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Old 29 Jan 2009
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Hi
I am planning to leave the UK in April 09 and travel, possibly, from Vancouver through North, Central and South America for 8 to 12 months depending on how long the money lasts and any stops along the way.
Would be good to hook up with anyone along the way and have some company some of the time.
Look forward to any tips and tricks that will help with the trip.
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Hi Olly,

Check out our thread below for travellers heading your way. We don't leave till June but chances are our paths may cross, just an excuse to share a !!
Have a good trip.

Ride Safe - as in life Stay Upright

Graham and Sue
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Hi Olly,

Chris (motomon) and myself are planning to leave Los Angeles May 1 and head in a generally southward direction toward TDF as well - check out "looking for riding buddy through central and South America Spring 09'". We should definitely bump into eachother at some point along the way.

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Hi Olly, i am doing a similar trip to you at the same time, i am in Calgay at the moment prepping my bike, i too am from the uk and have been here three weeks, i have only just bought a bike ( KTM 640 adv ), i plan to ride to Vancouver to see some friend's in a couple of weeks and then head up to Alaska about mid may, weather permitting, if you would like to meet drop me a line.
Either way have a good trip
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Hi Leo, I'm in Mexico at the moment heading north and expect to be in the GWN at the start of May(ish) around Vancouver. I am prepared to divert to most places if is involved. Ride safe.
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Hi Maja, would be good to meet up for a or three, keep in touch, and will make a date to meet when you get up north.
Regards Leo
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Just to get on the bandwagon here, I'm leaving western Canada in August this year with the goal of TDF by year-end. I've spent the past two winters in Ecuador (Cuenca, Otavalo, Quito) viviendo y estudiando espanol. With the exception of the first month or so through the U.S. and Mexico, I am traveling solo and wouldn't mind hooking up with other travelers once in while for refreshments and stories.

I was thinking about setting up an email list on my web site for travelers southbound around the same time to easily keep in touch. If you would like to be on this list, let me know.

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Hi Howzitgoineh. My wife and I are hoping to head out in the August/September time frame for South America. I would like to get on an email list. Maybe some would also like to identify their blog, if they have one. Our only hold up is the current issue of 2 UP in Guatemala.
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I'm hoping to be heading south on approximately the same schedule, and I'd like to be included on an email list when the time gets a bit closer. markharf "at" yahoo "dot" com.

Thanks much!

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I'll also be around. I arrive in LA in the middle of May and then head north to Alaska for a cruise before heading back south and then to the east coast to finish in Miami in October.
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judgejoe, can you email me through my profile so I can get your address. I will send an email with instructions on how to join the list.
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I´m flying from Spain to San Francisco on 15th June to ride Alaska, so I have to cross canada. I ride on my own, but is someone is on my way or near, I´ll be pleased of meeting them.
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I am going from north FL to CA in June, going along the gulf coast and Mexican boarder.

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I'll be traveling south through Mex to Guatemala in July if anyone would like to join me.
If you want to keep track of where I am you can at ricky.static.com.
or Ricky Brooks (RickyBrooks) on Twitter. If you have your static or twitter account synched with your cell (email) you will get a message each time I check in (broadcast).
I will be using static/twitter for my entire trip to tdf so I should be very easy to find if anyone wants to hook up.
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Just to get on the bandwagon here, I'm leaving western Canada in August this year with the goal of TDF by year-end. I've spent the past two winters in Ecuador (Cuenca, Otavalo, Quito) viviendo y estudiando espanol. With the exception of the first month or so through the U.S. and Mexico, I am traveling solo and wouldn't mind hooking up with other travelers once in while for refreshments and stories.

I was thinking about setting up an email list on my web site for travelers southbound around the same time to easily keep in touch. If you would like to be on this list, let me know.

-john b.
Hi John and everybody, I suppose by August I'll be in Ecuador, I'll stay there for some months so, when you are going past Cayambe let me know if you need a place to store your bike or I might be able to help with accomodation by then, for those who don't know, Cayambe is about 80 km before getting to Quito from North to South and it's on the Panamerican. My email is marcomonteros@hotmail.com.

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