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Heavy breathing is not my thing (part 1)

 (thumb) The journey from Wulong to Fuling was mostly down hill, but frustratingly against a head wind that forced me to pedal down hill. Not idea but it was still quite easy riding. The road cut through the rocky landscape, passing through plenty of dark tunnels. About 20km away from Fuling, the pollution [...]

A mad dash to Maoping

 (thumb) I left the unknown village and headed down hill. The road was still bad but the down hill made it a million times easier. After lacerating my tires for so many miles I'm sure Little Wheelie was more than happy to hit nice flat roads again. Hubei has some lovely old buildings nestled in amongst the [...]

Little known resort on Mexico's pacific coast

 (thumb) Manzanillo is an up-and-coming tourist city on the pacific coast of Mexico.  Its past is more of an industrial port.  However, Mexico's tourism department has big plans to develop the small town into a major tourism destination. For now, you get to enjoy great beaches which are relatively empty even during the high [...]

Driving to Lake Tahoe

The hills near Walnut Creek as you leave the Bay area (thumb)     We drove from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe during August 2006.  To make things more interesting, we tried taking photos along the way that would document major landmarks on what is actually a fairly boring drive.  The game definitely made things more interesting, and actually made us realize that there was plenty to [...]

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