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 […]
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 […]
France – the Words
Here is the story of France, pictures to come soon. My laptop battery is almost dead, so the photos will be up as soon as I can charge the battery and find more WiFi! It feels as though I made my way through France quickly. The only places where I stopped for more than a […]
One More Randonneur
Today’s post is not about Seize The World at all, but rather, it is about a tour that has just begun from Barcelona to Lisbon, and about the people who make bicycle touring possible. While I was staying at the Barcelona Mar Hostel in Barcelona, I met a traveler there, Vitor, who was moving around […]
A Touring Store?? Are You Kidding?
A week ago, I sent an email to a shop called Bike Tech in Barcelona to ask if they had a few replacement parts for my Ortlieb panniers, which were given to me by a friend in Telluride, Juju, the day of my departure. The answer, from Koos, the Dutch owner of Bike Tech, was […]