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We did not want to leave without seeing the marvellous natural wonders of the South-western US. It would take more than 6 weeks to visit all the places on a bicycle, which would probably ruin my knees and we would be in trouble as our visa was running out.
So we opted to rent a car [...]
Tags: Animals, California, Death Valley, desert, Gambling, Las Vegas, Nevada, parks, USA, Utah, Zion
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“So you travel a lot. Do you know any places where an American can safely travel? Everywhere? How about Argentina?
‘What camera do you have there? Can it take photos in low-light conditions like these? Take a photo of me, you can call it ‘ a Random American in Las Vegas’…
Steven works as a biologist for the National Parks service, investigating invasive plant species in Death Valley. He works long days and on his days off he usually stays inside that park and goes hiking or camping in the far, lesser known corners of the huge spark.
“Once you get off the main road, the camping [...]
Michael works in a bar in the Downtown area of Las Vegas, so his ‘daily’ schedule is more nightly… Once his kids graduate, he is planning to travel and hit the road again…
He is also is the CouchSurfing city ambassador for Las Vegas and he knows a lot about the city. Even though he ad [...]
We are busy in the Inn at the Spanish Garden Hotel. We fill the tub, relax on the huge bed, ask room service for a movie and some popcorn, skip the swimming pool today and enjoy the good life. BikeTravelling is not so bad after all…
Oh, I am sorry, I did not notice you reading [...]
Argentinean-born Diego lives in an old gang house in South-East LA with his wonderful wife Claudia and two kids. when they moved in, they had to remove tons of trash and plaster some bullet holes.
Diego is trying to make a difference in the community by being actively involved in the local youth’s soccer [...]
This little boy, Kevin Flores, is an awesome player on the Ross Snyder PeeWees team In LA. He took posing very serious. He was probably already used to it as according to the coaches he is a huge talent on the local soccer-fields in South-East Los Angeles…
Frank is the General manager of the Inn at East Beach in Santa Barbara. With his Hawaiian style shirts and relaxed Californian style hospitality, he wins everybody over.
Oh, and he has a great collection of muffins in the morning, thanks Frank
8 February 2009: Pacific Grove (Monterey) – Gorda. 45 + 60km…
After saying goodbye to Diego, we headed back down the ‘17 Mile Drive’ and ended up in Carmel by the Sea, a nice small town, with much better looking houses than the ‘Drive’. We spent some time exploring the old Mission, one of many that [...]
Matt & Rita are avid cycle tourists, having toured by bicycle in Italy, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Australia and the US. They actively promote cycling and are members of the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club and the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition.
Matt & Rita were perfect hosts. Even though we arrived last minute, they [...]
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