Errands in Greece
After about two weeks in Athens, things are good. The city is much larger than I had first realized, full of traffic, electric buses, and people. The city has a metro system which makes it very easy to get around even while my bicycle is in the shop with a broken rear hub. My […]
Eastern Europe: Photos
Here are photos to accompany the last update, which covers riding through Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, and into Greece. The ride was gorgeous, particularly areas along the coasts of Croatia and Macedonia, and inland areas in the hills of Albania, and crossing through mountains to Ohrid, Macedonia. You can see photographs of two other travelers […]
Laying Low in Athens
Big News! Two things: First: Seize The World now has 501(c)(3) status. Your donations are now tax deductible. This is a huge step forward for us. One of our major goals from the outset has now been accomplished. We are now free to pursue donations from sources that might not previously have considered making contributions. […]
Still Moving
Since the last update, which went up when I was in Knin, Croatia, I have been moving along by bicycle, bus, and ferry. It has felt at times as though I were traveling by bus and ferry as much as by bike. And, indeed, that may be the case. From Knin, I rode south to […]
Quick Update From Croatia
The past week has been one of the most full, rich weeks of the tour in terms of people, publicity, and riding. I am sitting in a cyber cafe in Knin, Croatia right now feeling sun burn on my back as I type a quick update for our brand new website which has been created […]
Through Italy, into Slovenia, on to Croatia
I am now in Kozina, Slovenia, a small city just E of the Italian border. It took me four days to get here from Venice. My route took me NE to Trieste, then up over some hills and into Kozina. Today I will ride to Ljubliana, and tomorrow I will ride across another border into […]
Europe By The Numbers
Here are a few numbers to describe the journey up to this point. To see another set of numbers, click here. Multiply or divide any of the following numbers by either .6 or 1.6 to get their metric equivalents. Right… Days Traveling: 154 (USA = 54, Europe = 100) Total mileage: 4,200 Seizures during the […]
7000 KM to Rome
Riding through Italy has matched my concept for this tour almost perfectly. After having imagined rolling green hills, sunny riding along the coast, eating delicious food at night, and meeting great people, it feels good to have experienced all of those things during my ride from San Remo to Rome. I entered Italy after having […]
France: Photos and Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5WuB5Fq8tSE Here is a video as well as a few photographs of the ride through France. Click here for the text that goes with these! I am now in Laigueglia, Italy, on my way to Genoa, and things are looking up! The coast is beautiful, I have never seen so many cyclists, and I just […]
Barcelona
Sometimes I will ask myself, as I start an update (i.e. right now) what might mix things up? What might make it fresh? Different? Exciting? The answer, at least for me, at least this time, is Barcelona. I spent five days there. Long enough to get bored. But I didn’t. I had some regular experiences […]