Going Slowly: Biking & BakingGSunday, November 23rd, 2008 When Tyler suggested we change the name of our website from "advriding" to "goingslowly," I heartily agreed. Going Slowly fits our trip much better than Adventure Riding does. For me, this trip is not about being hardcore and adventurous, and I p...
Ooh Look! I made a fire!GSunday, November 23rd, 2008 I've never made a fire before. With frigid fingers I gathered little grassy things and made a tinder. It's kind of like a nest. And then I gathered little pieces of birch bark, small twigs, bigger twigs, and actual sticks. Much faster than I wa...
Vaccinations Lookup ChartGThursday, November 20th, 2008 We just finished putting together a handy Vaccination Lookup Chart that will let you look up any country in a few seconds. Hopefully this will help somebody besides us :) ...
Rain Gear (Showers Pass)GTuesday, November 18th, 2008 The rain gear we want for the trip is terribly expensive so we've been hunting for deals the last few weeks. Last night Tara discovered Team Estrogen (already the most affordable vendor for Showers Pass gear) was having a 20% off sale which wou...
Happy Anniversary to Us!GSaturday, November 15th, 2008 We celebrated our one-year anniversary of being together with a trip to the cities to get vaccinated. This was not my ideal way of celebrating, but it does have its perks, like being able to rest easy in other countries, knowing we probably won't ...
On Getting VaccinationsGWednesday, November 12th, 2008 We just paid nearly $400 each for someone to make our arms very very sore. …well, mine are anyway, Tara seems to be fine! Ow. ...
Ultralight Alcohol StoveGMonday, November 10th, 2008 Tara and I spent all day Saturday working on what was supposed to be a fun learning experience making emergency backup stoves. To our surprise what we wound up with works better than our WhisperLite! It is smaller, lighter, quieter, more efficien...
Winter CampingGSunday, November 9th, 2008 If someone were to ask me, say six months ago, if I would go camping in 20 degree weather, four days in a row, the answer would be a resounding "absolutely not." That is, though, exactly what we have been doing, and I think it was actually my idea...
VaccinationsGWednesday, November 5th, 2008 I just spent the last 3 hours on the phone with various travel clinics in Minnesota trying to put together pricing for our immunizations, what a nightmare. It boggles the mind how much bureaucratic nonsense a person has to wade through to get basic...
