The summary of a single day of cycling in this country: February 22, 2013 We woke up early… we knew we had to. Riding needed to happen as early as possible in the day. So we rose to the sound of the alarm at 4:15, hoping to pack up and hit the road as soon...
This morning, we heard the news about an American couple that was most likely kidnapped while on a cycling journey in Peru. They had recently traveled from Cusco to Lima, in areas where we were less than one year ago. This news comes just one week after we heard about Pete and Mary, an English...
We’ve completed our time in Vietnam, maxing out our visas at the 30-day limit. And we loved it. Just as a general summary of our time there, we thought we should share some of the good with the bad—the highlights and lowlights of our month in this wonderful country. Highlights: Hoi An… This might have...
People had warned us before we came, and one simple fact became clear as soon as we crossed the border from China. There are A LOT of motorcycles in Vietnam. In fact, motorbikes and scooters make up 95 percent of registered vehicles in this country. Right away I noticed the absence of regular cars. Now,...
I’m convinced that children in Vietnam must learn to say “Hello” as one of their first words. I can picture it now… moms with small tots on their knees, perhaps they just learned to say “ma-ma.” Everyone is so proud, parents beaming with joy–he’s talking now! What does that mean? Time to teach this kid...
We only had 30 days on our visa for China, which is the fourth largest country in the world by land mass and the largest by population. So basically, we only got a glimpse. And even though it was tough, and the cold was hard, and the language barrier the biggest we’ve faced, we liked...
