Sunday, September 27, 2009

Why you should not tour like Piaw

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I've been a long time self-supported touring advocate. I am one for several reasons. First of all, I think it's more fun --- being ...
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Thoughts on Cycling in Hokkaido and Japan

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I really enjoyed the Hokkaido trip. It's a truism of cycling that cycling brings out the best in the people of the country we visit, and...
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Touring Hokkaido Tips and Resources

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The biggest tip I can give you is to not fly United Airlines to Japan. They've recently revised their bike policy to be $250 each way, s...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Review: House of Suns

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House of Suns is Alastair Reynolds' latest science fiction novel, not set in any of his other universes. The book itself is written fro...

Review: Born to Run

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Born to Run is Christopher Mcdougall's book about running. It brings together several threads: the first is about the Tarahumara runner...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Tour of Hokkaido 2009

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On August 25th, Yana & Mark Ivey, Brooks Sizemore and I did a Bicycle Tour of Hokkaido (the northern-most big Island of Japan). The ride...
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Review: Roku Soundbridge

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After the prior disappointment with the Logitech Squeezebox , I decided to give the Roku Soundbridge a try. To be honest, I wasn't expe...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Epilogue

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We arrived once again at Hotel COM's lobby, retrieved our bike boxes and proceeded to disassemble our bikes in the lobby and put them ba...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Lake Shikotsu "Lapland" to Chitose Airport

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We woke up in the morning to a fine clear day. I looked around outside, and then came back in to explore the little cabin. That was when I n...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Yubari Forest Youth Hostel to Lake Shikotsu "Lapland"

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We woke up to cloudy skies, but at least all our laundry were dry. We would not need to do laundry for the rest of the trip! Having spent al...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Shintoku "Drum Kan" to Yubari Forest Youth Hostel

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Despite last night's forecast for rain, we awoke to sunny skies and another delicious Japanese breakfast. Since the weather was nice, we...
Friday, September 11, 2009

Ashoro to Shintoku

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We started the day under cloudy skies and heavy traffic but dry roads. The route out of town, 241 was filled with heavy trucks, and despite ...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Teshikaga to Ashoro

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We woke up to a partly cloudy day and a Western style breakfast. I had originally planned for today to be the day we'd climbed Lake Mas...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Rausu to Teshikaga

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We woke up to sunny skies, ready for a long ride that would take us to Teshikaga. The day was bright and sunny, and with memories of yesterd...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Utoro to Rausu

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We woke up to a light drizzle, but nevertheless still felt optimistic enough to leave for the nature center. The nature center was where the...
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Monday, September 07, 2009

Kotan to Utoro

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We woke up in the morning to a light south wind and drizzle. Yana wanted to see Lake Mashu, but with the weather the way it was, the beautif...
Sunday, September 06, 2009

Bihoro to Lake Kusharo

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We woke up in the morning to a standard Japanese breakfast. We moved slowly, partly because of the long day the day before, but also because...