Are you planning a carfree vacation this summer?
06-24-09, 05:50 AM
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Had a car-free vacation among millions of car-free people in Haiti.
Haiti has a reputation for being a model for how we DON'T want our society to be, but it's also a model for a lot of things that I think we DO want our society to be.
Motor vehicle transportation is shared in such a way that it's quick and easy. The transportation includes "Tap tap" buses, motorcycle-taxi "carpools", cities that are extremely walkable because hardly anybody has a vehicle. People who share their time and their space with neighbors, love their neighbors, live off of local chemical free food. Community groups that bring people together to problem-solve on issues related to clean water, effective farming practices, literacy for children and adults...
If any of you are interested learning how to have a car-free vacation in Haiti, let me know.
Haiti has a reputation for being a model for how we DON'T want our society to be, but it's also a model for a lot of things that I think we DO want our society to be.
Motor vehicle transportation is shared in such a way that it's quick and easy. The transportation includes "Tap tap" buses, motorcycle-taxi "carpools", cities that are extremely walkable because hardly anybody has a vehicle. People who share their time and their space with neighbors, love their neighbors, live off of local chemical free food. Community groups that bring people together to problem-solve on issues related to clean water, effective farming practices, literacy for children and adults...
If any of you are interested learning how to have a car-free vacation in Haiti, let me know.
06-24-09, 06:14 AM
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In a couple of weeks, we're heading to a small island, off the Swedish east cost. Getting there involves 2 buses, 2 ferries and either one train ride or yet another bus. Technically, I guess it could be called car free. But we will depend heavily on various combustion engines.
Once there, we'll rent a couple of bikes.
--J
Once there, we'll rent a couple of bikes.
--J
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06-24-09, 09:46 AM
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My wife and I will probably do a 3 or 4 day bike tour this summer. Start and finish in Seattle, either going out around the Hood Canal, or perhaps an out and back to visit my sister in Yakima, going over HWY 410 near Mt Rainier.
06-25-09, 11:27 AM
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A vacation from being carfree?
Actually, that sounds like a good idea to me. Rent or borrow a car for two weeks, then be carfree the other 50 weeks. A vacation is supposed to be a change of pace. Hmmm....
Actually, that sounds like a good idea to me. Rent or borrow a car for two weeks, then be carfree the other 50 weeks. A vacation is supposed to be a change of pace. Hmmm....
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06-28-09, 01:39 PM
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I'm newish on here but we're planning for next years vacation (getting bikes this summer and giving ourselves a few months before winter sets in to get used to biking)
Our goal is to bike from Edmonton Alberta to Jasper taking a maximum of 10 days. I cant wait either then within 5-10 years I'd like to take a month and bike down the Oregon Coast with my husband.
Our goal is to bike from Edmonton Alberta to Jasper taking a maximum of 10 days. I cant wait either
then within 5-10 years I'd like to take a month and bike down the Oregon Coast with my husband.
06-28-09, 09:05 PM
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I've been off of "work"
or another way of saying
I've been free of Career
in August... 2yrs
car and career free
everyday thus far has been a "Car free Vacation"
August should see a buddy and I touring Portland to Ventura, Ca
this calender year, I've been engaged in the world of sport
or events, i should say
so far, its been
3 Doubles, Solvang, Davis, and The Eastern Sierra<--- which i managed to pull off on my Hunter 29er.
a couple of crits, Santa Cruz, and one here on the Monterey Peninsula, in Pacific Grove.
plus a bunch of trips down to SoCal to visit family in Ventura and LA
camping along the way
before Thanksgiving of last year, i spent some time in and around Arcata, Ca.
Humboldt County.... wow! God's Country if i ever saw it. amazing!
https://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=391518&page=5
or another way of saying
I've been free of Career
in August... 2yrs
car and career free
everyday thus far has been a "Car free Vacation"
August should see a buddy and I touring Portland to Ventura, Ca
this calender year, I've been engaged in the world of sport
or events, i should say
so far, its been
3 Doubles, Solvang, Davis, and The Eastern Sierra<--- which i managed to pull off on my Hunter 29er.
a couple of crits, Santa Cruz, and one here on the Monterey Peninsula, in Pacific Grove.
plus a bunch of trips down to SoCal to visit family in Ventura and LA
camping along the way
before Thanksgiving of last year, i spent some time in and around Arcata, Ca.
Humboldt County.... wow! God's Country if i ever saw it. amazing!
https://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=391518&page=5
06-28-09, 09:30 PM
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I'm newish on here but we're planning for next years vacation (getting bikes this summer and giving ourselves a few months before winter sets in to get used to biking)
Our goal is to bike from Edmonton Alberta to Jasper taking a maximum of 10 days. I cant wait either then within 5-10 years I'd like to take a month and bike down the Oregon Coast with my husband.
Our goal is to bike from Edmonton Alberta to Jasper taking a maximum of 10 days. I cant wait either
then within 5-10 years I'd like to take a month and bike down the Oregon Coast with my husband.
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06-28-09, 09:31 PM
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I'm not sure exactly when we'll be there, but that time period is quite likely. We'll let you know when we know.
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06-29-09, 07:29 AM
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We'd do every year but I think we'll try for every other year due to finances. Husband works fulltime and I only work parttime now and he thinks vacations involves lots of money so I need that long just to save up. For the Edmonton to Jaspter we'll stay in a cheap hotels along the way and then a nice lodge in Jaspter (think around 200/night unless I can get a cheaper on) But hopefully the Oregon Coast trip we'll fly down to Portland and then bike to Astoria and then head down camping along the way. I haven't estimated how long that will take biking down so that will take more planning I think lol
Maybe when/if we realize how much fun/inexpensive it can be we will do it more often. ::fingers crossed::
Maybe when/if we realize how much fun/inexpensive it can be we will do it more often. ::fingers crossed::
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