Kerala man Fayis quits Saudi job, now on a mission to cycle 30,000 kms in 450 days- The New Indian Express

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ALAPPUZHA: Having give up a plum job with Wipro in Saudi Arabia, 34-year-old Fayis Asraf Ali is on a solo cycle mission to journey round 35 international locations. A networking engineer by career, his plan is to cowl round 30,000 km in 450 days.

Fayis, a resident of Thalakalathoor in Kozhikode, began his journey from Thiruvananthapuram on August 15 and reached Ernakulam on Monday.

His journey has a motto too — ‘Use the Coronary heart to Join Hearts’. “It carries a message to strengthen the guts for a greater life,” Fayis advised TNIE whereas passing by way of Alappuzha.

He has a cause for having picked that specific matter. “My father, Ashraf, died resulting from cardiac illnesses in 2018. That was painful. I left my job in 2015 to take care of my father. After that, I began biking to unfold the message of strengthening hearts,” he mentioned.

The journey was flagged off by Schooling Minister V Sivankutty. He has determined to cowl all districts within the state earlier than transferring to Mumbai by way of Karnataka and Goa. “From Mumbai, I’ll board a aircraft to Oman as a result of many individuals suggested me to keep away from travelling by way of Pakistan and China as a result of present political conditions. After I utilized for a visa, the federal government additionally suggested me to keep away from journey by way of these international locations,” Fayis mentioned.

He plans to restart biking from Oman, and move by way of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey en path to Europe.
 
“Later, I’ll go to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Test Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, and can finish the journey within the UK by September 2023,” Fayis elaborated.

With the arduous journey, he’s aiming to set a file for the longest distance coated by a Malayali on a bicycle. “I’ll cowl a mean of 100km every day. The route includes completely different terrain and protecting among the mountainous and hilly areas will take a while. So the journey is predicted to take 450 days to finish,” he mentioned.

In 2019, Fayis travelled from Kozhikode to Singapore on a bicycle in 104 days protecting greater than 8,000km. He cycled by way of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia throughout that journey. The Rotary Membership, Norka-Roots, Malayalam Mission, Kerala Tourism and the Kerala Hearts Basis are supporting the endeavour, with Para John and Emirates First lending monetary help.

<br /> ALAPPUZHA: Having give up a plum job with Wipro in Saudi Arabia, 34-year-old Fayis Asraf Ali is on a solo cycle mission to journey round 35 international locations. A networking engineer by career, his plan is to cowl round 30,000 km in 450 days.</p> <p>Fayis, a resident of Thalakalathoor in Kozhikode, began his journey from Thiruvananthapuram on August 15 and reached Ernakulam on Monday.</p> <p>His journey has a motto too — ‘Use the Coronary heart to Join Hearts’. “It carries a message to strengthen the guts for a greater life,” Fayis advised TNIE whereas passing by way of Alappuzha.</p> <p>He has a cause for having picked that specific matter. “My father, Ashraf, died resulting from cardiac illnesses in 2018. That was painful. I left my job in 2015 to take care of my father. After that, I began biking to unfold the message of strengthening hearts,” he mentioned.</p> <p>The journey was flagged off by Schooling Minister V Sivankutty. He has determined to cowl all districts within the state earlier than transferring to Mumbai by way of Karnataka and Goa. “From Mumbai, I’ll board a aircraft to Oman as a result of many individuals suggested me to keep away from travelling by way of Pakistan and China as a result of present political conditions. After I utilized for a visa, the federal government additionally suggested me to keep away from journey by way of these international locations,” Fayis mentioned.</p> <p>He plans to restart biking from Oman, and move by way of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey en path to Europe.<br />  <br /> “Later, I’ll go to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Test Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, and can finish the journey within the UK by September 2023,” Fayis elaborated.</p> <p>With the arduous journey, he’s aiming to set a file for the longest distance coated by a Malayali on a bicycle. “I’ll cowl a mean of 100km every day. The route includes completely different terrain and protecting among the mountainous and hilly areas will take a while. So the journey is predicted to take 450 days to finish,” he mentioned.</p> <p>In 2019, Fayis travelled from Kozhikode to Singapore on a bicycle in 104 days protecting greater than 8,000km. He cycled by way of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia throughout that journey. The Rotary Membership, Norka-Roots, Malayalam Mission, Kerala Tourism and the Kerala Hearts Basis are supporting the endeavour, with Para John and Emirates First lending monetary help.<br />