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World Biking – Quest to Cycle Every Country on Earth

November 22, 2011 – 8:51 am
World Biking Website

On Sunday, the weather finally cleared up a bit and it stopped raining. That’s good news for Amaya and Eric, two people I know through the Internet who are currently cycling in Taiwan. They are on a quest to be the first couple to cycle through every country in the world. I believe Taiwan is country number 81 for them.
They began cycling in June of …

Guinea 069

March 3, 2001 – 4:27 pm
Young Girls in Guinea Featured Image

Saturday, March 3 7:10 a.m.
For the second morning in a row I’ve woken to the cheerful and welcoming sound of church bells. The sky seems a bit overcast meaning that this probably would have been a good day for cycling but I’m going to spend today and possibly even tomorrow in Beyla. I’m enjoying the luxury of my table and chair too much to easily …

Guinea 028

January 7, 2001 – 2:09 pm
Young Girls in Guinea Featured Image

Sunday, January 7 8:45 a.m.
I’ve been in Kindia nearly a week now and it’s starting to feel like time to move on. But not today. Today I’ve been invited to a kind of memorial service for Ashaki’s uncle. He died forty days ago and the entire family and many friends have been arriving all weekend for the service or “sacrifice” as Phd has been calling …