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Over the course of three years, the two women walked 8,000 miles across six countries, wore out 20 pairs of shoes, shared hundreds of exchanges, wrote 200 blogs, and chronicled even more in notebooks, journals, film, audio, and some even on the back of receipts. This is a great little compilation made by our friend Katie Regan Brooks to offer a glimpse of that journey.
Year four: Central America on kayaks and bikes, kicks off in February!
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If you get to take a little time off now, I have a book to recommend: Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on The Silk Road by Kate Harris. She and her friend Mel bicycled from Istanbul to China and, like you, had grand adventures. Ms Harris lives on the border of the Yukon, British Columbia, and Alaska. I think it would be a terrific get-together if you were to stop by to visit her. Cheers, and congratulations.
Wow, that sounds fascinating! I listened to the Hardcore History Podcasts series “Wrath of the Khans” and he talked about The Silk Road.
Sounds like an interesting read and an even more interesting person! Thanks for the tip!!
There are many fine books on the Silk Road, the routes around the Taklamakan Desert, the deserted cities buried on the fringes of the desert, the travelers and invaders all the way back to Alexander the Great. I’ve been to a few places along the Road in Uzbekistan and far eastern Turkey. They are fabulous. Maybe, when you’re finished with your north-south continental stroll, you should try an east-west trek across the Silk Road. You’ll find it wonderful.
The new site is looking flashy! Love the new map too!!!
Thanks, lady!
I heard you got a puppy?
I am impressed. Walking all across South America, in a continent rife with violence and insecurity (my wife is Colombian and we live in Mexico!) is an act of great… courage and stamina.
My compliments.
Brian
Thank you! It was interesting to learn of dictatorships, mass disappearances, and terrorist groups ruling entire regions within living memory when we’d never heard of these incidences in school in the US.
Honestly, so far Central America has felt a bit more tenuous than most of South America.
Yeah, I’m sure this came as a surprise. Unfortunately, it is common ocurrence on the continent. I first went to Lat Am in Brazil in ’73. Moved to Mexico, in ’89, so I do “know” the place. And it is a shame really. Such great people and such crooked politicians.
Take care.
Brian