Written on August 25, 2010
This summer hasn’t been so easy for the heat sensitive. And when you live in the tropical Miami, Florida it’s not so easy to escape the sweltering sun, even if you are spending the day at the beach.
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Written on August 25, 2010
Day 1 – August 17th, 2010 We left Belo Horizonte a bit later than expected. Lucas driving the rental car (which is surely in the economy category judging from its size), Ricardo up front taking pictures out the windows and at various pitstops along the way (impressive viaducts, the first glimpse of the peak of…
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Written on August 24, 2010
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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Written on August 24, 2010
They were village women in braids, highland hats and tiny pumps. Some even had babies slung to their backs. But they all made their way about the makeshift soccer pitch at pace, kicking around a half-deflated ball.
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Written on August 5, 2010
London got its own bike scheme last week. Finally. Hurrah. It’s modelled on the Bixi here in Montreal, and for that reason I wrote a comparative piece for the Guardian: In Montreal’s tracks.
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Written on August 5, 2010
What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.
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Written on August 4, 2010
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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Written on August 2, 2010
Far away from the humdrum sights you’ll encounter on an average bus tour in the U.S. are some seriously offbeat attractions you won’t find anywhere else.
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Written on August 1, 2010
Five years ago, I invented cycle-touring. After rejecting backpacking out-of-hand as a fulfilling post-university form of escapism
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Is it hotter outside than usual? Or is it just me?
This summer hasn’t been so easy for the heat sensitive. And when you live in the tropical Miami, Florida it’s not so easy to escape the sweltering sun, even if you are spending the day at the beach.
Continue Reading »
Day 1 in Brazil – Whirlwind of a day, but finally made it back.
Day 1 – August 17th, 2010 We left Belo Horizonte a bit later than expected. Lucas driving the rental car (which is surely in the economy category judging from its size), Ricardo up front taking pictures out the windows and at various pitstops along the way (impressive viaducts, the first glimpse of the peak of…
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How to get sponsorship for your cycle tour
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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What is microfinance?: A view from the field
They were village women in braids, highland hats and tiny pumps. Some even had babies slung to their backs. But they all made their way about the makeshift soccer pitch at pace, kicking around a half-deflated ball.
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Help Londoners find a new name for their bikes
London got its own bike scheme last week. Finally. Hurrah. It’s modelled on the Bixi here in Montreal, and for that reason I wrote a comparative piece for the Guardian: In Montreal’s tracks.
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What it’s like to start a Blog
What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.
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What has happened to travel?
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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Land of the free, home of the weird
Far away from the humdrum sights you’ll encounter on an average bus tour in the U.S. are some seriously offbeat attractions you won’t find anywhere else.
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Moving forward from vanilla cycle touring
Five years ago, I invented cycle-touring. After rejecting backpacking out-of-hand as a fulfilling post-university form of escapism
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