By Mike McQuaide Bellingham’s Mike McQuaide is an avid cyclist and the author of 75 Classic Rides: Washington. This past February, Mike and his family moved to Luxembourg in Northern Europe. To follow Mike’s various and sundry adventures check out Mike’s Facebook page: An American in Luxembourg. About five months ago, your intrepid guest writer […]
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During March I spent about two weeks cycling in Yunnan Province, China. The first part of that adventure felt like we were flirting with the Yangtze. To capture the experience we shot video with saddle-mounted Contour cameras, and a Sony RX 100 camera. I hope you have as much fun watching the video as we
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One of the main reasons I like travel to developing regions is to intentionally put myself “out of context” and, as much as possible, connect with the local people and culture. Of course, with language and cultural barriers, achieving what feels like a real connection is difficult. This phenomenon is like a traveler’s version of
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As part of an international education experience with University of Washington‘s Executive MBA program, I was in Beijing March 13-17. Everything you’ve heard about Beijing’s air pollution is true, and for me at least, it overshadowed the Beijing experience. It’s impossible to imagine what it’s like to breath and function when the Air Quality Index
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