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hey Stef, some lovely mountain passes and valleys there aren't there?
so whats the story behind the horse taxi, did you or your traveling buddy break another bone? oh, and the box of stuff for sale, the fellow with the hat near the fingers--upstanding fellow, lovely bloke, I'm sure George Orwell had one of these fridge magnets up on his fridge in admiration of him. (interesting mix of old stuff isnt it, good photo that touches on the whole issue of trying to make some much needed cash from old stuff, and also possibly touches on how Mr S is perhaps still viewed kindly by some folks--again, interesting shot.) I know some Eastern European people who have lived here in Canada for eons, yet still confide to me that they think a good, strong totalitarian govt is a good thing.....so go figure eh? The whole "strong man is good" attitude..... |
Originally Posted by djb
(Post 21080930)
hey Stef, some lovely mountain passes and valleys there aren't there?
so whats the story behind the horse taxi, did you or your traveling buddy break another bone? oh, and the box of stuff for sale, the fellow with the hat near the fingers--upstanding fellow, lovely bloke, I'm sure George Orwell had one of these fridge magnets up on his fridge in admiration of him. (interesting mix of old stuff isnt it, good photo that touches on the whole issue of trying to make some much needed cash from old stuff, and also possibly touches on how Mr S is perhaps still viewed kindly by some folks--again, interesting shot.) I know some Eastern European people who have lived here in Canada for eons, yet still confide to me that they think a good, strong totalitarian govt is a good thing.....so go figure eh? The whole "strong man is good" attitude..... the horse bike trip was from Girevi to Shatili, crossing from Tusheti to Khevsureti. its a walking path aprox 40km long over Atsunta Pass (3430m), all along the Chechenya border. Absolutely breathtaking nature all the way. The path is extreme up and down walking, 3days, aprox 2000m climbing, sleeping in tent ..... from the 40km one can do maybe 10-max15km on the bike, the rest would be caring a loaded bike over steep up and down ramps. so I rented the guy with the two horses ;) it was a great experience. |
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Originally Posted by djb
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would love to drive one once. They were are pretty neat cars, engineered with some pretty neat simple ideas.
I've just come back from a four-week tour round the Balkans with mine (the van).https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...555234df91.jpg |
Georgian Border Police
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dee6237d13.jpg He lives all summer on 2500m with 5 others, and aprox 50 cows, with the milk they produce cheese what then is transported with horses 15km to the village. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...41e5e42eea.jpg |
Georgia, Tsalka Reservoir
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Originally Posted by Jacqueslemac
(Post 21081706)
They're great. I passed my driving test on one and have had one ever since 1982.
I've just come back from a four-week tour round the Balkans with mine (the van). cool trip, must have been fun. |
Originally Posted by str
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To complement Str's excellent photos. The border between Georgia and Azerbaijan. ( He is clearly a good photographer, I am not.)
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fceefb86c4.jpg Turns out no luck was required, everything went smoothly.😀 |
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Originally Posted by str
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Georgia Caucasus
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f9a32551d3.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f9e51446f1.jpg |
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that looks like it was a red klister day I reckon.
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Originally Posted by djb
(Post 21091322)
that looks like it was a red klister day I reckon.
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Originally Posted by Doug64
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There are probably not too many of us who still remember red klister :thumb: Unfortunately, in Oregon we used it a lot.
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Unfortunately, all the Great Lakes are at historically high levels that are causing extensive flooding.
"Shortcut", Ontario https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c199d1f9_c.jpg |
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This looks like a preferred route to me.
Originally Posted by Doug64
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"Shortcut", Ontario
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c199d1f9_c.jpg |
Detroit, Michigan
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2460d089_c.jpg Detroit https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cc0106cf_c.jpg Alganac State Park, Michigan https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9aaaa439_c.jpg |
Some great pics in this thread.
I wish I could take ones half as good. Anyway, here are some from our "soft touring" (supported) through Vietnam from Hanoi to HoiAn last March. I highly recommend Vietnam as a destination. Such a beautiful country (and of course it is stupidly cheap, and the food and beer are great). https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5a3326bdb2.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6cd6ab0fd8.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8326a85229.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...93425d62de.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fa45004326.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1547449095.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...29ff0fe091.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...254de95b77.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...99e55654b3.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...70082c66d9.jpg |
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