I went to the ‘blues jam’ at the west Asheville Westville pub last night and was engrossed watching the locals – young and old alike – dance with different partners to the music. They were so sincere in their dancing and obviously enjoying themselves that I finally felt like I’d arrived in The South. One [...]
I woke up early on account of the hairy fellow from Nashville who came into the dorm room at the hostel late at night and proceeded to make the bed squeak and go to the bathroom all night. The sun was starting to break through the mist from yesterday’s rain and I made for Asheville, [...]
I spent the night in another anonymous Motel 6 within earshot of the interstate – this time in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Ate a bad Mexican dinner at Dona Rosa’s Authentica Comida Mexicana (served by strangely blond Mexicans). I managed to break my helmet visor but found a replacement in town and headed towards Charlottesville, Virginia. The [...]
I woke up late on account of the beer consumed with my new found friends in Altoona, PA and headed, still without my English-accented female GPS copilot, generally towards Charlottesville, Virginia. My plan was to avoid the interstates and try to drive though the mountains as much as possible. So after ordering a replacement GPS [...]
I woke up in my Warren, PA cabin and started the long procedure of packing up all the things unpacked from the bike the night before. Turning on the GPS to put in my destinations of Beech Creek, PA and Altoona, PA yielded a brief flash and then darkness. During the single trip the day [...]
After having breakfast with Gavin in Hamilton I crossed the border with minimal probing on the part of the border guard – a quaint “How much cash do you have?” and “Do you have enough things with you for two months?” along with astute and strangely worded commentary such as “You are just vacating for [...]
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September 15, 2011 (7:14) How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires I'm working detals for a US to Buenos Aires ride on a KLR. Considering the cost of getting the b...
August 23, 2011 (3:43) Near the rich and amongst the expats of San Miguel De Allende, Mexico Heck of a job there, it abseolutly helps me out.
August 20, 2011 (12:14) Near the rich and amongst the expats of San Miguel De Allende, Mexico @ZayaBee Definitely the American an individual.