Favorite Days Entries
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Heaven on Earth
Thursday, July 1st, 2010After a day of working, our hosts Jurgita and Tomas pack their car with food, bottled water and picnic supplies. Then, we all ride together, fourteen kilometers down the road to Tomas' parents' week...
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A Ride in Munich
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010This morning we met Felix and Nadine at the "Rathaus Glockenspiel", a famous attraction in downtown Munich. Every day at 11AM and 5PM, the clock tower in the town hall comes to life with bells, chim...
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New Friends
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010When we got back from our resupply mission yesterday, we had an email waiting for us from Nadine, a really nice cashier at one of the outdoors stores we visited. Before we made it back to our hotel,...
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Sounds of Sibiu
Sunday, May 16th, 2010I was roused this morning around 7AM by a raucous, twittering racket just outside our tent. The early birds in the trees surrounding us were tweeting and chirping so loudly they may as well have bee...
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Precious Cargo
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010For the really important decisions in life I've found that no list of "pros and cons" will help. Logic doesn't really apply, nor does rationality. There's simply a knowing, a gut feeling that what ...
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The Universe Provides
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010There are times on this trip when I question my abilities. Am I really capable of doing this? What are we even doing here? Why am I doing this? What is the value of this? These thoughts generall...
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Pushing Through Paradise
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010We were thankful for the shelter of our tiki hut this morning when we discovered it had rained in the night. We really and truly no longer take having a roof over our heads for granted! Since the a...
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Celebrating Sunday
Sunday, February 14th, 2010I would never have imagined this to be true, but many of our favorite days involve slowly climbing mountains. As long as we bring copious amounts of food, start the day with a positive attitude, and...
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The Road to Tozeur
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Backpacks, food, water, camera, and an extra liter and a half of fuel strapped to the newest member of our team, a Motobecane Mobylette, model AV88, we wave farewell to Giovanni and Lorenzo and "spee...
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Motorized: Part 1
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Yesterday, as we boarded our louage to Douz, it occurred to me that the used, run-down scooters we've seen everywhere in Tunisia couldn't be very expensive. As we sat down for the two hour journey, ...
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Festival of the Sahara
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Arriving in Douz under the blistering sun, we leave the louage station and join a whirlwind of activity. As we walk through town it is easy to imagine how colorful and lively this place must have on...
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To Tataouine
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Louage- nf. def: A Tunisian shared taxi van that drives REALLY fast. It is white with a colored stripe indicating where/how far it goes (yellow=local, blue=county, red=intercity). There is no set ...
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Under the Spell
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009We're not sure what to expect as we purchase tickets for the ferry to the Kerkennah Islands off the coast of Sfax. It doesn't really matter what it's like, though, the total cost is 1 dinar 800! We...
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Peaceful Day
Monday, October 19th, 2009From an outsider's perspective, cycle touring may seem like a romantic, leisurely and relaxing way to take a vacation. There's the beautiful scenery, the wind in your hair, the open road, and the fr...
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Fast Friends
Friday, October 16th, 2009Surprisingly when our alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, neither of us wanted to budge from our highway free camp! Our tent had become a cozy, warm little den; a thick carpet of pine needles benea...
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October's Bright Blue Weather
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009The warmth and manic weather (repeated bouts of sun alternating with downpours) of the past few days have passed, leaving a distinct drop in temperature and crisp, clear skies. It is the quintessent...
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Life is Good
Friday, September 4th, 2009Huge misty clouds obscure entire mountains from view; the world is swathed in shades of grey. It is pouring down rain, and water falls from the bridge's underside drain pipes like someone left two s...
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Conquering Julierpass
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009Today is the big day; our highest mountain climb ever will take us over Julierpass! For breakfast, I make us a large pot of muesli with cooked apples to keep us well fueled. Feeling full, we hit th...
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Gorgeous Climbs
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009After sleeping in rather late this morning we packed up our river-side free camp and carried our belongings over to a steep embankment leading to the road. Once we were mostly prepared, we took the ...
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Thank you, Dad!
Monday, June 22nd, 2009We have been biking 80-90 kilometers a day lately; quite a bit more than our usual 50-70. When the phone rang last night, we picked it up and were greeted with the cheerful voices of my parents want...
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Hearth & Home
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Once again, we waited out the rain this morning. When the alarm went off we promptly turned it off and rolled over, the sound of the raindrops in our ears. Tyler was fed up and decided that if it k...
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Hedgeley Hall
Friday, April 17th, 2009We coasted into the Hedgeley Estate around 5:30pm. Affixed to the door of Hedgeley Hall was a note from our host, Katie, letting us know that she had run to the next village to visit her mother. T...
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The Cove
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009StumbleUpon Readers: Please click here for a message! Thanks for stopping by! This journal entry is the first of ours that has ever been "stumbled upon" and we wanted to say hello. As best we ...