A South Korean man is peddling his way across North America from British Columbia to Montreal, and the kindness of Canadians is helping him do it.

Dressed in all black and a navy blue toque, Seongmin Ji might appear to be an average cyclist tackling the winding Sea to Sky Highway from Whistler to Vancouver.

His bicycle, however, stands out.

Using bungee cords, he’s strapped license plates from Alaska, Utah, Guatemala, and B.C. to the sides and back of his bicycle.

“B.C license, that one I got it from local people in Smithers,” Ji said.

A stranger he stayed with in Smithers, B.C., gave him this license plate to attach to his bike for the journey. (Alanna Kelly/CBC)

At 28 years old, he’s cycled the entire west coast of South America, Central America, and North America. Now, he’s hopi

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