We spend a day at one of Free Lunch for Children's partner schools, meeting the kids, handing out toys, and learning more about the program.
Read More »Leaving The Beach Behind- Mountains, Snails, and Riding Buildings
Every day seems to bring a change in climate and scenery. We put the coast behind us heading back inland towards a charity event at a little rural mountain school in Guangxi. Oh yeah, we also ate some snails!
Read More »Fundraising in Paradise
3 days off at the beach in Sanya but we are kept busy as we participate in fundraising events with the hotel and Free Lunch for Children. We also meet with some of the local press talking about our trip and our charitable efforts. All in all, managed to raise nearly RMB40,000 to go towards school lunches in rural China!
Read More »The Record Within Sight – Where We Are Now
Passing our original goal of 25,000km we are now closing in on the new world record for longest motorcycle journey in a single country. Also an update on our fundraising status and goal.
Read More »Through The Mists And On To The Sea!
In three days we go through 3 different provinces, experience drastic changes in climate, and our luck with our broken luggage rack both falls short and holds up.
Read More »Doc, I Think I Broke My Rack
We've now passed 100 days on the road! 100 days since we left from Beijing, in the heat of summer to our first destination in Chengde. So of course to celebrate there's rain, mud, a broken luggage rack, and spectacular mountain scenery!
Read More »The Naxi Capital, Bai Seat, And A Merchant’s Mansion
A couple easy days as we make it to two destinations we had been looking forward to for a long time. The beautiful old towns of Lijiang and Dali gave us an opportunity to take it easy for once and even got to enjoy some delicious western food!
Read More »Final Days In Sichuan
20 days since we first entered Sichuan, a province which has proved both rewarding and extremely challenging. Our last two days in the province proved not to break this pattern as we get hit with everything the province had left to throw at us, both good and bad!
Read More »Serenity Now: Visiting The Giant Buddhas
Busy days out of Chongqing- Expressways, farmland, planned and unplanned Giant Buddha visits, all topped up with some spectacular remote canyon driving through southern Sichuan.
Read More »A Hop, Skip, and Jump To Chongqing
Riding from Chengdu to Chongqing, getting kicked off the highway twice in the name of safety... Rain, mud, and construction on the National Roads sure sound safer to me! (end sarcasm)
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