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ADVENTURES OFF THE BANDWAGON
One man's journey through random places
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Adam
Sep 24, 20193 min read
From cycling to Oktoberfest!
My bike trip ended a day early. Not because something bad happened, but on the contrary. I was going to Oktoberfest! The famous...
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Adam
Sep 20, 20194 min read
Italy: Vineyards, food, and an amusement park in the forest that runs on human power
Day 5 Since time was of the essence and I didn't want to spend half a day backtracking, I got an early start from Ljubljana and took the...
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Adam
Sep 18, 20193 min read
Slovenia by bike: Mountains, a big lake, and a small city
Day 3 I was excited to cross the old Iron Curtain into the former Yugoslavia. I know that things are different nowadays, but the idea...
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Adam
Sep 16, 20195 min read
Austria by bike: Lakes, mountains, castles, and tunnels
Day 1: After the really bad afternoon in Bologna and a night spent on a bus, followed by a train, I arrived in the resort town of Zell am...
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Adam
Sep 14, 20194 min read
Bologna: I came for a bike, I got a run-in with the law
I flew from the US to Bologna via Frankfurt and arrived late morning. I had no plan to visit Bologna, but this was where the bike rental...
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Adam
Sep 12, 20194 min read
Exploring the Alps...by bicycle!
Not having visited mainline Europe in nearly 15 years, I wanted to do something special. I had some vacation time and nobody to travel...
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Adam
Apr 17, 20185 min read
SW England road trip
I took the car and headed southwest to Cornwall, the tip of England. I started at Tintagel, the castle (or what's left of it) located on...
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Adam
Apr 12, 20182 min read
Driving through the Cotswolds
Ahh to drive a car in Great Britain. Steering wheel on the right, drive on the left, and shift gears with my left hand. As someone who...
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Adam
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Bristol to Bath by bike, and making a new friend
I had spent a few days in Manchester and a weekend in London, but I wanted to get out and see more of England. So I took a bus to...
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Adam
Jun 23, 20173 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Idaho, Utah, the End
Before this road trip, I had never been to Idaho before. And, apart from cutting through Idaho before entering Montana, I could have...
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Adam
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Wyoming (Yellowstone & Grand Tetons)
South of Montana is Wyoming, home to America's oldest and most unique national park: Yellowstone. I stayed at a free campsite in...
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Adam
Jun 18, 20174 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Montana
"I would like to have seen Montana" lamented someone once before his untimely demise. Indeed, Big Sky Country is as beautiful as the...
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Adam
Jun 14, 20172 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Into Canada
I continued north from Seattle until I hit the Canadian border, and I continued onward to Vancouver! I had been to Vancouver before so I...
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Adam
Jun 12, 20173 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Washington State
My journey continued deeper into the Pacific Northwest After crossing from Portland, Oregon into Washington State, I stayed with friends...
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Adam
Jun 10, 20173 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Oregon
On to Oregon... The western half of Oregon is lush and spacious without too many large towns. I headed to the town of Ashland, famous...
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Adam
Jun 6, 20175 min read
Epic West Coast Road Trip: Intro and California
In the Spring of 2017 I found myself with alot of time on my hands and did what I usually do when that happens: I travel somewhere new. ...
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Adam
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Backpacking in Asia: Singapore (for a day)
After flying from Saigon, Vietnam to Singapore, I had one day to spend before returning to the United States. I was surprised that they...
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Adam
Apr 27, 20175 min read
Backpacking in Asia: Vietnam (South)
I began my next leg of the journey in Hue, the capital of Vietnam back in the 1800s. Hue has an impressive citadel with an imperial...
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Adam
Apr 18, 20176 min read
Backpacking in Asia: Vietnam (North)
From Bangkok I flew to Hanoi, where I noticed a change in the traditional architecture from something distinctly southeast Asian to...
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Adam
Apr 12, 20172 min read
Backpacking in Asia: Maeklong railway market (Thailand)
After crossing from Cambodia into Thailand, I took a 2 hour bus ride to Bangkok where I celebrated the Passover holiday with a friend of...
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