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Motorcycle
Contained!
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[The China Shipping 40 foot container backed-up to the loading bay at World Cargo International in Tukwila, WA.]
Updates
What Have I Forgotten?
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(Click here for a larger image)
[All of my worldly possessions for the next three months - what have I forgotten?]
Japan (An Intermediate Stop)
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The "motorcycle" part of this jounery is still ahead of me. Weeks of pent-up "I want to get going" were finally relieved as I boarded Northwest Airline's flight 007 from SeaTac, bound for Tokyo, on SAT 26 APR. Since I was flying to Shanghai for the start the Globeriders Tour, I decided to layover in Japan and visit my good friends, the Aoyagi family. The first thing I did in Japan?....
RAMEN! - perhaps the quintessential Japanese dish:
How Pedestrian!
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I'm still in Japan. Tomorrow, I head for Hong Kong....I'm still in Japan. Tomorrow, I head for Hong Kong, with a follow-on visit to Shenzhen, China to visit a company that has asked me to consider hanging up my helmet and consulting with them for a while after this tour is over. Little do they know I bought a BMW F650GS Dakar prior to leaving the States from the good folks at Ride West BMW in Seattle, WA, so that I'd have a smaller, "somewhat more nimble" adventure-tourer in the wings for future rides in the Americas, and maybe Africa! Helge, are you reading this (hint, hint)?
Don't We Want to Go the Other Way?
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Sometimes, reality surpasses even the most gifted author's attempt at fiction....Sometimes, reality surpasses even the most gifted author's attempt at fiction. For me, the Globerider's tour starts and ends in Seattle, WA - a WESTBOUND circumnavigation of the globe by plane, bus, and motorcycle (the latter of course, predicated on our passing our Chinese driver's license test, otherwise, it will be a journey by plane, bus, and ... foot!).
Crouching Tiger, Blatant Bok Choy
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In America, the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was hugely popular, may I present something entirely different....
Hello, How Mao You?
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I don't plan on flooding your mailbox with a daily update. Once we're underway, I suspect one or two a week is all I'll be able to manage. However, since I'm "idling" right now awaiting the arrival of the rest of the Globriders on 08 May, I'm practicing the creation and upload of these BLOGs in the shortest possible editing and on-line time. Several of you have asked what tools I'm using to do these, so first, a rambling "tech talk", then, an explanation of the bizzarre title of this update.
A Latte a Day Won't Keep the Bullets Away....
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Not to worry, the final paragraph in this update will help explain today's wierd title - I'm fine and relaxed in Shaghai as you can see next....
Please click on the link below to take you to the lastest entry of my Horizons Unlimited web page:
Today I spent the day being a tourist at Yuan Gardens (aka Yu Gardens). If the Bund is where all the foreigners go, then Yuan is where most Chinese seem to spend the day if the crowds were any indication. But before immersing ourselves in culture, we immersed ourselves in caffine as any good Seattlelite should:
A Close Shave!
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"...it took him about 10 seconds to shave enough for one bowl, yet from what I could see, all his digits were intact....."
Only From Failure Can Success Be Achieved!
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The Globeriders navigate their first Bureaucratic Hurdle....
To view the latest Update in my web BLOG, "Around the World in 82 Liters", please click on the link below:09 MAY 2002 - SHANGHAI, CHINA
LAT: N31.19031 LON: E121.35405
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[Hotel Yihe Longbai in Shanghai, China]
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The Globeriders find Silk on the Road (but, not, unfortunately the Silk Road).
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A Fashion Show for a bunch of sweaty and scruffy camera-toting bikers? Let the show go on!
To view the latest Update in my web BLOG, "Around the World in 82 Liters", please click on the link below:11 MAY 2002 - NANJIN, CHINA
LAT: N32.08555 LON: E118.79480
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[The New Century Hotel in Nanjin, China.]
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Let There Be Light!
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Lesson's learned, and eel on the menu. To see the latest China update of Around the World in 82 Liters, please click on the link below:MONDAY 13 MAY, 2002
LAT:N34.25002 LON:E117.18950
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[Nanjiao Hotel, Xuzhou, China.]
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Much to my disappointment, fatigue has finally caught up with me. Somehow, I managed to delete today's track in generating the image for this update ;<(
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A Road Less Travelled
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Currently in Jinan, China, after two days of steady rain. Please see the latest update in our journey by clicking on the link below:WEDNESDAY 15 MAY, 2002 - JINAN, CHINA
LAT:N36.66594 LON:E117.03069
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[The Zhonghao Grand Hotel in Jinan, China.]
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[Xuzhou to Jinan, China, 230 miles in 1 day.]
For This Globerider, The End of the Road....
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To read the latest (and delayed) update of my participation in the Globeriders World Tour 2002, please click on the link below:FRI 24 MAY, 2002 - SEATTLE, WA USA
LAT: N47.71617 LON: W122.37346
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[My medical evacuation route, from Beijing, China to Seattle, WA via Narita, Japan.]
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Sleepless in Seattle, Thinking of Dezhou
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My first update in a while since my medical evacuation back to the States from China. I hope to maintain these updates as I receive email and images from the Globeriders still making their way across Russia. But first, some final scenes from Dezhou, the accident, and the aftermath. For this latest update, please click on the link below:SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA - SUN 02 JUN 2002
Globeriders Tour Now on TV!
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Although not a regular update, if you'd like to also follow the Globeriders (minus your truly, sniff, sniff) on TV, please click on the link below:04 JUN 2002 - SEATTLE WA, USA
RESTLESS IN SEATTLE
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Although still recuperating in Seattle, I have some snippets from other Globriders, who should be in Kransoyarsk, Russia if they're still on schedule. Please click on the link below to see the latest Globerider (virtual) Update:05 JUN 2002 - SEATTLE, WA (06 JUN 2002, Krasnoyarsk "Globeriders time")
Since I last saw them, the Globeriders have traveled thru:
CHINA: Huludao, Shengyen, Changchun, Harbin, Daoqing
MONGOLIA: Zhalantun, and Yakeshi.
Have crossed the border into Russia at Manzhouli, then continued on:
Globeriders Interlude - He's Baaaack!
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The Globeriders World Tour 2002 officially ended on 10 JUL 2002, right on schedule. As you know, I had an accident in China, and was flown back to the States. However, even though delayed by several months, the journey continues (in delayed broadcast )!....
This begins the final series of Updates from the Tour, please click on the link below if you're interested to see how this remarkable journey ended:SATURDAY 31 AUGUST, 2002 - SEATTLE, WA USA
LAT:N47.71617 LON:W122.37346
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The Ultimate Hardtail....
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We re-join the Globeriders as they cross the border into Poland from (the) Ukraine. In doing so, discover the true meaning of the "saddle sore".
Please click on the link below to see the latest (delayed) update of the Globeriders World Tour 2002:TUESDAY 02 JULY, 2002 - KRAKOW, POLAND
LAT:N50.05876 LON:E19.92361
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[The Cracovia Hotel in Krakow, Poland]
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