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Equipment Pages Index

Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some Advise About Advise
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers

START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide.
Bicycle Touring Frames 
The Steel Repair Myth.
Steel and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs

Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Cindie's Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Sealed Cartridge Headsets

Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground Cloth
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water Filter

Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts

Health and First Aide

Electrical
Short-wave Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3

Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping

 

Guatemala: From Paradise to Despair
Thursday Dec. 26, 2002 (Sent From Antigua, Guatemala)


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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

We have been staying in Antigua, Guatemala for the holidays.  During these times we both miss our families a lot and wish that we were millionaires and able to fly home anytime that we wanted.  There have been many interesting celebrations here to occupy our time but being away at times likes this seems to be the hardest.

After my last letter from Quetzaltenango (Xela in Mayan) we have gone through a lot, most of it good and even wonderful.  Unfortunately, we have had our misfortunes as well, but I will get to that below.  Guatemala is full of extremes and we have learned to deal with what the road has to offer.  It is truly a road that has no end.


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Tim's Past Newsletters Index
Adventure Story, Novel, Book, Writings

These letters are sent to our email list and are used as a means to keep in contact with our friends and family.  If you would like to be put on our email list just fill out the Email Update Sign Up form.

Newest to Oldest

New Zealand: One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earthhttp://downtheroad.org/NewZealand/Letters/2south_island.htm
February 19, 2007
(Sent From Wanaka, New Zealand)

Let's get started in New Zealand and 50% off our first book
November , 2007

(Sent From New Plymouth, New Zealand)

Hello to friends and family of DownTheRoad.org:  Crises in Cindie's Family

Going to New Zealand!!
August 10, 2007
(Sent From Katherine, The Northern Territory, Australia)

Back in the Outback
July 14, 2006

(Sent From Normanton (home of the big crocodile), Australia)

Five Years DownTheRoad:  a Different kind of endurance
April 11, 2007
(Sent From Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia)

5 min Video Postcard from Tasmania
February, 27, 2007

(Sent From Canberra, Australia)

How do we stay married while traveling together 24/7? and Australia Video #1:  Bike Touring Down Under
January 30, 2007

(Sent From Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia: On the way to the Snowy River National Park)

Downloadable Malaysian Video Postcard From the Road
November 20, 2006
(Sent From Strahn, Tasmania, Australia)

Culture Shock in Australia and Keep Your Ears on the Road
October 18, 2006

(Sent From Mt. Gambier, Australia)

Two 1-Way Tickets to Australia Please and 5 minute Thailand Video Download (37 mb) 2 Thailand Bike Tour Video
 July 25, 2006

(Sent From Parit Buntar, Malaysia)

Laos: Eyes of the World
May 16, 2006
(Sent from the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia)

Four Years DownTheRoad
March, 11, 2006
(Sent From Bangkok, Thailand)

Out of China: Slipping Past the Watchful Eye of Censorship.
January 5, 2006

(Sent from Luang Phrabang, Laos)

Into Occupied Territory: Tibet
November 22, 2005
(Sent from Dali, China)

The Many Faces of China: Inner Mongolia and Shanxi, Provinces.
September 24, 2005
(Sent From Kangding, China)

Made in China: Free Birds in a Caged World
 July 10, 2005
(Sent From Beijing, China)

Three Years and Still Going
May 17, 2004
(Sent From Long Sheng, China)

Cambodia: Poverty Does Not Equal Crime.
February 1, 2005
(Sent From Dalat, Vietnam)

Thailand: Landing in a Whole New World.
December 24, 2004
(Sent From Siem Reap, Cambodia)

Crossing Over to the Other Side: Relocating to Asia
11-28, 2004
(Sent From Bangkok, Thailand)

The New Global Bicycle Touring Plan.
 August, 2004
(Sent From Mooresville, Indiana, USA)

Northwest Argentina: The Wrong Way In the Right Country
April 7, 2004
(Sent From Bariloche, Argentina)

Bolivia: The Calm After the Storm
January, 16, 2004
(Sent From Mendoza, Argentina)

Peru #2:  Been Doing Some Hard Traveling
November 4, 2003
(Sent From Copacabana, Bolivia)

Peru #1 Riding Between The Extremes
Sept. 24, 2003
(Sent From Huanuco, Peru)

Ecuador #2: The Magic of the Andes
Aug 14, 2003
(Sent From Chiclayo, Peru)

Ecuador #1: Riding on top of the Southern Hemisphere
July 8, 2003
(Sent From Riobamba, Ecuador)

USA: CULTURE SHOCK
June, 7, 2003
(Sent From Quito, Ecuador)

Costa Rica #1:  Green Grass and High Tides

Nicaragua: Travels Through a Troubled Land
Thursday, March 27, 2003
(Sent From Santa Elena - Monteverde, Costa Rica)

Honduras: From the Guatemalan Border to the Nicaraguan Border
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003
(Sent From Esteli, Nicaragua)

Antigua, Guatemala to the Sea
Saturday, January 11, 2003
(Sent From Omoa, Honduras)

Guatemala: From Paradise to Despair
Thursday Dec. 26, 2002
(Sent From Antigua Guatemala)

Guatemala:   Riding Through the Highlands
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002
Thanksgiving day in the USA
(Sent From Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)

Our Final Weeks in Mexico
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
(Sent From Comitan, Mexico)

Six Months Down the Road
Monday, October 7, 2002
(Sent From Amecameca, Mexico)

So Close to Mexico City Yet So Far From Anything
Monday, September 9, 2002
(Sent From Amecameca, Mexico)

Toluca
Saturday, August 17, 2002
(Sent From Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico)

The Great Secret of Michoacan
Thursday, August 1, 2002
(Sent From Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico)

Adios Guanajuato
Monday, July 15, 2002
(Sent From Guanajuato, Mexico)

Hello Guanajuato
Friday, June 21, 2002

(Sent From Guanajuato, Mexico)

Greetings from Mexico
Monday, May 27, 2002
(Sent From Cuauhtemoc, Mexico)

Heading into Mexico
Sunday, May 12, 2002
(Sent from Douglas Arizona)

Enjoying Arizona
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
(Sent from Sierra Vista Arizona.)

Our first week Down the Road
Sunday, April 07, 2002
(Sent from Tucson Arizona)

Good bye Letter
Sent out mid Feb. 2002
Written while living in our RV and sent from Cindie's office

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Our 1st book
The Road That Has No End


How we traded our ordinary lives for a global bicycle touring adventure.

Our 2nd book
Down The Road in South America

A bicycle tour through poverty, paradise, and the places in between.

Printed Soft Cover
(Ships Internationally)

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How to Buy a Used or New Custom Touring Bicycle and existing Bike Upgrade Guide.

What years on the road have taught us.

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