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Intermezzo: Interview with Ivana & Harry for Examiner

November 6, 2009 by Harry, 1,808 views  
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Nancy Vogel Sathre is not only cycling from Alaska – Ushuaia as well, she is doing it with her husband and two kids, homeschooling them all the way! They can be followed on http://familyonbikes.org She also writes for Examiner.com and recently asked us for an interview. I might as well post it here, not just to [...]

Intermezzo: Anniversary: one year on the road

September 30, 2009 by Harry, 1,404 views  
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While we were watching the locals dance on Isla Cozumel I realized that exactly a year ago we had started out in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, more than 10,000km/6250mi North-West of here. One of the main paradoxes of time showed itself, as it seemed light-years away, while it also felt like we only started yesterday. But [...]

Happy 2009

January 1, 2009 by Harry, 1,345 views  
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Ivana prepared a nice post for new years, looking back and ahead: 2008 was incredible… We have been travelling all around the world the past year: from Amsterdam to Argentina, Peru, Australia, (Harry was invited by Jim, Thanks Jim), Istanbul, Tanzania and we started our trip by bicycle from Alaska to Ushuaia … …It wasn’t just travel; the [...]

Mile 207, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area: a Trash Rant…

December 2, 2008 by Harry, 1,547 views  
Filed under General, Go green, Oregon, Trip reports, USA

I am about to post several wonderful images of Oregon State, USA. A truly beautiful place. But first I have to get something else off my chest: <rant> Imagine cycling along one of the most beautiful stretches of coastal nature in the US, maybe even in America. Dunes, forests, cliffs and rough waves. So nice they [...]

Tips from the road: Couchsurfing, WarmShowers & Hospitality Club

November 19, 2008 by Harry, 2,974 views  
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This post is a thank you to all the wonderful people that have hosted us on the way and offers advice for travelers as well as hosts. For those new to Couchsurfing, WarmShowers.org and the Hospitality Club, these are networks of people opening their house and/or local knowledge up to other travellers, supplying them with free [...]