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With my head light flickering with the last of its battery, I continue to pedal into the night in the mountains. The glistening snow and
Is Peeing In The Snow Really Considered Artwork?
As most of you know, thanks to my mom I was born a girl. Anyone who changed my diapers back then truly realized that I
Is This Skalatitude Or Shangri-La?
As the sun dips behind the mountains in the Yunnan province of western China, the alluring clouds of the afternoon majestic light propel me frontward.
Top 3 Things To Do On A Rest Day…Eat, Sleep, Pole Dance!
3. Eat, Eat, Eat After 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, one ice cream cone, 3 bananas , 1 apple, I peer down at my wooden leg
Splash!
Splash! What the???? What is going on here? Throughout my 20 months of bicycle touring I have been handed bottles of water from cars and
I’ve Got The Karakorum Highway On My Mind
If you notice a sole female cyclist peddling down the Karakorum Highway (KKH) in May, don’t be surprised. It will probably be Canadian Loretta Henderson
Rub A Dub Dub In The Photos Bathtub
Rub-a-dub-dub,Three men in a tub,And how do you think they got there? The butcher, the baker,The candlestick-maker, They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
There Is A Big Mountain In The Way!
As five cyclists, new friends head together through the mountains, the food is scarce, the laughter is not. Three days and 300km of hills
Have You Heard The One About Women Drivers?
–> I slam the brakes and jackknife poor Pandemic the Startled Magic Bicycle as I slosh through a dark greasy puddle and stop short in
Who’s On First, What’s On Second, I Don’t Know’s On Third
Wide eyed, full of excitement, like a kid in the candy store, I admire my new passport. 48 fresh pages to fill, a candy crazed
Trying Out For The Red Carpet, What To Wear On Your Next Adventure?
I would like to say as I round the world by bicycle that I am cloaked in a wonder women cape full of magic capabilities.
The Bicycle Clown Spreads Much Needed Smiles Across Japan
As the earth in Japan continues to shake, power plant on fire, tsunami destruction flourishes and the death and injury toll continue to rise, I get a
Bicycle Touring Solo? Boo Hoo Hoo, How To Tackle The Lonesome Blues
Lonesome is described by the Webster’s dictionary as forlorn, lost, alone, deserted, solitary, isolated, secluded, remote, out of the way, without a friend in
Party Like A Rock Star
“That is the worst idea I have ever heard”. The words escape from my laughter as I accept the invitation and follow new friends to
Obstacles To A Successful Bicycle Tour…Meet The Psychotic Roosters Of Asia
It is 4:19 am and I am awake. Click, clack, click there are tiny footsteps dancing outside the door of my bungalow. The mountains here
Make Spoons Not War
The beauty of NE Laos lays in the Laotian people’s remarkable spirit, ingenuity, laughter and smiles for all that pass by their villages. Late in
Super Size Me…Getting A New Passport While Traveling
My passport is full, obese with stamps; it has eaten well over the last 20 months of travel. And like a chubby person in an
Solo Female Adventure Travel, Are Your Ovaries Holding You Back?
Are you alone….you are a girl, are you crazy? Why yes, last I checked down there, yes I am a girl, and crazy? Well only