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    Question Anyone in San Antonio or want to come down?

    Currently, I’m not traveling long term but I’m planning an overnight trip from my house on the Southeast side of SA to government canyon (about 35 miles) on September 25. If anyone is in the area and wants to tag along, y’all are welcome to stay overnight at my house that Friday and we can head...
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    Photos First Overnighter!

    Years ago I used to commute to work by bike in New Mexico. I had to sell my vintage Fuji in order to get some cash to live in my car and eventually move back to Texas. Since then, I've always been infatuated by bike touring, and just never committed my time to it until recently. Thankfully...
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    Religious Oogles

    A friend took this photo in San Antonio of what is most likely some sort of "love thy neighbor" test/experiment since they don't have any packs? I'm not sure I've seen any sort of hitch hiking monks/people in religious garb before.
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    Plans to stay put for a while, make some art

    This might be a long post, who knows but I'm just spewing out thoughts here for what I should do. Maybe some of you are in the same boat or were at one point. After my partner and I were done with school in Santa Fe, we traveled around and camped out of my car for a bit, planned to do it...
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    News & Blogs Guy uses snapchat as his own travel show

    Welcome to my life, where more than 15 thousand people from around the world are tuning in to my daily travels on Snapchat (@drewbinsky). I’m essentially hosting my own travel show on my iPhone, and Snapchat has proven to be the most exciting way to connect with my global audience. How did I...
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    Video This guy has great commentary about travel and your mind

    The Thousand Year Journey: Oregon to Patagonia Jedidiah quit a job that he loved to ride his bicycle from Oregon to the southern tip of South America. Filmmaker Kenny Laubbacher joined him for his month-and-a-half long journey to find out why. I finally found a video to send to my family to...
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    Vest collar rubbing my neck raw

    I've had vests for years and just recently started a new one, but every time I wear it for a few hours at a time, it just rubs parts of my neck raw and I end up with a very sore rash. I've never had this happen with any of my other collared denim vests. Does this happen to anyone else? Could...
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    Gofundme for Coloring Book Trip

    I've been doing this project recently where I'm making coloring book pages and I hope to get back on the road for inspiration, so any help would be appreciated, even a simple share on any of your sites. I hope to meet some of you rad people and put your stories and selves into these pages...
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    I've read the forums on here for years and never joined

    I've been reading shit about traveling for years on here because it's the best resource for meet-ups, packing, who to look out for, how to survive, whatever. I'm not sure why I didn't sign up til now, but here I am! Anyway, I'm in the process of saving up until the lease on my inlaw house is up...