Some people in Bavaria consider themselves Bavarians, not Germans. Many of the Germans we met outside of Bavaria, could not stand the place. TWBR on the other hand could not get enough. Bavaria is a place that for all practical purposes is a separate country from Germany. The beer halls and beer gardens are full […]
Author Archives: Steven Shoppman
Hilpolstein Photos
June 13, 2008 – 4:56 pm
In the south of Germany, in Bavaria, there is an enchanting little town called Hilpolstein. Steve Bouey made some friends there a few years back while doing a triathlon called the Quell Challenge. When he left there they invited him back and demanded that Hilpolstein be placed on the route of The World by Road. […]
Pigs afraid of mud? No way.
June 12, 2008 – 5:59 pm
I had to link this one up that a friend sent me the other day. This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time…a little piglet that is afraid to get her feetsies dirty! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025428/Pig-Boots-The-worlds-porker-afraid-mud.html
Berlin Photos
June 12, 2008 – 3:26 pm
It has taken forever to get more photos up and we all apologize. We have also been far behind on the blogs…and we apologize. We are also behind schedule…and we apologize. We are also extremely low on funds, and until we are able to raise enough money for South America, we will fall further behind, […]
Challenge of the Week: Crime Patrol, Crooked Borders and Catastrophe Roads
April 8, 2008 – 9:29 am
Over a week ago now was the beginning of the action packed speed run through Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and then further down the coast of the West coast of Africa. The Thundra and Little Pepe are now safely resting in the courtyard of the Botanic Gardens Guesthouse here in Limbe, Cameroon. The crew and the […]
TIA again
April 7, 2008 – 1:48 pm
Sorry for the lack of content lately. We have been working on it a ton, but finding a place to upload is nearly impossible. Our hope is for it all to start tomorrow. We have not forgotten about you, just lacking in resources. TIA.
New Video – Burkina Faso – TIA – Getting Air in a Tire
March 28, 2008 – 7:44 am
This journey has proven and disproved many thoughts and ideas I had about the world. Many of the ideas I have come from movies I have seen. Most of the time when I see an American Hollywood movie about a place I just assume that everything is dramatized and most likely adapted to make the […]
New Timeline
March 26, 2008 – 6:44 am
For those of you that like to keep tabs on us and where we are, the timeline is now updated. It should be generally accurate for the next couple of months and we will keep changing it as our schedule changes. Click the link below to check it out. Timeline
Challenge of the Week
March 25, 2008 – 6:54 am
I am starting a new series of blogs called “The Challenge of the Week.” Back in the early days of the expedition, I tried to spend a good 20% of the time trying to present the real side of this expedition that most people do not know. After a couple of weeks of presenting these […]
New Video – National Park or Middle of Nowhere Sahara?
March 13, 2008 – 11:51 am
When picturing a national park, most of us probably think of rangers that help to protect the wildlife and answer visitors questions about the surrounding area and the flora and fauna that reside there. As you get farther and farther from the main tourist tracks in the world, the standard and definition of national parks […]
