Entries Tagged as 'Countries'
January 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Does Cyclo Nord Sud, our champion charity, airdrop shipping containers full of free bicycles on developing nations?
No!
No?
No. The used bikes that CNS collects are sent to community groups in countries in the South, who sell them at accessible prices.
They sell the bikes? Then how is Cyclo Nord Sud a legitimate charity? Why should I donate [...]
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January 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, for the first time in months, I bought some eggs that didn’t have tiny feathers pasted to their shells. This struck me as unnatural, and I had a brief moment of nostalgia for Bolivia. Yet as I breathed in the sultry afternoon air of Salta, Argentina, a city of half a million that seems [...]
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January 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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January 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment
J’étais nostalgique de quitter la Bolivie. Ce pays qu’on déclare le plus pauvre des Amériques a un charme certain, des paysages exceptionnels, un altiplano dépourvu de montagnes russes (quel répit!) et de moustiques, des camping sauvages magiques, faciles à dénicher, sans clôture qui longent la route pour compliquer l’entrée. C’est aussi un pays simple, sans [...]
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January 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
Nous voilà en Argentine, à moins de 5121 km d’Ushuaia, notre objectif ultime! Bonne année!
Happy New Year from Argentina, land of steak and wine! Only 5121 km to go…
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December 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Potosi was tough.
Some incredibly bold thieves made off with Lucie’s professional camera just after we arrived in town. Instead of heading as planned to our Warm Showers host at the edge of the city, we staged a two-day stakeout downtown, hoping to recover this indispensable piece of equipment. We prowled the thieves’ market in the [...]
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December 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Hoping all of you are enjoying a wonderful Holiday Season with family and friends.
Joyeux Noël à vous tous! On pense à vous!
Requiert une bonne connexion Internet et un peu de patience!
Slow to load… be patient!
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