When planning a trip to Ecuador remember that there are only two seasons throughout the country. So as a visitor you will have to decide whether you want to go during the rainy or dry season. Though if you plan on doing tours galapagos with the fa...

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There are many beautiful places to visit around the world. One of the most breathtaking places is Russia. Russia is located in the northern part of Asia and the eastern regions of Europe. It is the largest country in the world. There are many exci...

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An enormous mining company located in Botswana is the Debswana Diamond Company. This company has many different mines and tourists sites that enable people to take Botswana Safaris inside of the mines themselves, as well as venture about the land ...

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A great South Africa travel spot is the Orange River. This river is the longest river in the country of South Africa and is also one of the boundaries between the country and Namibia and Lesotho. This river offers other boundaries to many places i...

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Visiting Australia tours is the dream of many people throughout the world. This fantastic country offers almost unlimited opportunity to explore, have fun, and learn. Tasmania Tasmania is the 26th largest island in the world, and is located 150 ...

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India is the largest country in Southern Asia. The country offers a lot of exciting sites and activities to its visitors. There are numerous wildlife species to see in India; over 1,200 bird species and 350 mammal species which can be seen at any ...

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Canada during the holidays is the place to go in the world if you are looking to see fresh air, scenery, rocky mountains and any outdoor activities you can think of doing. With lots of places to see no wonder it's almost ideal to visit Canada as i...

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Antarctica is one of the continents in the world and ranks fifth in terms of size. What sets Antarctica continent apart and unique is the fact that the larger part of the continent is covered by snow and ice. Besides being the coldest continent in...

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Nepal is famous for many things, including its vast variety of wildlife. Many of these animals are dangerous but all are beautiful and well worth seeing as you go Nepal trekking on your vacation through this mysterious land. Start in the Terai&md...

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A very popular destination for holidays Egypt travels is the industrial city of El-Mahalla El-Kubra. This city is found almost directly in the middle of the Nile Delta, making it an extremely important part of the country. A great product of trade...

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Tanzania, Africa offers outstanding and unique attractions. Three of the most beautiful places to see are: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tarangire National Park, and Crater Highlands. These attractions help to celebrate a Tanzania holiday. Mount Kilimanjar...

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On the Central American isthmus, tucked in between Nicaragua, Panama, the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is a nation known for natural beauty, amazing experiences and commitment to the conservation of its native plants and animals. Here conse...

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A lovely place to go on a China holidays is the Luoping County in eastern Yunnan. Although this place is a great area of importance for the agricultural and trade industry of China, it is a remarkable beautiful place to take a trip and visit. The ...

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Turkey is one of the most beautiful Mediterranean countries in the world. It is situated between Europe and the Middle East and was a focal point of historical trade and commerce. The people are friendly and the weather is warm, what more can you ...

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Argentina is a travel destination that has many extremes, which is why it has grown to be a favorite travel destination. One day you could be checking out the Andes Mountains and the next day the rainforests. An Argentina holiday can take you in m...

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The Southeast Asian country of Thailand is considered by many as the most popular dive site in the whole of Asia, and one need only look at its sites and to know why. Holidays to Thailand are are affordable and you will enjoy the cuisine and bre...

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A Greece vacation is a great place to enjoy many wonderful sights and interests. For those that love adventure there is plenty of that in Greece. If you are interested in visiting the area and are not sure how to go about planning your visit, then...

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For many world travelers, Cambodia is and has remained a favorite destination whatever time of the year; low or high season. This can be attributed to the rich cultural and demographic diversity of the Southeast Asia country bordering Thailand to ...

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This is the nation where royalty walked in a princess and walked out a queen. This is the story of Queen Elizabeth the second and your holidays Kenya ought to take you to the exact location in Nyeri where she received the news that she had ascende...

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A quick tour of Robin Hood's old town and forest...

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Day one of our first bike trip.

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Vietnam is in the very heart of the south east of the Indochina Peninsula. Border countries include China in the north, Laos on the northwest border and Cambodia on the southwest border. Located to the east of Vietnam is the vast South China Sea. An ...

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This is a short note to let you know Ride For The Trees has a new Wordpress blog!! Check it out at RideForTheTrees.Wordpress.com and comment on it to let us know what you think!...

