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The Big Trip #9

Week 17: Riding the Tour train Route: Ste. Marie-de-Campan – Tarbes – Rabastens – Lombez – Toulouse – Carcassonne – Quillan 430 kilometers The riders in the Tour de France had a day off on Monday, but we didn’t. After packing up, we rode 50 km to Rabastens, where we would watch a sprint section

Aug 15, 2001

The Big Trip #8

Week 15: More Port, please! Route: Porto – Vitoria, Spain 87 kilometers The best thing about visiting wine cellars and vineyards is that after learning about the wine, you get to taste it for yourself. My problem, though, is after I do the tasting, I forget most of what I learned earlier about how the

Aug 15, 2001

Tall Ships Challenge 2001 (1 of 2)

When the tall ships converge on Lake Ontario near

Aug 15, 2001

Running with Kurds – Turkey

All Kartini wanted to do was get some medicine for

Aug 15, 2001

Planning a UK Working Holiday (2 of 2)

Accommodation When You Arrive We booked through First Contact, a company that has Australian offices. This meant that we could discuss our options with an Aussie representative and paid for our first week in Aussie dollars (much less confusing). For AU$325 each my travel buddy and I get transfers from Heathrow to our lodge upon

Aug 15, 2001

Peru: Paucartambo (Cusco) and the “Virgen del Carmen” Feast

Every year, on July 16th, a small town in Cuzco named Paucartambo keeps the attention of the tourists and the Peruvians. This village at 100 kilometers east from Cuzco city (4 hours), is a small town of a few thousand people, of white houses, red roofs and blue doors, windows and balconies. It still retains

Aug 15, 2001