Do bicycles count?? My gf & I spent a year travelling by bicycle, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, (fly to) India where we did some backpacking, (fly to) Bankok, Thailand, where we ultimately ended in Lhasa, Tibet (illegally) after 2 months in Thailand, 2 months in Laos, 1 month in China and 1 month in Tibet. About 120,000 meters uphill on that trip. http://www.celineandsteve.com if you care, we kept a record of our trip. Got home and bought a 1990 Westfalia, so new to the culture. We spent 3 weeks living in it last summer in Western Canada's national parks (where we pretty much live), and absolutely loved it. It offers much the same freedom as a bicycle, thought it's a bit harder to "stealth camp" in a Westy than a bicycle... but we succeeded... and the freedom of not worrying about were you will stop each night, similar to a bicycle, get in, start driving, and where you end up is where you stay! Not artsy at all, I'm a computer nerd, she's an accountant, but we have that streak that a Westy seems to appeal to! Nathaniel Poole wrote: > I guessed as much. I'm a writer and you can just tell :) Now the next > question is how many folks ride bikes, especially Hogs. This will tease out > the anti-social element mingling among us artists. > > Might as well work out the vanagon demographics. I would also guess that the > median age is low forties? > > 45 years for me this Feb. I ride an '80 yammy 650 which is a Japanese > knockoff of a Norton or Triumph. > >> There's definitely some sort of artistic-or-slightly rebellious streak in a >> lot of bus enthusiasts! >> >> /w >> |
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