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Omar Ruiz-Diaz wrote a new post, La Ponderosa , on the site OMARGLOBAL 11 years, 1 month ago
Omar Ruiz-Diaz wrote a new post, Comfort Zone , on the site OMARGLOBAL 13 years, 3 months ago
This guy, Daniel Orenes , just started his Round the World bicycle trip in southern Spain. He’s coping with a very complicated weather condition but overall he seems OK. It is challenging to me following this event from my comfort zone here in Madrid, excusing myself that winter isn’t the best time to travel. Maybe I’m right […]
Omar Ruiz-Diaz wrote a new post, The Adventurers, on the site OMARGLOBAL 13 years, 4 months ago
 The following is part of Marlene Adam’s (a writer from Vancouver, Canada) blog entry on one of my former blog project. … There’s something masochistic about a divorced couple voluntarily agreeing to travel indefinitely together, especially after not having seen each other for two or three years. And even more foolhardy after having already […]
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I like the calendar page icon (Nov 2)you have at the top of this post. Is that some sort of plugin?
Hi Carlos,
the calendar icon is part of the theme used ((adapted Blue Zinfandel), and is created by using CSS with a background image.
With best regards,
Harry
Hooray for Harry, BikeTravellers everywhere, and viewers!
Thanks James 🙂
All should work properly now..
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the world record set by mark beaumont is fantastic – as he propelled himself around the world 18200 miles.
unless im missing something this other person is doing it with the aid of a belt driven bicycle = not the same
Please clarify
Hi Frazer,
oh, he is definitely cycling 🙂 The belt-drive is just a rubber replacement of the chain, but he still has to pedal his Santos bike!
Cheers,
Harry
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How does one embed a google “my map”…?
Hi Ian, you can use either of the 2 few Google Map plugins that can be enabled. It depens on how you want to use them, which one is easier en more useful
I have just enabled some plugins for you, now you should see more options when writing a post. Just play around with them and you will find the best way for your trip.
You can enable/disable them under dashboard -> Plugins.
Some plugins have settings, see Dashboard -> Settings.
Enjoy!
Cheers, Harry
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Does any body kwnos if I can rent a bike in Marrakech to travel arround Morroco.
Very good post. Mirrors my own experience during my Panamerican Peaks journey exactly. People were always stirring fears about some other place, especially Mexico (from US), Guatemala (from Mexico), etc. But as Harry says: Don’t believe the hype.
I pondered bypassing Honduras (due to political turmoil at the time), but figured it was only two days and I would not be near it’s capital Tegucigalpa. Turns out During my one night in the country, I was invited by a family of a small grocery store to stay at there house and thus had interesting insight into their lives. It was simple but completely safe. In turn, I invited their kids to dinner at a nearby restaurant and practiced my Spanish a bit more. What a nice way to see a country and meet it’s people.
I was only attacked once, also by teenagers in Mendoza (not on the bike, but walking from hotel to restaurant in the evening). As a general rule, the more touristy a place, the more thugs it attracts. Borders are notorious, so be alert and don’t mingle there. Big cities always have some bad quarters, talk to locals and read the guides which places to avoid.
The idea to bring a gun is a very bad idea; it almost certainly can only get you into more trouble. Bear spray is better, and you could use it against dogs as well – although I never got bit despite lots of chases…
And I agree that an entire industry (especially in the US) is built on fear, if not politics. As one Blogger recently ended his comment: “Say Hi to Dick Cheney at the fear convention!” (Or was it from Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to keep fear alive?” 🙂
Thanks Harry for this post. Don’t believe the hype.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon