(written by Dave, with help from his ghostwriter Nancy) As promised some time ago, here is our re-entry blog update. But, where to start? Let’s start with wooden spoons and spatulas. Why, you ask? Well simply because we have so many now. We lived for 2 years with one mini silicon spatula and no wooden … Continue reading Re-entry update
Summaries
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for Leavewithoutpay.com. Thanks to all of you who followed our trip and read our posts - it was fun to take the trip with you! Here's an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 35,000 views in 2012. … Continue reading 2012 in review
Summary thoughts and other random notes
(written by Dave but with many additions and edits by Nancy) It is hard to know where to start when trying to summarize a 19 month, 26 country, 22,000k bicycle trip. For us, the trip feels more like four distinct trips than one big long trip. When we think back on the trip or talk … Continue reading Summary thoughts and other random notes
Nancy and her Bike Gallery jersey
(written by Dave) It is always nice to support your LBS (Local Bicycle Shop). When we lived in Portland the Bike Gallery was our LBS – lots of great bikes, gear and staff that are real bicycle enthusiasts, just what you need in your LBS. Now that we live in Sydney, the Bike Gallery in … Continue reading Nancy and her Bike Gallery jersey
LWOP animals
(written by Dave) Following up on the LWOP food and people videos, we’ve made a LWOP animal video. The video and photos below are made up entirely of animals that we snapped along the road during our trip. First a few comments about the types of animals that we encountered along the way. Australia is … Continue reading LWOP animals
PDX LWOP gathering / invite
(written by Dave) Mark the day, Friday, November 2nd, from 6PM onwards. One of our regular readers (Kirti) has graciously offered to host a Thai themed dinner at her house for all regular PDX LWOP readers. For some unknown reason, she has also offered to have a projector on hand so that we might show … Continue reading PDX LWOP gathering / invite
The end – for now
(written by Dave) That’s it, we’re done! Well, maybe not completely done as we still haven’t made it back to Sydney and tested the waters on the job markets. But I think we can safely say at this point that the bicycle touring part of our journey is complete. We are in Portland, OR now, … Continue reading The end – for now
Everyday people we met along the way
(written by Dave) In over 550 days of travel, I’ve taken lots of photographs (some days more than necessary if you ask my editor). I’m not really sure of the exact total trip photo count. My camera doesn’t seem to have a history feature. It has a counter it uses to name the photo file … Continue reading Everyday people we met along the way
Annual LWOP bad driver awards
(written by Dave) Quiet day in Zadar, planning, eating, resting and hanging out. With little else to report, we thought it would be a good day for some awards. We’ve been on the road for 440 days, or thereabouts. In that time, we’ve seen all kinds of roads, all kinds of traffic and more than … Continue reading Annual LWOP bad driver awards
Chores in Croatia – plus touring changes through the years
(written by Dave) Nancy has convinced me that we should stay one more day here in Dubrovnik. We have lots of chores to catch up on and this way we can sit and stare at the washing machine if we want to as well. Life on the road means lots of clothes washing in sinks … Continue reading Chores in Croatia – plus touring changes through the years
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