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Africa: Zambia – Victoria Falls and ripoff of the south?

Flew out of Kasane airport, goodbye sweet Botswana, hello Zambia. We had to pay for gas at Kasane with cash, since the credit card machine has been broken for 3 months. This has almost completely blown our USD cash reserves, … Continue reading

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Africa: Botswana – Shinde and the delta

This place is so beautiful in a totally different way than the Kalahari. I can’t believe we’re only 100 miles away. There is water everywhere here, fresh, and clean. You can drink right out of the delta, assuming the hippos … Continue reading

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Africa: Botswana – first day in the bush – the Kalahari desert

Flying from Jo’burg to Kalahari

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Africa: Jo’burg – learning to fly (again)

Made it into Johannesburg. Staying at a nice B&B near Lanseria airport. My jetlag is awful and I need to start flight tests in the morning to validate my American license in South Africa. In SA, in the winter, there … Continue reading

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motorcycle trip packing list (1 day up to orr springs)

Will probably leave roll at home, and just take tank bag and panniers. two bottles of wine for sat night corkscrew two motorcycle tool kits flat fixer convertible first-gear jacket & pants (hot on 101, cold on 1) t-shirt socks underwear towel (always know where your towel is) earplugs ipod + sound isolating headphones sunblock non-melty snack bars hydration backpack? eh… maybe just a bottle in tankbag AAA map book sunglasses fastrack Up highway 1, stopping in Jenner for lunch, probably Mendocino for dinner, then onto Orr springs.

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alcatraz day

pictures Julie and I went up to Alcatraz this weekend with a bunch of friends.

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in search of: dueling banjos

Is there intelligent life between Interstates 5 and 95? The plan for November is to take the whole month off and do a road trip of the deep south…by air in the Cirrus. Our intrepid reporters will be in search … Continue reading

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