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What We're About:

We are five recent grads from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University looking for adventure and a more intimate acquaintance with the people of the world.

September 16th of 2007 we biked out of Beijing and began a trek across Asia. The Asian portion of our tour ended in June when we arrived in Turkey and Eastern Europe in June of 2008. In the coming months we hope to continue across Europe and arrive in Paris in November of this year.

Along the way we are biking through rural areas and playing music in villages. We feel that the people in these areas have a lot to teach us, and that this bike trip is an excellent opportunity for spreading international good will on the local level. We are also advocating reducing carbon emissions and living slower-paced, more enjoyable lives. In addition, we are coordinating fundraising for charities we learn of as we bike through different countries. For more information about our sponsored charities, please click here.

To read more about our reasons for going on this trip, please see our Mission Statement.

 

About this site:

Throughout the duration of our trip we intend to update this website with our experiences. By reporting back what people we meet along the way have to say, and our experiences with them, we hope to provide a more intimate and personalized view of Asia. We encourage all interested to follow our progress and read about our experiences with the people we meet. Best when viewed with Mozilla Firefox.


What's Up With the Funky Characters?

You may have noticed small amounts of strange looking characters in our navigation menu, and more strange looking characters on our blog. This isn't the latest computer virus, but only Chinese. In order to make it possible and interesting for Chinese folks to also follow our progress, read about our experiences in their own country, and gain perspective on what Westerners think, we have attempted to translate this site into Chinese. So don't worry. In fact, if you want to make it possible for your computer to correctly display the characters, please click here and follow the instructions accordingly.