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20 year old memories of my adolecense emerged unexpectedly as I sat on the bike for the first time at my motorcycle safety class last week. 20 years ago, I was 15 and sitting in my first day of a summer driver’s ed course, learning which way to turn your wheel when parking at [...]

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I landed here a few hours ago. It’s a few days before Chris and Seema will be making it over. So I’ll take the chance to jump on some first impressions on the chaotic charm that is Kathmandu.
First the trip. I bounced from Stockholm to Istanbul to Delhi to Kathmandu. We passed over Iraq, Iran [...]

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Friends, family, and random on-lookers,
THANK YOU so much for your enthusiasm and support as we set off on this crazy adventure.  We’re all counting down to the days until we meet in Pokhara on Dec. 30th to kick this off.  Between airline strikes & recent severe weather, we’re all just focused on getting there on [...]

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We hit $6K today!
That’s 60% of our goal, so we’re not giving up hope of the ambitious $10K just yet! We have some options for corporate sponsors lined up and we KNOW some of you have been holding off on donations. Well stop holding off already. We leave in just 9 days!
And…we have some early [...]

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The good news from The Adventurists is that we happened to book the same hotel and area as the New Year’s Eve festivities and the starting line in Pokhara, Nepal:
“The reporting place for all teams will be Lake View Resort on Lake Side, Pokhara.  Please head there on 30th and 31st December before the launch [...]

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Only $4000 more was required for a bridge at Jagare Phant in Nepal. Tuk Tuk Goose supporters funded $960 of it. Thank you to all of you who helped play a part in this effort.
Here is the December 11th update from David Sowerwine – Bridge Builder:
“Thanks to many loyal donors the funding of bridge # [...]

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So here we are, with less than two weeks to go and we have no name for our tuk tuk!
Luckily, Team Tuk Tuk Goose does not suffer from a lack of puntastic wit. And we made sure to put an “Other” field for those of you who think our wit can be matched.

What should [...]

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We are technogeeks. And no technogeek journey would be complete without a Google Map that shows where we are every ten minutes or so. So if you want to keep an eye out for us (or have nothing better to do), be sure to check it out (also located in the menu bar above).
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Love the opening: THERE’S A SAYING IN INDIA that’s often repeated to newcomers: “If you come here without patience, you will learn it. If you come with patience, you will lose it.” I’m about to lose mine in a big way.
Check out the full piece: http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2009/10/19/a-passage-through-india/

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Possible blunder… Technically we need motorcycle permits to get the proper International Driving Permit classification for a rickshaw.  We’re looking into whether or not the Adventurists will let this slide… although we may have to churn out major bribes for the Indian highway patrol.
Good lord, I hope the process doesn’t require a driving/riding test.

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