Blogs from Stateline, Nevada, United States, North America

We were home from our World Voyage for over a month and figured it was about time to get on the road. Literally! We were going to the Black Hills of South Dakota for an Atkins Family Reunion. We briefly considered flying back to Rapid City, but why, when the whole western United States is a road tripper’s dream landscape. We packed up our Honda Odyssey and headed east on a cool, foggy July morning. One of the best things about traveling by car versus airplane is that you can take whatever you might possibly need for several weeks without a second thought of Homeland Security. Stuff like clothes, computers, coolers filled with ice, gifts, maps, food, phones, books, water, tapes and DVDs and anything else deemed essential for a good road trip. And you can ... read more

At the end of a working trip on Work and Travel program in California I was riding the race on bicycle organized by a local club Bikethewest around Lake Tahoe to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th of the terrorist attack on on the twins. At the start we met at around five hundreds, so I did not feel so alone in the race as if I was touring around the lake itself. At first I went quite stiff before I warmed up. After all, the start was pretty soon and at an altitude of 2000 m the September is already very cold. Some said that even at night, even a little freezing. The track was about 300 meters of superelevation and there has been placed two refreshment stations. I finally arrived at our destination ... read more