As we roll through New Zealand, we will be showing you a little slice of what the country is like including AJ Hackett bungy jumping, volcano mud slides, Maori culture, the Sounds and general life on the island. We are still working on it, but our hope is to make it to a sheep farm […]
Author Archives: Steven Shoppman
Sorry for the lack of blogs…it has been a rough start.
The most grueling is done…I hope. We are in Fiji now and I can rightfully say that the last month has been the most trying of my entire life. Between the goodbyes, bureaucracies, last minute planning, last minute lack of planning and trying to accomplish all of this predominately between Steve Bouey and myself, I […]
CBS News 4 Denver Interview
Here is our interview with News 4. Sorry for the lack of other updates beyond the news, but we are slammed right now with our final preparations for the expedition. We will get updates very soon, but for now just know that all is going well, but our days are long and stressful. Everyone send […]
We are going to be on NBC.
We are about to have our first interview on live television today. Originally it was supposed to be in the morning, but it looks like we will be on the noon show now. It is the local channel here in Denver, 9 News. That is channel 9 here in Denver and the website is www.9news.com. […]
Funny…we will be dealing with both.
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would […]
Free Movie Passes
A friend of ours works for a company that does advance screenings of movies amongst other things. We are doing a little promotion with them for the new movie "The Hitcher". It is a thriller about a crazy hitchhiker, so if you are in the mood for a little scare(or laugh) just follow the directions […]
Our Trailer on YouTube
Hey everyone, We are trying to get more people aware of our upcoming departure. Many of you have already seen the trailer, but now we are trying to get its rankings up on YouTube. The video is below. If you have a site or a MySpace, we would be much obliged if you put this […]
Watch this video, it is important.
I actually cannot remember how or when, but I signed the original petition for this concept of net neutrality. This is very important, especially for people like us here at TWBR. The internet is awesome because it is a level playing field and it is important that we keep it that way. Check out this […]
Oh right..I am planning an expedition.
"That sounds so awesome." "I am jealous" "I want to go along" "How are you going get across the ocean?" I hear statements like this almost everyday now. Don’t get me wrong, I am truly excited about leaving and the adventures that lie ahead of us. It still never lets up. For every time that […]