9fd67a7884a27a0e284c75b2fb1ea711Facebook Syndicationwww.DownTheRoad.org - Bicycle Touring Around The World - 2002 to Present's Facebook Wall2012-05-24T07:03:39-07:00http://www.facebook.com/favicon.icohttp://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50267_97600646165_5375387_n.jpg39.62068-86.151267Bike-Tourhttp://feedburner.google.com<![CDATA[ We found boxes! It was not easy because most bikes sold here are transported st...]]>f2c922a483db60e23c3e60eeb24eff102012-05-24T15:03:39+01:002012-05-24T15:03:39+01:00www.DownTheRoad.org - Bicycle Touring Around The World - 2002 to PresentWe found boxes! It was not easy because most bikes sold here are transported stacked on pallets. Only one "Hercules" shop had bike with gears imported in boxes from China. We now have 2 bike boxes and 2 smaller cardboard boxes to put panniers in. It is the kind of luggage distinguished world travels use and gets me searched every where I go.
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S2gX_0V0R9pm-4z546QOwuA1p60/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S2gX_0V0R9pm-4z546QOwuA1p60/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike-Tour/~4/aOv1lEf3D6U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150901202736166&id=97600646165<![CDATA[ Hanging arougnd Rishikesh, India among many westerners searching for spiritual c...]]>d9e32fb40a5bbfbea0d78416f21a13c02012-05-23T13:45:47+01:002012-05-23T13:45:47+01:00www.DownTheRoad.org - Bicycle Touring Around The World - 2002 to PresentHanging arougnd Rishikesh, India among many westerners searching for spiritual confort and Yoga. I would be happy if I could find a way to pack up our bikes to fly to Indiana for me and California for Gretchen. If not we have to go into Delhi and spend a few nights searching for boxes and packing our bicycles. If I could pack everything here we could take a taxi the 5 hours to the airport and avoid New Delhi completely.
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gDh_-XVpEEy-A-A_lqvVy7ccw1g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gDh_-XVpEEy-A-A_lqvVy7ccw1g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike-Tour/~4/1GYjLuRcsC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150887645456166&set=a.98719616165.87807.97600646165&type=1<![CDATA[ Camping on the banks of the Ganges River. The fire burns down so we can cook di...]]>5afbf6e0432818209ed4a5bcc537e7c92012-05-19T10:15:58+01:002012-05-19T10:15:58+01:00www.DownTheRoad.org - Bicycle Touring Around The World - 2002 to PresentCamping on the banks of the Ganges River. The fire burns down so we can cook dinner on the coals. After eating we build the fire back up and enjoy a great evening in the Indian Himalayan mountains. Camping in India is fun and beautiful - if you know where to go and sometimes - how to be stealthy.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150887636056166&set=a.98719616165.87807.97600646165&type=1" id="" title="" target="" onclick="" style=""><img class="img" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/178949_10150887636056166_97600646165_9868910_866665518_s.jpg" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v5JWhI8jHuu97shLvpJX6SEgVPk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v5JWhI8jHuu97shLvpJX6SEgVPk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike-Tour/~4/2Ld4TIFMVjs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150887627796166&set=a.98719616165.87807.97600646165&type=1<![CDATA[ Many thanks to everyone for your kind messages and support. I am returning to In...]]>15a3c72b943dc68bfcaafcb45af478e22012-05-16T09:43:46+01:002012-05-16T09:43:46+01:00www.DownTheRoad.org - Bicycle Touring Around The World - 2002 to PresentMany thanks to everyone for your kind messages and support. I am returning to Indiana to be with my family at this sad time. This won't end my bicycle trip, but at the moment I want to be with my loved ones more than continue on in India.
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