Destination London, with foot on pedal

London, the host city of the next Olympics, seems to have a special hold on thrill seekers.

Just a week after a trio of horse lovers launched their continental tour on horse back from Beijing to London, Spaniard Guim Valls Teruel is getting ready for an even more ambitious world tour.

But instead of riding a horse, he will make the Beijing-London trip on a solar-powered electric bicycle. This unprecedented attempt is aimed at promoting a global culture of energy conservation and waste reduction.