Kyoto and the Shinkansen
Click here to read the article in the University of Colorado Alumni Magazine, Coloradan, about Seize The World, if you have not already done so! Life in Kyoto, Japan is good. My friend Ian McKittrick and I rode about 200 miles from Narita, Japan through Tokyo and around Mt. Fuji to the city of Hamamatsu […]
Back to Japan
Japan…It is my first time back here since I visited when I was three years old. The only things I remember since that visit are a vague – but intense – excitement about the Shinkansen – Japan’s bullet train – and Tokyo Disneyland. This time, my friend Ian McKittrick has flown out to join me for two […]
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China was the perfect monument to wrap up my tour of China. Gigantic, well-made, lots of shopping options throughout the entire process of my visit. A thoroughly representative example of my experience in China. And a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving. This, of course, makes me […]
George The Cyclist
China has been one of my favorite countries for bicycle touring. I have spent the past week touring with my friend George Christensen – a.k.a. “George The Cyclist,” and although I have only been able to ride my bicycle for about 700 of the 1,700 miles of my route through the country, my time here has been […]
China
The past week or so has been a nice tour from Nanning, China to Guilin, China. Two metropolises – a word that seems very easy to use here – in the south. I was held up in Nanning for a week before I could depart with another case of travel sickness…that kind of general nastiness […]
No Facebook in China! But Great Cities and Touring.
No Facebook in China…but great cities and touring! I am writing from my hotel room in Nanning, China. I woke up this morning at a different hotel on the other side of the city, packed my bags, and got on my bike to leave the city. I planned to purchase a replacement camera on my […]
Truckers, Construction, Southern China
I am in an internet cafe in Shangsi City, China. I am here by accident, in fact – both Shangsi, and the internet cafe. It was a long day of riding today – as they all must be from here until Tokyo – and I was kind of just pedaling along thinking as I usually […]
Seizure, Vietnam, Thieves, Welding, Head Gear, Coffee…
The seizure occurred on a day after I had not taken Zonegran, one of the two medications that I take to control my seizures. I had missed Zonegran for two days because my bottle ran out, and I had forgotten to replace it one night from my panniers – I keep one bottle easily accessible, […]
A Year On The Road: Slide Show Extravaganza!
It has now been one year and a few days out here on the road. As Iwas going through my photos to prepare some kind of a quick slide showto prepare on my iPod in order to show passers by what I was up to outhere, I found myself, on October 15 – the one-year […]
Laos
After many weeks of touring, I now find myself, once again, in a place where people drive on the right side of the road. I had pretty much gotten to the point that I preferred the left side of the road, but I guess it is nice to be back in a more familiar place. […]