Category Archives: Travel
Shredquest.com – travelling in style
Looks like we’ll be travelling in style around the Pyrenees. Thanks to David at Cycling Adventures for hooking this up. $1000 for 13 days! This bad boy is going to accomodate 3 guys, 3 bike pods and stuff. As soon … Continue reading
France 2010 – T minus 21 days: Reader help needed (camera lenses)
Wow, this has come around quickly. I AM NOT EVEN READY. Not even close. Anyway, first up, some housekeeping. You’ll be able to follow the fun from France by: RSS-ing the RSS feed Checking the 2010 France archives – you … Continue reading
T-41 days: Shredquest is off to France for Le Tour and L’Etape
So, once again, nous allons en France! Michael and Tim hit the road again, for more excellent adventures, and this time, Clarky joins us. We’re staying in Aramits, near the Spanish border. View Larger Map Es muy excelente! This will … Continue reading
Hawaii Tsunami – Live from Waikiki
So, I’ve come over to Hawaii for a bit of a shredquest surf mission. Today, our 3rd day, was meant to be a trip to the big Island for a volcano tour etc. Our phone rang at 3.30AM; the tour … Continue reading
Frequent Flyer Master: How to get 25,000 miles for $49
I am a big, big fan of Chris Guillebeau. He has some really awesome ebooks, and one of them is the new Frequent Flyer Master. Here’s a guy who has a goal to travel to every country in the world … Continue reading
Photo of the Day, France 2010 update
I don’t know where she was off to, what her name was, but I want to be at that party, because no one dresses like this unless they’re going to some sort of super-party. If this was in Vice mag it would be a fashion do. What does this have to do with this website? Everything! She’s clearly on some sort of super crazy rainbow Shredquest.
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Video from the Galibier
God I love riding. This was an epic day. Poor old Mike did all the work up the Col du Telegraphe, but I was Menchoving so well that day, when he flicked his elbow, all he got was cold, steely Russian “Nyet”. Hhahaa.
Anyway, it was all high-larious up the Galibier then I wacked the gas on.
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L’Etape du Tour 2010: to do or not to do
Well after last year’s epic romp up the Ventoux, I’m now officially addicted to L’Etape. In fact, I reckon it’s more worthwhile smashing over to France for L’Etape than for Le Tour. Continue reading
July 27-28 – Galibier, Chamonix, Colmar
We awoke in the presence of divinity. The run was rising over Chamonix and its glaciers and it was just amazing. Like, TOTALLY AMAZING AND HUMBLING AND GROUNDING.
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July 26 – Cols du Telegraphe, Galibier and beautiful Chamonix
We drove to St Michel de Maurienne and then headed straight up the Col du Telegraphe, which is a really tough little climb up to I think 1570m. There is good coffee at the top. Continue reading