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How we often clean our shields while on the road! Summer 2010-Cross Country trip
Welcome RWANDA, you are number 173 Country to visit our BLOG! We hope to see your country one day for sure! Background In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven…
WELCOME HAITI YOU ARE THE 172ND COUNTRY TO VISIT OUR BLOG! HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND MORE! THANKS! Background The native Taino Amerindians – who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 – were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French…
There has been a lot of talk recently about what the term ‘Adventure Riding’ really means. Is it blasting down a gravel highway on a fully loaded 1200cc motorcycle? Doing single track on a light enduro style motorcycle with nothing but a backpack? Or is it riding two-up with everything you own, ready to take…
For More Info on all this stuff go to Powerlet Equipped I got a message from one our readers on FB and he asked about how we charged our phones while on our trip riding the Triumph Tigers. The answer is really easy and I thought I would share what works for us and perhaps…
Some More Geography Lessons with our latest country Myanmar! 170th country to stop by! Background Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth was attained…
Goes on all our decent size trips! Questions feel free to ask.
Welcome SPAIN…your country just hit over 1000 views and is the newest country to be highlighted on our BLOG! Thanks for your support and hope to see your numbers grow. Help spread the word….share our address! Spain (ES) 1,039 Madrid 235 Catalonia 187 Andalucia 148 Comunidad Valenciana 104 Pais Vasco 50 Galicia 44 Castilla-La Mancha…
We will continue to post countries who hit 1000 along with info about that country so we can all appreciate the beautiful places on this earth. Next up is New Zealand. Leslie was there in 1990 but we both need to get back. Sure is a lot to see down there which also screams BIKE…
May 5-7 2012 Once again there are twists and turns in the life of Cheryl & Leslie. After 15 years as many who read this blog Cheryl proposed to Leslie and we are going to get hitched next summer 2013. Yep, in Canada we too can join the sector of marriage and it’s legal. I…
We are having problems figuring out where to go for at least one ride this summer. KLIM has their annual ride and here is all the info one would ever want. I hope we can make this event if we both can get off work…anyone going to go? Daily rides leaving from base camp (on…
On top of Mount Washington in NH
Carla King Lonely Planet Author (Hoover your cursor over the Title’s there are links in some)
I have been following this couple for years now and they are truly a couple of adventurers and pioneers! They are now riding two rebuilt BMW’s and are getting the recognition they deserve from the ADV world. They both take awesome photos too! Apr 17, 2012 View Comments by Simon and Lisa Thomas With no…
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