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Hey everybody! Sorry I've gotten so far behind on the journal updates and photos. I had some difficulties updating in Peru. But alas, I have made it to Ecuador!!! Here in Cuenca I am planning on taking a few months off to work, update the website, ...

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Rohayhu Paraguay!!! This means "we love Paraguay" in the indigenous language of Guaraní and is pronounced Ro-hi-hu. Sadly, this will be the last blog entry of the Biking to Build Schools bicycle tour. But happily, we want to share with you in ...

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Oui Oui, Hohn hohn a la Paris

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Greetings from Encarnación, Paraguay!! After riding some 6,950 kilometers from the tip of South America we have finally made it back to good old Paraguay!!! It is hard to believe that we are already here. It seemed like it would take forever ...

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Journeying through Florence, Munich, Dachau and Austria.

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When the moon hits your eye...

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in which Richard and Beth-Anne travel from Singapore to Germany.,

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Well, here I am back at home in Melbourne, Australia.  I almost completely forgot to write this post which is why it's been so long since the time I got back and the time I'm posting this entry.  I'm sure you'll survive though.  :) &n...

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Well, here I am sitting, once again, in the Re-LAX lounge at LAX in Los Angeles.  This time I've got 2 hours to kill and what better way than to do some online rambling.  You know what's coming next ... today's MTB term!   Punter - a...

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It sucks to have to say that this trip is now pretty much over.  :(  However, I can't let that get me down so here's today's MTB slang term - you're all getting pretty good at this by now.   Owned - A term used when someone crashes ...

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More than just shopping and eating this time, including a trip to the zoo and a ride on the Singapore Flyer.

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Let the shopping and eating begin.

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HOLA! Greetings from Buenos Aires (good airs), Argentina! The last section of riding was our toughest yet, but before getting into that, we would like to inform you about the progress of the Biking to Build Schools project, fundraising, and the bike ...

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Education time!  Today's MTB slang term is ...   Pinned/to have it pinned - A term borrowed from motocross, meaning to have the throttle pinned, or held all the way open.  Used in mountain biking to descibe people riding really hard,...

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So, are y'all learning heaps about MTB terms?  Ok, that's good.  Here's today's one then.   Case/casing/to case - To attempt a jump but land short of the downramp.  On double jumps if you land one wheel either side of the lip of...

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A quick sum up of the plan. Can't wait!!

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  After yesterday's comment about not taking a day off today I ended up doing exactly that.  It wasn't planned though - I just forgot to set my alarm in time to get up and have a full day riding ... oops.  Today's MTB term ...  ...

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Ok, let's get started.  Firstly, here is today's MTB slang term - all in the name of educating those who know nothing about mountain biking.   Cookie Cutter - This is what happens if you crash and don't have plugs on your handlebars. ...

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Ahhh yes, it's that time again.  Time for another completely random article title that won't make any sense until I explain it.  I'll get to that though.   Also, starting today, I'm going to put a random MTB slang term at the start o...

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Ok, don't get me wrong but the more time I spend in Canada the more I'm noticing the little differences between here and a lot of other English-speaking places I've been.   New Zealand is awesome (naturally I'd think that).  Australia, pa...

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Photos coming soon. For now, enjoy this crazy story. Day 1Said goodbye to my German buddies Sepp and Martin, who had to return to Alemania.Climbed a good climb over a ridge to exit Cuzco, then a good downhill on the other side. Fantastic paved road,...

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Today I decided to get up early and head to trails before they got busy.  This turned out to be a very good idea as hundreds of riders turned up on an exceptionally hot and sunny day.  You'd think that going downhill isn't tiring or hard wo...

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This is going to be a post with pretty much only 2 purposes - to share a couple photos and a video that I shot with the Whistler Action Cams helmet camera.  This thing is seriously cool and it's great getting the reactions of other riders when t...

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So, what is up with that blog title anyway?  Let me explain.  :)   The first part is the name of a trail here, the second part is the sound I reckon a bear makes (coz I saw one today), the third part is the noise people make when the...

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I figured this was worth writing about because of the sheer beauty of the area I had to travel through on the shuttle ride from Vancouver to Whistler.   From the moment we left Vancouver International Airport it was impossible to deny that Can...

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