The capital of Mauritania is a very poor place. Most people don’t even have homes and many of the inhabitants of the country are nomads. We took many photos in the surrounding area and it is easy to see that this is near the top of the list for poorest countries in the world. Speaking […]
Author Archives: Steven Shoppman
New Photos – North Cape (Nordkapp)
July 7, 2008 – 8:29 pm
INSERT_MAP In the far far north of the northern part of the north European country of Norway, there lies a cliff encircled point called North Cape. This is the farthest you can drive north in Europe and a truly majestic site. With giant cliffs, tunnels, ice covered roads and little to no light, the drive […]
New Photos – Narvik New Years
July 3, 2008 – 11:04 am
There is a small town in Norway not far from the Swedish border called Narvik. The town is full of history, setting the stage for numerous WWII battles and attracts many tourists each year because of this. Its natural beauty is unreal as well, with huge peaks jetting straight out of the fjords and surrounding […]
New Photos – The Mauritanian Sahara
June 27, 2008 – 1:18 pm
Months ago many of you watched the video that we put together about our time in the Sahara in the Banc d’Arguin National Park. Here are the photos. Photos On Flickr See the video INSERT_MAP Â
The Environment thing.
June 25, 2008 – 5:15 pm
I guess when you ask for money from people, it is those people’s duty to question your merit. Giving money to a group or a cause or an investment, whatever it may be, is something that requires a lot of thought. So I suppose I can chalk all of the comments about our merit up […]
New Photos – The Ice Hotel
June 24, 2008 – 4:47 pm
A trip to the North of Scandinavia is not complete without a trip to the Ice Hotel. Although expensive to stay, a walk around the village is free and a tour is not too expensive either. It is an amazing and truly unusual place. With hundreds of sculptures and a giant hotel that can house […]
George Carlin Died.
June 23, 2008 – 7:38 pm
I saw the news earlier today. I imagine that the vast majority of the people reading this blog at least know who he is. Many of you likely have your opinions of the guy good or bad, as he shot from the hip without filter the majority of his career as a comedian. One of […]
Wow, I didn’t mean to make anyone upset:(
June 20, 2008 – 6:28 pm
Often we get cheers from people about our courage to take on such a big project with such little resources. Many tell us that we are crazy, jaws often drop when Steve Bouey tells them that he cashed out his whole retirement fund to put into this dream. I have put a great deal of […]
New Photos: From Denmark to the Ice Hotel
June 17, 2008 – 6:40 pm
Of the many options with the expensive prices of gas in Europe, we opted for the route towards North Cape starting on a ferry from Germany to Denmark, followed by a series of bridges to get to Sweden. The dash up to the Ice Hotel led us across the Arctic Circle and introduced all of […]
What is going on at TWBR?
June 16, 2008 – 3:14 pm
This post will remain at the top of the blog for the next couple of weeks, but to read the most recent posts, please just scroll down. So the site says that I am in Denver, the trucks and rest of the crew are somewhere in Angola and blogs and content are sparse. For over […]
