Stage
1: Asia and Oceania
Note that photo links found in written journals may not work. Click the photo icon to see accurate photos of each country :)
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Around the World in 80 Photos. This album is dedicated to Carlos in San Jose, Costa Rica :)
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 USA |
Our test tour from San Francisco to
Los Angeles was cut short, but we sure had a blast. Check
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 Japan |
Our first of a planned 76 countries
was truly a magical experience! Japan rocks! Go there
by bike and you'll see! |
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 S. Korea |
Korea was a relaxing time for us loaded
with 1,000's of feet of crazy mountain biking, time with
new and old friends, and World Cup celebrations. |
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 China |
China 1: Beijing to Hanzhong. This
includes our adventures in Beijing and Xian, as well as
our ride with our first international passenger from Belgium |
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| China |
China 2: Entering Tibetian Prefecture.
This was an unreal adventure with our two guest riders
from Slovenia. An epic journey! |
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China 3: High Plateau Backroads. 400KM
of dirt roads over many passes over 5,000M with our guest
rider Jane & fellow Aussie riders Jo & Dennis
plus our adventures to Ligiang, Dali & Kunming. |
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Lhasa, Tibet to Katmandu,
Nepal. Our 1000 km adventure through some of the most
beautiful & volatile sections of Asia. |
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Nepal |
Nepal. Our gratitude levels
are high as we reflect back on the magic of Nepal and
the wonderful memories that will forever be in our hearts
and souls.
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 India |
The trip from India
to Thailand was different from the traveling we've done
so far. As in the rest of life, some things were good,
some bad, but all an adventure. |
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 Thailand |
Thailand offered it all!
From a 24 hour mountain bike race, to scuba diving, to
countryside touring in the north! |
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 Cambodia |
Cambodia is an adventure travelers
dream and it's especially good on two wheels! A must see
and must visit! |
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 Laos |
Last of the Asia journals! More miles
of smiles to pick up again in October 2003! |
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| Our First Year Summary Album |
How to take 13 months on the road and
compress it into 60 photos? We did it. Check em out! |
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 Brunei |
Garryck's short 12 200+ KM burst through
Brunei is a hoot! |
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 Singapore |
Garryck's quick trip to the bike shop
to begin testing a new full suspension bike design |
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 Malaysia |
A pivotal country where
Garryck is hospitalized and taken out of the tour for
many months after a mean crash |
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 Indonesia |
With Garryck laid out healing, Jamie
takes on Indo solo in Java, Bali and Lombok |
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Fiji |
Fantastic Fiji! An amazing
journey with many Fijians and other friends that will
touch your heart! |
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 New Zealand
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A blissful 2 months in
the summer of New Zealand with the wonderful Kiwi locals
riding, surfing, kayaking and more! |
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 Australia #1 |
Part one of a two part
adventure takes us to Tasmania and Victoria's Great Ocean
Road. An unforgettable journey! |
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| Australia #2 |
Part two of the All Good
in Oz takes us from Sydney to Brisbane with tons of biking,
surf and great times! |
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 Portugal |
Jamie takes his first dive
into learning Portuguese to prepare for Africa & Brazil
future travels. |
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 Vietnam |
We missed Vietnam due to
SARS in 2003 so Garryck did a solo run with his Tangle
Free. Awesome photos, journal to come |
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Stage
2, Part 1: South and East Africa |
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South Africa 1 |
Landing in Cape Town on
Jamie's 34th Birthday, delivering 33 donated bikes to
a township high school and adventuring our way to Durban... |
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Lesotho |
An unforgettable country
with huge 10,000+ foot passes, preserved Basotho culture
and an amazing adventure with Maruti for 3 days... |
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Swaziland 1 of 2 |
The small yet exciting
country of Swaziland is the perfect place to spend the
Easter holidays with dozens of guest riders, great music
and art, stunning wildlife. There will be two expeditions here--West and East...coming soon.. |
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Mozambique
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The first of two amazing expeditions of this awesome country. We explore the Maputo province with guest rider Mohamed on our first filmed trip! |
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Swaziland 2 of 2 |
I loved this amazing country so much I had to come back again with the film equipment to capture the magic. |
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Mozambique
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A return to Mozambique after the return to Swaziland :). I head north to the Inhambane province with plenty of interesting guest riders & adventures |
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Zimbabwe |
A wild adventure into a troubled nation, I tried to stay optimistic and look for the good in light of the current situation. I found the good, the bad and the ugly... |
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Zambia |
The challenges of dishonesty and deceit continue but unforgettable life lessons hide themselves in difficult experiences. A real whopper of an adventure indeed! |
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Malawi |
The "Warm Heart of Africa" lives up to its reputation. Malawi was bliss from the first day to the last, with great people, music, nature and friendships. A must read for a feel good session! |
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Kenya |
Mamacita (my mom) makes a surprise visit to Kenya and we hit Western Kenya with riders from 16 to 60, male and female, musicians, sleeping and conscious.. the whole works! Check it! |
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Uganda |
