Sooooo Ready
Juuuuuuuuuust as I was beginning to wonder where my official CicLAvia 2011 Supporter spokecard was at, it showed up in the mail a couple days ago and made real all the latent anticipation I have for the second 7.5-mile long street party taking place tomorrow morning. I warranted being sent one of those as a …
I’m With The Band
Thailand & Cambodia 2055 Originally uploaded by there2roam During one of our last excursions in Chiang Mai we journeyed to a village cooperative supporting several indigineous tribes from the area, and of course I couldn’t get together with a local family for a brief and very enjoyable gong ‘n drum jam. Photo by Susan, who’s …
Previous Long-Distance Record Eclipsed
Until last year, the farthest urban environment from home I’d ever rode a bike as an adult was San Antonio, Texas, which deposed riding done in San Francisco way back in 2003. From here on out, I’ll have to work really hard to top my new 8,000-plus mile long-distance record: Chiang Mai, Thailand: Granted, the …
One Of Many Once-In-A-Lifetime Experiences
I’m sorry the blog’s been so dormant since we got back stateside. I was greeted with some really bad news the morning after we got home (that I really can’t go into), and on top of that when I haven’t been mutely distracted by said news, I’ve been subsumed in the avalanche of work that …
Me & Boo See Take A Dip In The Ruak River
Too much with the elephants? Really?? Well, it’s not every day you get to ride around on one on dry land — and certainly not quite as often that you get to climb aboard one for a cool-off in a nearby waterway, so you’ll just have to indulge me and/or enjoy the CapCam vid below, …
Beau & Me From Another Angle
Susan had my point-n-shoot rolling in video mode when I dismounted Bo at Elephant Camp: More importantly, the organization the provides such unforgettable opportunities does so to benefit both Asian elephants and the mahouts who are responsible for them. Please learn more at www.helpingelephants.org.