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.
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