Rollin hills, rushing rivers, amazing people, live music in the park and a battle with the travelers burnout blues makes this one exciting country! |
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Rwanda |
The hills continue as I battle my fears of riding solo in a country with a pretty brutal recent history. Conquering the fear pays off as I meet amazing new friends and have unforgettable experiences |
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Tanzania |
Coming... |
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Stage
2, Part 2: West Africa
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Airlines of West African Expedition provided by:
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Niger |
The "world's poorest country" was full of rich, humble, content people and experiences that I will not soon forget. |
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Mali |
From live music in Bamako to a 4 day mountain bike adventure in Dogon Country to the intoxicating Djenne, Mali was action packed...check it! |
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Burkina Faso |
Coming...Check blog for updates. Bit behind, sorry :) |
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Ghana |
Re-entry back to life on the road to in Africa after 4 months in USA was not easy, but great times were found... |
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Togo |
Ups, downs and all arounds as I head back into the guts of W. Africa. Full spectrum of the human experiences ;) Journal coming soon...check pics now |
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Benin |
My first hit of the lung infection was in Benin so not much riding...just chillin with friends and trying to heal up |
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Senegal |
I have a rough cut of photos online now, journal when I can get to it. Enjoy! |
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Gambia |
I had a nasty lung infection so Gambia was mostly about healin up and hangin' with great people. Check it! Photos only now, rough cut. Enjoy! |
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Mauritania |
I had to take a miss on this magical country. Check the brief journal :( |
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Western Sahara |
Not much of a "country", a chuck o sand formerly occupied by Spain, now by Morocco...uh, drove in a fruit truck suffering from Pneumonia through it ;) |
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Morocco |
Morocco was the end of my healing session from the nasty lung issues. No major riding, mostly relaxing, surfing and healing. Photos soon... |
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Italy |
Italy, home of many Bianchini's, great cycling, food, wine, people, nature and more! It was a lovely transition from Africa with many lessons, new friends and unforgettable experiences! |
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Switzerland |
Switzerland was truly unforgettable. I had 6 amazing riders taking me 400km through some amazing terrain, home stays, great food, culture and lasting friendships! Dig it. |
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Liechtenstein |
A quick 2 day stay in this small but stunning country was mostly indoors due to nasty weather, but my host Trix and Swiss rider Roman made it unforgettable |
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Austria |
The rain started the second I crossed the border and I did not see the sun for most of the visit. But I managed to meet an amazing Austrian host and climbed deep into the chilly Alps. |
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Slovenia |
Reunited with a Slovenian guest rider Ursa from our 2002 China highland adventures led to tons of great new friends and unforgettable experiences |
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Croatia |
Rollin into Croatia with 2 Slovenian riders, big love with Svemir who I met in 2002 in Nepal, reaching the nation via 2 national TV broadcasts, Island hopping with Butterfly n Svemir...Bliss |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Wow wow wow! I fell in love with the country, or at least the amazing souls I was fortunate enough to encounter. There is something VERY special about this part of planet earth. A must read and put it on your travel plans! |
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Serbia |
I had a mild meltdown personally for some reason, along with many bike issues, so this trip was a bit scattered as far as Peace Pedaling goes...but still unforgettable. |
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Hungary |
I came back home to Hungary here! My family is from this amazing country with some of the friendliest people on earth, a rockin capital Budapest, wild foods, fun language and vibrant cycling community. I love Hungary! |
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Slovakia |
Actually, my family is from the "former hungary" and now Slovakia! I got to meet my Fabian family, a few new brothas n sistas, cycle some cool routes and I'll never forget Slovakia! |
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Czech Republic & Exit Festival, Serbia |
A stunning weekend in Prague with new and old friends, followed by a pull to the famous Exit Festival in Serbia, then a quick ride in N. Czech to Germany with Czech rider Irena :) |
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Germany |
Exploring S. Germany with Czech rider Irena followed by bliss in Berlin with German friends Tim and Sybille from Africa. A great series of riders from Berlin to Rostock to top it off. Nice! |
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Denmark |
I'm the luckiest tourist in the world with 7 straight days of perfect sunny weather, great new friends, outdoor concert--true summer bliss |
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Sweden |
Although the weather changed the good mojo continued in Sweden. From my lovely hosts in Malmo Lisa and Paula to 5 days of amazing experiences with my former Au Pair from 29 years ago--So Sweet Sweden |
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Norway |
A rocky start into the country leads up to an amazing connection with great people, music, nature and a reuniting with friends I met in Africa. |
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Scotland |
Scotland rocks the house! Fell in love with the people, Glasgow, northern nature and shared it all with a new brother from another mother Mark. |
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Northern Ireland |
Belfast is a city like no other--waking up and rockin' out of the recent challenges with violence. The people, music, nature and history are worth a visit! |
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Republic of Ireland |
The luck of the Irish was flowing and the Peace Pedalers Rainbow in full affect with great riders, weather, waves and hospitality galore! Lovin it! |
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Wales |
I came to Wales for the friendly people, plethora of nature, great surf and culture and got so much more then I could have expected. |
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England |
England exceeded my expectations in unique ways I would never imagine. From meeting great new friends to maturing old friendships with the English folks it was ecstasy in England |
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Holland |
A far cry from the British culture hitting Holland was a shock, thrill and pleasure all mixed in one. The cycling, perfect weather and friendly people made it a country I'll never forget. |
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Belgium |
Coming in hot and happy with a Dutch rider Karen into Brussels after a 100km sunny ride we continued to be blessed with a divine weekend. Add to this a 4-day cycling adventure with my Belgian Waffle Philippe and you have the ingredients for a wicked time! |
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Luxembourg |
With a broken bike, beat up camera equipment and an exhausted body and spirit I decided to make Luxembourg a hibernation country and just relaxed--but we did manage to have some good times and meet a few cool souls :) |
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France |
France has it all...amazing nature, surf, food, wine, cool people, history, the Basque Country & more. Add to that visits from mom, our Nanny from Sweden & reconnecting with 2 great Frenchies and it was heavenly! |
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Spain |
Spain was full of surprises--the good, the bad and the ugly. But in the end it was just perfect, as it always does... |
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Portugal |
The last country of my European tour was the icing on the cake with 2 amazing hosts, 3 riders, 5 days of surf and a visit from a good friend from Barcelona. I'll miss you Europe!! |
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Stage
3, The Americas
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April 2009 to October 2010
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USA |
Nov 2008-Feb 2009. Before heading off to Brazil and starting Stage 3 some great times were had with friends and family while raising money and awareness for Good Hope School. |
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Brazil 1 of 2 |
Living in Brazil: I had a dream to live in Brazil to learn Portuguese and write my book proposal. It was an amazing 2.5 months experience I'll never forget! I learned the language & found an agent! |
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Brazil 2 of 2 |
Riding Adventures in Brazil: I finally leave my "home", friends and life to start stage 3 of the expedition heading home. Excellent adventures in Florianopolis and Rio Grande do Sul. (see photos & blog) |
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Uruguay |
Stunning nature, great waves, friendly people, tasty steaks and plenty adventure. Enjoy the ride! (no journal, see blog) |
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Argentina |
Ascending in Argentina. Colorful adventures in Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Las Missiones. |
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Paraguay |
Paradise in Paraguay. One of the most amazing 17 days of my life. Go to Paraguay! For now, enjoy the ride! |
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Bolivia |
Blessings in Bolivia. Ups, downs and all over S. Bolivia with great adventure, music, food, people n projects. Enjoy! |
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Chile 1 |
Grounded in Chile: My bike frame cracked in Bolivia and I sent it to USA from Chile. Incredibly magical hospitality comes my way including 3 weeks of free Andes skiing!! |
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Atacama Adventures: On the road with Cristina in the stunning Atacama Altiplano |
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Peru |
An unforgettable 3 weeks where we explored the Cuzco region on an Inca Expedition and rode, surfed and sunned our way north to the border of Ecuador |
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Ecuador |
We fell in love with this small yet diverse country. The people are incredible, the food, natural wonders, rich culture. Put Ecuador on your travel plans for sure! |
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Columbia |
From the Salsa capital of the world in Cali, great new friends, connecting with the locals on a 500km adventure to Medellin, discovering Cristina is pregnant...exciting! |
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Perfection in Panama, that's what it was. From landing in Panama City with mom, meeting John our host, finding epic live music, riding wit eh 3 amazing characters to arrive to perfect waves at Morro Negrito! |
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Costa Rica |
Ups and downs and all around was the theme of Costa Rica. Amazing highs of great riders and positive people mixed with lows of a robbery and equipment failures. In the end it was all good. :) |
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Nicaragua |
I realized a dream to explore Ometepe Island but did not make it far due to mechanical issues. Luckily I met Pedro & Antonio who became my Ometepe family. Limited San Juan adventures but all good! |
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El Salvador |
I faced my fears of traveling in Central America's most violent country and I'm glad I did! I met the most soulful, sweet, open and caring folks. Don't believe the hype--it's a jewel. |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala was nothing like I envisioned. Foul weather, washed out roads and other signals led me on a ride that was the perfect close of my Latin adventures. |
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Mexico |
On hold until future date. Ran out of time and had to get to Spain for the birth of Little Luca :) |
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Canada |
A simply perfect expedition of the lovely western BC region of Canada reuniting with 4 Canadian Peace Pedalers I met on 4 different continents. I LOVE Canada! |
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USA |
Whew! What a long stranger trip it's been! Rolled off the ferry into Seatte and down to Oregon with perfect weather, tail winds n great people. Finished off with my new family--my son Luca n Partner Cris in from Spain to see me to the finish line in San Diego. Next adventure: fatherhood :) Time to share the adventures via TV/Film/Book |
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| Africa |
Return to Africa 2011: A 3-week adventure to reconnect with special friends in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. |
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