past week after cycling across Canada. He now plans to continue another 40,000 kilometres to Argentina. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Wherever he goes, wherever he stays,...

Arie Hoogerbrugge arrived in Victoria the past week after cycling across Canada. He now plans to continue another 40,000 kilometres to Argentina. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Wherever he goes, wherever he stays, Arie Hoogerbrugge just wants to share a message of hope...

October 13, 2020 by Emma Woolfrey Grimsby native Arie Hoogerbrugge, known as "Safari Arie", is completing his cross Canada trek on a pedal bike. Next destination: The tip of South America. Nine years ago, Grimsby’s Arie Hoogerbrugge had an idea. What would it be like...

On November 12th, 2019 Arie Hoogerbrugge set out on a 3 year, 50 thousand kilometer bike ride. Starting in Newfoundland, he has now made his way all the way to Vancouver, couch surfing along the way. CBC has since removed the link to the interview

The story of Arie Hoogerbrugge's second long-haul bicycle trip is, first and foremost, one of renewed faith in the human spirit. The Grimsby, Ontario product was fresh off a broken engagement and six-and-a-half years delivering cookies by truck between Ontario and...

By Andrea Arnold Although a detour to explore the Robson Valley wasn’t on his planned route, Canadian cyclist Arie Hoogerbrugge (Safari Arie) spent a few days last week hosted by McBride resident Bruce OConner. OConner picked Hoogerbrugge and all of his gear up from...

Imagine yourself and your bike, alone, in the eerie depths of roads that stretch over nations. You have nothing but a travel-sized tent and a Canadian flag flapping at the rear of your bike. You encounter storms and thunders, rains and rainbows, deers and bears....

Arie Hoogerbrugge certainly knows his way around a bicycle, and is more than adept at navigating Canada’s highways from the seat of his two-wheeler. The 47-year-old Grimsby, Ont., native completed a 6,500-kilometre trek across the northwestern part of the country back...

Arie Hoogerbrugge certainly knows his way around a bicycle, and is more than adept at navigating Canada’s highways from the seat of his two-wheeler. The 47-year-old Grimsby native completed a 6,500-kilometre trek across the northwestern part of the country back in...

Not even a global pandemic is stopping Arie Hoogerbrugge from completing an amazing 55,000-kilometre trek that began in St. John's, Newfoundland back in mid-November and if all things work out, end on the southern tip of Argentina in 2022. The Grimsby, Ontario native...

Riding up County Road 121 a few kilometres from Kinmount, 47-year-old Arie Hoogerbrugge pedals his bicycle, smiling, free from the constraints of an ordinary life, pushing his physical and mental limits during his epic 55,000 kilometre dream ride that started in St....

OhioRAAM began in 2008 when The Race Across AMerica organization moved the RAAM route through Ohio from north of Dayton to squeeze between the Dayton and Cincinnati metropolitan areas. Listen to podcast here

Eight years after doing his first bike tour, Arie is now back in the saddle, having embarked on what will eventually become a 3 year, 55000km journey across Canada and all the way down to the bottom of Argentina. Listen to podcast here and scroll to April 9, 2020

KINGSTON — An Ontario man who was on an epic bicycle ride across two continents has had to put his ride on hold and ride out the COVID-19 pandemic in Kingston. Arie Hoogerbrugge, 46, of Grimsby is staying with his aunt after arriving in the city almost two weeks ago....

In this time of fear and isolation, it is nice to hear of someone who beats the odds. OTTAWA—Arie Hoogerbrugge is a man on a mission. Two missions, in fact: fi rst, ride his bicycle to Tuktoyaktuk in the Arctic Circle, and then to the southern tip of Argentina, for a...

Arie Hoogerbrugge started riding to Argentina on November 11, 2019. Since starting in Newfoundland, the outpouring of support and the kindness of strangers he has received has fuelled his journey and kept him warm and fed. Listen in as he speaks to the lessons learned...

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. -- A former long-haul trucker who traded his big rig for a bike says he has been touched by the show of Maritime hospitality as he journeys across Canada and through Alaska to the Arctic. “I’ve been planning this bike ride since 2011, so that’s been...

By Linda Harrington Some of us have problems navigating our Canadian winter on four snow tires, imagine doing it on two narrow bicycle wheels? Arie Hoogerbrugge has been gaining a bit of local attention throughout our Nova Scotia communities as he continues cycling...

Arie Hoogerbrugge to friends, family and random interactions with people I am described as adventurous, interesting, unusual and different compared to anyone else they have ever personally met. Listen to podcast here

Arie Hoogerbrugge was never one for spending time outside in the cold, but he says he is enjoying a winter bike ride through Atlantic Canada so much he is taking his time. Hoogerbrugge's ride will eventually take him to Tuktoyaktuk, before he turns south for the long...

Thortek Outdoors is proud to sponsor Arie Hoogerbrugge as he begins his next great journey across Canada and through the Americas. This time he is going big with a 55,000 km journey through 24 countries. In this interview, Arie shares about his passion for cycling and...