Each Week I showcase a Picture of the Week from my travels
Jan 292012
Jan 222012
Each Week I showcase a Picture of the Week from my travels
Currencies Around the World
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Jan 212012
Whether you like it or not, money makes the world go ’round. I decided it would be fun to collect a note from each country I have visited while Bicycle Touring around the world and share them with you with a brief description of what the bill means. They come in all shapes in sizes, paper, plastic, and denominations. Constantly Updated! Canada Dollar (CAD) The Canadian five-dollar bill is currently the lowest denomination banknote issued by the Bank of Canada. The current five-Canadian dollar bill is dominantly blue in colour. [read more]
Jan 162012
More from the “This is seriously going to muck me up and cancel any further plans of touring” dept. We last talked about Mosquitoes and focused on the possibility of becoming infected with Malaria, but here’s a new one to worry about. The Tse-Tse Fly. You’ve likely heard the name before but may not know how much damage it can cause, so get comfy and read on.. A problem in Central Africa in rural areas, the Tse Tse fly which can also be known as the Tik-Tik fly live by [read more]
Jan 152012
Each Week I showcase a Picture of the Week from my travels
Jan 132012
Sleep has been a bit of a weird one lately, lying awake till quite late and tossing and turning throughout the night, partially from heat, vivid dreams, grief? Who knows. But one thing for sure the energy levels are starting to fade, coinciding exactly about the time where I’m dealing with major hills on a regular basis. It’s not Canadian Rocky style hills, but still something that requires a lot more energy than what was offered in the mostly flat country of Botswana. I woke up the next morning saying [read more]
Jan 082012
Each Week I showcase a Picture of the Week from my travels
Jan 062012
I’ve got good news – I’m riding again! I crossed into the Zambia border after losing the coin toss of entering into Zimbabwe for half a day and crossed into a new country leaving fond memories of my time in Botswana. Seriously – you want to go to this place and meet the people. It’s a dream to cycle in with the flat terrain, good roads, courteous drivers, great prices on food and other services, and the amount of wildlife that you will see running around at any given time. [read more]
Jan 062012
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My route while traveling through.. InformationInfo: Formed: 1964 Population: 12,935,000 peopleArea: 752,618 sq/ kilometresLanguages Spoken: English, Chewa, Bemba, Lunda, Tonga, Lozi, Luvale, KaondeCurrency: ZMK Kwacha Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of the country. The population is concentrated mainly [read more]
Jan 032012
So close, yet so far, I had intended on riding into a different country via Kasane (a very unique area where Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia meet) yet am suffering some extreme setbacks, throwing a huge wrench into plans – initial period of grief and panic subsided quickly – ‘Don’t worry, this is why you are doing this Dave, nothings meant to go smoothly forever’). The last 2 kilometres felt like jelly as I headed towards the first grocery store I could find and looking down at the rear wheel the [read more]
