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• Headwinds, Fitzroy, and a Crazy Casa De Cyclistas: Argentinean Patagonia

  

  “Let the dream devour your life so that the life does not devour your dream.” Two-hundred and thirty kilometers is all we needed to complete before we reached E... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• BBQs, Cyclists, and a Whole Lot of Observations: Patagonia

  

  “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Kevin at the BBQ. These last few days in Argentina have been our much needed rest days after weeks of non-stop action. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Cycling Through Torres Del Paines

  

  “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” Though I have no photos to show for it, the mountains in Torres Del Paines were beautiful and we really enjoye... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Trekking Through Torres Del Paines

  

  “The core of mans’ spirit comes from new experiences.” Headed into the peaks! Trekking through Torres Del Paines has always been on my list as its said to be on... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 12 Days of Hiking and Cycling Through Patagonia: Planning For an Expedition

  

  “And then I realized, adventure was the best way to learn.” Though it’s often difficult to combine other hobbies with cycle touring, the four of us (Kevin and... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Meet Mike and Emily: An Oregonian Couple on a Quest for Adventure

  

  “There are dreamers and there are doers, but what the world needs are dreamers that do.” Mike and Emily, our two Oregonian friends. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Hardest Part About Cycle Touring: The Mental Game

  

  “Your legs aren’t giving up, your head is.” People often ask what the hardest part about cycle touring is, but in reality, the hardest part can change with ever... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Perfect Day: What We Missed Most About Cycle Touring

  

  “Your bike is discovery; your bike is freedom. It doesn’t matter where you are, when you’re on the saddle, you’re taken away.” Today was a wonderful day, a... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Cycling Through Tierra Del Fuego

  

  “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” This last week was a difficult yet wonderful introduction to cycling through Patagonia as... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Cyclists Bakery: A Slice of Heaven in Tierra Del Fuego

  

  “If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will take you there.” We had heard from two passing French cyclists that the bakery in the small town of... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Black Market: The Crash of the Peso and the Rise of The Dolàr Blue

  “And don’t let the feeble excuse of work keep you back. Remember the Haitian proverb: if work is such a good thing, how come the rich haven’t grabbed it all... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Ushuaia: A Few Days at the Bottom of the World

  

  “On the loose to climb a mountain, on the loose where I am free. On the loose to live my life, the way I think my life should be. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Bike Touring 101: How To Get Started

  

  “The journey itself is my home.” Cycling Through Kashmir in the northern Indian Himalayas. Cycle tourists, you know, the people who cycle around their... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Stress of Airplane Travel

  

  “There are dreamers and there are doers, but what the world needs are dreamers that do.” Kevin and I have had a stressful week, though as you will see,... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Turkey Through the Lens

  

  “Meaning is not something you stumble across, like an answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• From East to West: Cycling Across Turkey

  

  “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is not cure for cuiosity.” As you already know, we really enjoyed cycling through Turkey as the camping was easy, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• In Honor of The Gals Who Adventure Alone

  With the recent release of the movie Wild, Lois Pryce (an avid female explorer) wrote a piece about female explorers and why they aren’t often in the spotlight. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Snow And Steam in a Turkish Hammam (Bath House)

  

  “When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead.” Myra and I spent one afternoon in a Turkish bath house (hammam) which was an interesting... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• New Years and Cappadocia

  

  “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” We had no plans for New Years, so we were quite happy to spend the... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 2014 Through the Lens 2

  

  “She had a lively playful disposition which delighted in anything ridiculous.” Our first six months of 2014 were spent in India and Nepal, and from there, we... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL