“On a bike you are slow enough to immerse yourself in the character of new places, but fast enough that the experience is always fresh.”
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hen I was 14 years old, my best friend Steve and I outlined a plan to drive from our hometown of Yorktown, VA to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It was mostly an exercise in fantasy: our plan centered around building the ultimate jungle-jeep and neglected details like food. I put the idea back down in my subconscious and focused on more immediate goals such as getting my driver's license and kissing a girl before I turned 16. (Barely made it.)
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