{"id":978,"date":"2011-10-07T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T08:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/?p=978"},"modified":"2012-05-06T09:04:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T01:04:31","slug":"friends-on-and-off-cycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/2011\/10\/07\/friends-on-and-off-cycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends on and off Cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/monkeybike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1041\" src=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/monkeybike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/monkeybike.jpg 306w, http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/monkeybike-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a>There is a growing list of friends I have met through either Couch Surfing or Warm Showers.\u00a0 Here are the links to their blogs &#8212; mostly about cycling &#8212; but not all.\u00a0 I hope you find their experiences as inspirational and interesting as I do when I read about their latest adventures.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re on the worldwide web and find yourself bored with the news, check out these sites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapsandblabs.com\">Snaps and Blabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennaleethompson.blogspot.com\/\">Four Bags and a Bicycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolling-tales.com\">Rolling Tales<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginiavagabonds.wordpress.com\">Virginia Vagabonds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pureperception.aroundtheglobe.nl\">Pure Perception Around the Globe<\/a> (Dutch)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1rong.com\">Echo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benandmargosworldcycle.blogspot.com\">Ben and Margo&#8217;s World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverygoodtrip.com\">The Very Good Trip<\/a> (French)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/AsianJourney\">Bill Weir<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.travelpod.com\/members\/grizzly\">Claudia Fiedler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4vuistenmetdevut.nl\/\">Colin and Daphne<\/a> (Dutch)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2nomads.biketravellers.com\/\">Katya and Mirko<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbybicycle.com\">World by Bicycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Cycle Diaries\" href=\"http:\/\/thecyclediaries.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Cycle Diaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Japhy Dhungana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transformundo.com\" target=\"_blank\">Transformundo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/buddha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1042\" src=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/buddha-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/buddha-224x300.png 224w, http:\/\/asianomad.biketravellers.com\/files\/2011\/10\/buddha.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>I also appreciate a good story and search for interesting travel blogs to read.\u00a0 I find that most people writing their blogs are better sources of local news than the mainstream media &#8212; less lies and spin.\u00a0 Here is a collection of the best I&#8217;ve found so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnyvagabond.com\">Johnny Vagabond<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vagabondjourney.com\">Vagabond Journey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithanineyearold.com\">Travels With a Nine Year Old<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philintheblank.net\">Phil in the Blank<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backpackingmatt.com\">Backpacking Matt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goseewrite.com\">Go, See, Write<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canvas-of-light.com\">Canvas of Light<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/romanin.wordpress.com\">The Chronicles of a Vagabond<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheroadtofindout.com\/\">On the Road to Find Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loreneverly.org\">Loren Everly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing list of friends I have met through either Couch Surfing or Warm Showers.\u00a0 Here are the links to their blogs &#8212; 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