Leaving the Philippines leaves me with a strange feeling, I did not plan to go there, and I did not expect what I got. Great locations, great people, definitely a place I’ll go back to. First few days in the city, Got to the hostel late at night and, drop the stuff in the hostel…
Category: General
New Zealand
Bye bye Bali, it was great to meet you. It is time to “git on ye bike” now, and get to Auckland and, hopefully, a whole bunch of sailing The start is less than auspicious, for the first time in the trip I get asked about forward traveling and I am unprepared. I had not…
Nebraska and a bit
Yes indeed there was trouble. I had planned to sleep in the Nebraska National Forest campground, but as I got to Chadron as it was getting dark and refuelled I found that the rain was upon me. I sheltered in the filling station for a while and took the decision of splurging on a night…
What is an X10 loupe?
Is the ten times magnifying lens (loupe) a gimmick? Perhaps but this very unremarkable object is very special to me, and I am planning to take it on a bicycle tour around the world. I will work it into the pictures I take, explain its significance to the people that ask me about it and,…