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Current Featured Journal:

MoGuWi and Kia Kaha's long haul home

An overland adventure from the Uk to NZ
By Sergai Davis
#490 - posted Sunday February 5, 2012 by Neil Gunton

"Well one night after watching some Travel Documentary, and talking about some of my adventures on a bike back in 1992 /93, the question of travelling before having kids came up....In hind sight asking her if she'd like to travel to countries most people have only dreamed of seeing, over months and months, by bike, was always on the cards, Adrienn is mentally very strong and once she has made a decision, rarely changes her mind. I just needed some one like her to hold me to my word and to push me out the door,or down the road, so to speak....."

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Inching Around the World - Again! *   Zoe Vaflo-Bakilo  03:23 
487 of ??? days
On Tour in Southeast Asia *   Larry Sanders  02:47 
4 of 123 days
My pedalled globe tour (part 2): home from Japan *   Christian Bomio  02:32 
706 of ??? days
Ubonvoyage *   Al Hill  02:13 
66 of ??? days
To Catch A Rainbow - the journey continues *   Chris Black  02:00 
315 of ??? daysFeatured Journal #445
L.A to South America on 2 tandems and onwards to Timbuktu. *   Ciska Keerssemeeckers and Michael Verhage  01:32 
1230 of ??? daysFeatured Journal #479
Middle America Tour *   Bob Schofield  01:20 
108 days until start
Our Second Tour - Touring on 2 yellow bikes *   Emma Taylor  00:52 
346 of ??? daysFeatured Journal #459
Tour of Australia & NZ *   Peter Gibbes  23:18 
43 of 579 days
The Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath *   Sayre Kulp  22:28 
Completed Feb 2012
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Info on the Desert routes of Australia *   Aaron Lisco  23:52 
Work in progress
Loaded Bicycles *   Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz  08:16 
Work in progressFeatured Journal #487
European (Schengen) visas *   Leo Woodland  04:11 
Completed Apr 2008Featured Journal #278
Building a custom Shimano cassette *   Andreas Kruft  Tue 7 
Work in progress
France: help, tips, advice and guidance *   Leo Woodland  Mon 6 
Completed Mar 2007Featured Journal #245
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Latest forum posts:
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Regional: Europe  Europe Visas for touring longer than 90 days? help needed!!!   matt Gordon  Mon 6   31   02:42
Regional: North America  tips for creating routes?   Jenny Harmer  Mon 6   13   01:09
Finances  Do you all have Jobs?   Bill Vrabel  Jan 31   76   23:24
Components  Are there any obvious problems with this proposed build?   Alan Mack  20:39   5   23:22
Regional: North America  Has anyone ever stealth camped...   Chris Zacho  Mon 6   21   22:48
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Latest review posts:
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Tents & Shelters  Hilleberg "Unna" single person tent   ****_  1   Chris Zacho  Nov 3   7   22:17
Touring bikes (regular)  MEC's "The National" Touring Bike   ****_  1   Michael McWilliam  Sep 5   67   17:08
Touring bikes (folding)  Bike Friday New World Tourist   *****  *****  5   Brian Ogilvie  Jan 22   19   16:46
Bike computers  VDO MC 1.0 with Altimeter   ****_  ****_  5   Michael Feyen  Jan 2009   6   Tue 7
Hubs  Rohloff Speedhub   ****_  *****  10   Victor Weinreber  Nov 2006   38   Mon 6
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Wanted  Looking for cycling info/support in Maine U.S.A*   open  Cedar Jasiuk  2012-02-08 
Companions  Tour for July 2012*   open  James Hall  2012-02-08 
Wanted  W.T.B. next month Trans-am maps 2009 versison.* talk   open  Ron Marcum  2012-02-07 
Companions  Great Divide south to north*   open  David Brown  2012-02-06 
Wanted  Need your help to launch Trailside Bicycles!*   open  Chris VanDusen  2012-02-06 
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Cycling Across the US * www.cycling2celebrate.com Travelogue 2012-02-05 
Tom Harwood, United States* www.thepedalpushnsenior.com Travelogue 2012-02-03 
Great guesthouse finder (small locations covered)* web01.hotelsguidethailand.com/hom... Website, Travel resources, Motel, Bed & Breakfast 2012-02-03 
Trip Journals, Free Campsite Lisitings, Book and Gear Database www.bicycletouringhub.com Website, Travelogue, Travel resources, Maps, Hospitality, Food & Drink, Books 2012-02-01 
Free GPS maps for Garmin and other devices covering most of the world. garmin.openstreetmap.nl Maps 2012-01-29 
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Woodland, Leo Leo 8 Feb 2012  24 Jan 2007 
Rawson, Brian BrianRawson 8 Feb 2012  31 Jan 2012 
Beebe, Eric e-j 8 Feb 2012  8 Feb 2012 
Lucas, Dave davelucas 8 Feb 2012  6 Feb 2012 
Jasiuk, Cedar CedarJ 8 Feb 2012  8 Feb 2012 
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new_cycle_shorts I think it is finally time to buy some new over trousers

Image on journal page: China 4: Feeling bad about Feeling bad in journal UK heading east/around the world?Featured Journal #482 by katy smith (577 of ??? days)
 2012-02-09 3:29 
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4761254100_55ec3f8460_b.jpg The Empress Hotel in Victoria, in Ultra-Garish HDR Plus.

Image on journal page: Victoria to Campbell River in journal Rumble Strips of British ColumbiaFeatured Journal #412 by David Cambon (Completed Sep 2010)
 2012-02-09 3:23 
Forum Re: Has anyone ever stealth camped... by Pete Staehling in forum: Regional: North America  2012-02-09 2:54 
Forum Re: Are there any obvious problems with this proposed build? by Tyson Schimschal in forum: Components  2012-02-09 2:52 
Forum Re: Lonely Planet's top 10 cycling routes by Ben Youngriev in forum: General Touring  2012-02-09 1:48 
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