It’s pouring this Sunday morning in the Smoky Mountain area of Tennessee. Yesterday night I was fortunate to find this beautiful little hotel built like a plantation-style house as a tribute to movie Gone with The wind. The lobby is decked with pictures of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh and when you walk in you […]
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Friday morning, I wake up in Roanoke, NC. In the breakfast room the TV is open and showing Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaking at the UN General Assembly. He claims that the 9/11 attacks were a US conspiracy. I chat with a few bikers from Kentucky that I met last night and in the meantime think […]
read full postArriving at Chapel Hill, NC was an interesting experience. Chapel Hill is a college town and a large percentage of its residents are either directly related to the University of North Carolina or indirectly provide services to the university and its visitors. Like many college towns there is something very peaceful, young, and positive about […]
read full postI have read and learned about the scenery and beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway before I set wheel on it. But the stories and information fail to do the experience justice. The surrounding layers of mountains go into the horizon, forming a new world, a sort of Pandora from the movie Avatar. This is […]
read full postDay Five of Ride Of Your Life feels like the first “real” day of the journey. Starting at Chapel Hill, NC where I met with positive psychologist Brbara Fredrickson, through the fields of Greensboro, and northwest to Blue Ridge Parkway, to see the majestic scenery and meet the “mountain people”. There is lots to write […]
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So far the weather has been great. No rain, sunny skies, no humidity, not too hot… I carry a big rain suite and rain boots in the back, waiting for the rain that is bound to come at some point on a five week trip. Before leaving this morning I checked the weather forecast and […]
read full postDay three of Ride Of Your Life started with great pride and high spirits. I strapped the luggage on the back carefully and mindfully, and went out in great weather to the home of best-selling author Caroline Miller. Little did I know that I will end up spending close to a 100 miles crawling in […]
read full postI am gradually discovering the technical challenges of writing, shooting videos, editing them, and uploading – all while on the road on two wheels. The interview with coach Caroline Miller yesterday was great. The contrast between the solitude of riding and the vitality and energy of the conversations with authors is notable. And, it’s one of the […]
read full postWith the first night behind me, a major milestone has been conquered. Filled with confidence and assurance I leaped out of bed ready for adventure. Today, I thought to myself, I will plan it all and work all the details out, no surprises like yesterday. I started by following my planned daily agenda: 3o […]
read full postI’ve been picturing this moment to myself for months now: sitting in the motel on the first night of the Ride and writing about the first day. When I imagined it, I kept thinking about how I would feel, what would happen that day, and where I would be. and of course, I feel very differently than […]
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