Epilepsy is Not Who You Are
Jake Quigley is 39 years old and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire with his wife Jeanie. He is a non-profit consultant and he owns a personal & professional coaching firm called Inspired Shifts. Jake has epilepsy, but he subscribes to the idea that, “epilepsy is something you have, it’s not who you are.” Jake lives […]
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 […]
Oregon
I have now arrived in Caldwell, Idaho, about 30 miles west of Boise. The past ten days or so have been spent on a tour through Eastern Oregon. I now consider Eastern Oregon to be its own distinct region of the world. To gain access to Eastern Oregon, I spent four grueling days pedaling east […]
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 […]
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 […]
Next Phase…Bangkok to Beijing
I have arrived in Thailand. I am now on the ground at the beginning of the longest overland segment of the Seize The World tour. It is exciting to be here and to think about the road ahead. During the course of the coming months and miles, I will ride from Bangkok through the countryside […]