MarkBruns

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Instead of just traveling for the sake of traveling maybe you can donate something for someone who has just traveled for your sake of being free to just travel.

EALA FRYA FRESENA!

Frisians, visit the OSTFRIESEN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

As you may know, the first republic of free citizens in Northern Europe was on Frisian territory in the Theelacht area in current Germany over 1100 years ago. Our ancestor’s long history of independence continued as they became the first republic in Europe to endorse the American colony’s struggle for independence. After that, the german-dutch Frisian immigrants joined with American abolitionists to confront the immorality of slavery

You can do it yourself [or with friends] on the cheap with either an Xtracyle Cruiser SUB or maybe build your own worldbike to carry all of your gear including tools, spare parts, tent, bag, a silo of aspirin, a vial or two of homemade oil of capsicum from haberno or Naga Jolokia peppers for a bit of bikers’ self-defense that all mammals, including grizzlies, can understand ...

Or you can get an professional to book it for about 12 grand.

1* Anchorage, Denali National Park – plenty of wildlife. Into Canada on the Top of the World Highway, goldrush town of Dawson.

2* Canadian Rockies, Yukon, Whitehorse, Jasper and Banff.Time for optional walking and kayaking.

3* Wonderful mountain country in Revelstoke and the Selkirk Mountains. The trans-Canada highway to Vancouver. Vancouver Island, beautiful coastline, the town of Victoria, Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park. Optional whale watching.

4* Ferry to Olympic National Park in the USA, herds of Roosevelt elk and coastal rainforest, Seattle.

5* Mt Rainier National Park, Idaho – Wyoming, the geysers of Yellowstone and the famous peaks of Grand Teton, magnificent scenery, Utah, Arches National Park.

6* Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. Lake Powell, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Los Angeles.

7* San Diego and into Mexico. Tijuana, Baja California, camp on deserted beaches.

8* Ferry from La Paz to Los Mochis. Copper Canyon, optional train trip, Guadalajara, the Paricutin Volcano and Mexico City.

9* Immense Aztec sites around Mexico City, Oaxaca.

10* Chiapas highlands, Indian villages and the immense Sumidoro canyon, Palenque and Yucatan plains.

11 Coastal Yucatan, Mayan ruins at Uxmal and Chichen Itza, the colonial Merida and beautiful beaches. The Cayes and reef of Belize.

12 Through the jungle to Guatemala and immense ruins of Tikal, Guatemala highlands and Lake Atitlan, Chichicastenango market and Antigua Guatemala.

13 Honduras, Copan and the Bay Islands. Optonal PADI diving course.

14 Nicaragua, colonial Leon and Granada, Masaya National Park, volcanic island of Ometepe, Lake Nicaragua.

15 Costa Rica: cloud forests, volcanoes, nature reserves and a beautiful coast. Turtle spotting at Totuguero.

16 Southern Costa Rica, Panama, coffee planations, waterfalls, deserted island and beaches. The canal and Panama City. Fly to Quito.

17 5 day cruise in the Galapagos Islands – abundant wildlife, snorkelling from our Tourist Superior class yacht. Quito.

18 Northern Peru, Adobe city of Chan-Chan, Lima. Optional jungle trip to Iquitos on the Amazon River.

19 Marine wildlife sanctuary at Paracas, Nazca Lines, colonial Arequipa and condors at the stupendous Colca Canyon.

20 Inca capital of Cuzco, Inca ruins, walk the Inca Trail or take the train to Machu Picchu.

21 Peruvian altiplano, Lake Titicaca, island visit. Enter Bolivia to La Paz, the most traditional altiplano city.

22 Potosi – highest city in the world. 4×4 trip across the Salar de Uyuni salt lake and Bolivian altiplano. Coloured lakes, mud geysers. Enter Chile.

23 ( Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago

24 Chilean wine country and Lake District: Into Argentina, Bariloche, Camino Austral in Chile (weather dependant), Moreno Glacier and Lago Argentino.

25 Torres del Paine NP, Ferry across Magellan Straits to Tierra del Fuego.

26 Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, marine wildlife along the Beagle Channel.

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Richard Nixon, February, 1972

... of course I’m just kidding … especially if I told anyone else that she was the highlight of my 2004 … but I’m tellin ya, ya gotta know who the fuss is all about.

If we can just keep the pompous idiots who work here busy … and under the illusion that they are working the levers of power in the center of the universe … then the rest of us will be able to continue actually getting things done.

One should remember how incredibly LITTLE was ever accomplished throughout the entire history of humankind in the palaces of so-called leaders.