Telluride

  The tour is now over, and I’ve made it to Telluride.  The trip was great.  It was a long trip, a hard trip, and a good trip.  Those were the words of another bicycle tourist I met along the road who had just made his way to Jerusalem from Germany.  I understand them pretty […]

Idaho

My latest stop on the Seize The World tour was Boise, Idaho.  After pedaling through the lonely, barren wastelands that make up Eastern Oregon, I really did not think that there was anything out there to top the experience.  But then I rolled into Boise.  I went there to give a slide show presentation to […]

Back from Christmas

I have returned to Portland, Oregon after spending a week or so visiting my home town of Telluride for Christmas.  “Wait,” you say, – “Home already?”  Yes, if I have learned one thing on this bicycle tour, it is that your family is important.  In the case of my own family, we typically come together once […]

Seattle…On the Road Again

Ian and I had a great flight back from Tokyo.  My first thought in answering questions from all of my family here was that there was lots of entertainment on the flight… Ian and I played a multiplayer game that was kind of like checkers.  We played for an hour or so before we settled […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

Elephants…Tuk Tuks…Temples…Video…off to Laos

Hello Friends, It is 8p.m. here in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  My Mom, Susan, departed from the airport this morning on her way back to our home in Telluride, CO.   Yes…they have an international airport here.  A big one.  Where 747s land from around Asia.  They take off as well.  It is internationally known.  I saw her […]

Mom in Thailand, Spiders, Chiang Mai

I have been in Thailand for thirteen days.  Those days have been really nice.  My Mother, Susan, is visiting me right now for the next week in Chiang Mai – this has been a fabulous surprise to hav occurred, especially after my father George visited me at the end of July in Cairo.  There are certain […]