{"id":40655,"date":"2023-06-14T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T12:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/?p=40655"},"modified":"2023-08-28T09:12:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:12:32","slug":"cyclist-finds-a-cat-at-the-side-of-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/cyclist-finds-a-cat-at-the-side-of-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"This Cyclist Finds A Cat At The Side Of The Road And Takes Her On His Round-The-World Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:104.90740740741%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:96.887966804979%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:177.77777777778%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Traveling the world on a bicycle, spending the nights under the open sky, and meeting the cutest, cuddliest cat on the way sounds like a dream come true, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, people don&rsquo;t seem to have the guts to bite the bullet, leave everything they&rsquo;ve built behind, and rely on the thought that everything&rsquo;s going to be okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know you&rsquo;re ready when you start daydreaming, though. You picture yourself cycling through the woods of an unknown country ready to be explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your mind paints the people you&rsquo;d meet, the animals you&rsquo;d feed, and the adventures you&rsquo;d tackle. Your heart screams<em> &ldquo;Go!&rdquo;<\/em> but your brain ensures you you&rsquo;re out of your wits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are you supposed to do when you start questioning your own sanity? You&rsquo;re over here wondering whether you&rsquo;d be able to care for a cat when you&rsquo;re cycling around the world, but you don&rsquo;t even have a cat. You&rsquo;re pretty sure you&rsquo;d ruin her life, nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&rsquo;d forget to bring her litterbox, to start with. You&rsquo;d need a cat carrier and you don&rsquo;t even know where to buy one &ndash; because you don&rsquo;t have a cat. You&rsquo;d have to bring a few of her favorite toys to ensure she&rsquo;s happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&ldquo;Why am I even thinking about cats, I don&rsquo;t even have a cat!&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We got you there, didn&rsquo;t we? Sure, you might be reading our article and daydreaming because you&rsquo;re on a break, sipping on a cup of coffee, or waiting for someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the protagonist of the story we&rsquo;re bringing you today did the same thing until one day he mustered up the courage to escape his daily routine and to find a fresh purpose in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Dean Nicholson, a man who decided to cycle around the world without knowing that he was about to meet the furriest of friends that&rsquo;s going to change his life forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Dean turned 30, he wasn&rsquo;t happy with the way his life was panning out to be. He felt like he was stuck in his hometown of Dunbar on the eastern coast of Scotland&nbsp;and he wanted to leave &ndash; but he didn&rsquo;t know how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was physically active and adored cycling so he thought <em>&ldquo;I might as well cycle around the world and figure out what to do on the way!&rdquo;<\/em> He was aware that cycling around the world would take a toll on his body, but he was ready for the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He left his hometown in September of 2018 and embarked on an expedition that lead him to a country far, far away &ndash; Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was in the mountains of southern Bosnia, heading toward the Montenegro border, when he heard a sound that resembled a meow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stopped and noticed a <em>&ldquo;scrappy wee thing,&rdquo;<\/em> with perked-up ears, scrawny legs, and beautiful, bright eyes. He knew he had to do something because the kitten was in the middle of nowhere. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1133\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.jpg\" alt=\"This Cyclist Finds A Cat At The Side Of The Road And Takes Her On His Round-The-World Journey\" class=\"wp-image-40889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-640x671.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-768x806.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-915x960.jpg 915w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-1029x1080.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-150x157.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1133\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201133'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='1133'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"This Cyclist Finds A Cat At The Side Of The Road And Takes Her On His Round-The-World Journey\" class=\"wp-image-40889 eager-load\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-640x671.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-768x806.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-915x960.jpg 915w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-1029x1080.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-150x157.jpg 150w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1bike1world\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"4747\" target=\"_blank\">1bike1world<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>He didn&rsquo;t know whether somebody abandoned her there or she escaped her litter and couldn&rsquo;t find her way back home, but he knew that he needed to save her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worried that somebody or something might hurt her, he put her into the pouch on the front of his bike. He began cycling, hoping she wouldn&rsquo;t hop out of the pouch and escape. She had other plans, though, because she hopped on top of him, clambered onto his shoulders, and fell asleep holding onto his neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was over the moon even though he wasn&rsquo;t much of a cat person &ndash; he preferred dogs and he never thought he&rsquo;d be drawn to a kitten. She was a force to be reckoned with and he decided to name her Nala&nbsp;after Simba&rsquo;s childhood friend in&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;The Lion King.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean and Nala made an odd duo, that&rsquo;s for sure. Dean proceeded to cycle toward Montenegro with Nala attracting attention wherever they&rsquo;d appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She spent most of the time on Dean&rsquo;s shoulders, smiling at passersby, and making everyone&rsquo;s day better. She was a sight for sore eyes, especially when she was hanging out with Dean who was a big, bearded dude. Nobody expected to see the two together, but Dean and Nala proved to be a perfect match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Dean decided to make an Instagram account (@1bike1world) to post about everything that was going on. When a website wrote a story about the two of them, they seemed to have taken the world and the Internet by storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean&rsquo;s followers started to grow and strangers started to stop the two of them on the street begging for a photo &ndash; Dean couldn&rsquo;t believe what was going on. His Instagram account gathered more than a million followers and people around the world started showing support for this unlikely, but adorable duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean couldn&rsquo;t even fathom what was going on &ndash; he managed to raise money for local animal welfare charities, with a calendar featuring photos of Nala raising over&nbsp;&pound;90,000 for 30 charities. Nala might have changed Dean&rsquo;s life, but she was changing the lives of abandoned animals, too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2.jpg 964w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-640x620.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-960x930.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-150x145.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40890 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2.jpg 964w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-640x620.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-960x930.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2-150x145.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1bike1world\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"4748\" target=\"_blank\">1bike1world<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, Nala and Dean are traveling the world with another <a data-lasso-id=\"4627\" href=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/abandoned-cat-stays-at-the-same-spot-waiting-for-his-owners-to-get-back\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/abandoned-cat-stays-at-the-same-spot-waiting-for-his-owners-to-get-back\/\">abandoned<\/a> animal &ndash; a puppy the two encountered while traveling through Serbia. Dean noticed that the puppy couldn&rsquo;t move and went to the local vet to ask for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the vet told Dean to leave the puppy behind because he was severely injured and wouldn&rsquo;t walk again. Dean couldn&rsquo;t bare to leave him behind and decided to stick around and do everything he can to help. Yasuki the puppy turned out to be the first of numerous Dean&rsquo;s foster puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean continues to cycle the world with Nala, save abandoned puppies and kitties, and make the world a better place. Go, Dean and Nala!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/guy-recreates-famous-movie-scenes-with-his-cat\/\" data-lasso-id=\"9196\">Guy Recreates Famous Movie Scenes With His Cat And You&rsquo;re Going To Love The Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.png\" alt=\"This Cyclist Finds A Cat At The Side Of The Road And Takes Her On His Round-The-World Journey\" class=\"wp-image-42545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey.png 1080w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-640x1138.png 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-540x960.png 540w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-608x1080.png 608w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-675x1200.png 675w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/This-Cyclist-Finds-A-Cat-At-The-Side-Of-The-Road-And-Takes-Her-On-His-Round-The-World-Journey-150x267.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 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