Saturday, October 29, 2011

HimalayasX2011, Western China Expedition supporting IDEAS & ETE [reloaded in video]

Meeting a Sino-Tibetan family with their yak herd and cabin, hammering down rough roads in Sichuan, climbing over the landslides in Jolong, climbing peaks, riding through valleys, and meeting smiling people throughout the journey are all highlights of expedition travel. 

These are raw photos and a video of the expedition. Enjoy! [Music: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson]

I supported IDEAS foundation
Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society
nogutsknowglory.com

And a second non-profit, ETE
Education Through Expeditions, UK
etelive.org

Find out more, check the links. Thank you - hope you enjoy the video.


Brian Perich

Cheers!

HimalayasX2011, Western China Expedition supporting IDEAS & ETE [reloaded in video]

Meeting a Sino-Tibetan family with their yak herd and cabin, hammering down rough roads in Sichuan, climbing over the landslides in Jolong, climbing peaks, riding through valleys, and meeting smiling people throughout the journey are all highlights of expedition travel. 

These are raw photos and a video of the expedition. Enjoy! [Music: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson]

I supported IDEAS foundation
Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society
nogutsknowglory.com

And a second non-profit, ETE
Education Through Expeditions, UK
etelive.org

Find out more, check the links. Thank you - hope you enjoy the video.


Brian Perich

Cheers!

HimalayasX2011, Western China Expedition supporting IDEAS & ETE [reloaded in video]

Meeting a Sino-Tibetan family with their yak herd and cabin, hammering down rough roads in Sichuan, climbing over the landslides in Jolong, climbing peaks, riding through valleys, and meeting smiling people throughout the journey are all highlights of expedition travel. 

These are raw photos and a video of the expedition. Enjoy! [Music: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson]

I supported IDEAS foundation
Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society
nogutsknowglory.com

And a second non-profit, ETE
Education Through Expeditions, UK
etelive.org

Find out more, check the links. Thank you - hope you enjoy the video.


Brian Perich

Cheers!

HimalayasX2011, Western China Expedition supporting IDEAS & ETE [reloaded in video]

Meeting a Sino-Tibetan family with their yak herd and cabin, hammering down rough roads in Sichuan, climbing over the landslides in Jolong, climbing peaks, riding through valleys, and meeting smiling people throughout the journey are all highlights of expedition travel. 

These are raw photos and a video of the expedition. Enjoy! [Music: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson]

I supported IDEAS foundation
Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society
nogutsknowglory.com

And a second non-profit, ETE
Education Through Expeditions, UK
etelive.org

Find out more, check the links. Thank you - hope you enjoy the video.


Brian Perich

Cheers!

Take a Seat Egypt (Trailer) of an epic 5000km tandem bicycle ride in 2011 [WT Expeditions]

[Reposting:] A 2 Minute tease of Dominic Gill's Take A Seat Egypt project, taking 56 days and covering nearly 5000km in the heat of Revolution and Egyptian Summer. 7 Companions on my tandem bike help me discover their country and what they hope for their country post-revolution. 
MUSIC: FC KAHUNA (Hayling) RED SNAPPER (Sleepless) PHANTOGRAM (Don't Move) MATHEIU LAFORGE (Road to Democracy)

Very epic indeed.

Take a Seat Egypt (Trailer) of an epic 5000km tandem bicycle ride in 2011 [WT Expeditions]

[Reposting:] A 2 Minute tease of Dominic Gill's Take A Seat Egypt project, taking 56 days and covering nearly 5000km in the heat of Revolution and Egyptian Summer. 7 Companions on my tandem bike help me discover their country and what they hope for their country post-revolution. 
MUSIC: FC KAHUNA (Hayling) RED SNAPPER (Sleepless) PHANTOGRAM (Don't Move) MATHEIU LAFORGE (Road to Democracy)

Very epic indeed.

Take a Seat Egypt (Trailer) of an epic 5000km tandem bicycle ride in 2011 [WT Expeditions]

[Reposting:] A 2 Minute tease of Dominic Gill's Take A Seat Egypt project, taking 56 days and covering nearly 5000km in the heat of Revolution and Egyptian Summer. 7 Companions on my tandem bike help me discover their country and what they hope for their country post-revolution. 
MUSIC: FC KAHUNA (Hayling) RED SNAPPER (Sleepless) PHANTOGRAM (Don't Move) MATHEIU LAFORGE (Road to Democracy)

Very epic indeed.

Take a Seat Egypt (Trailer) of an epic 5000km tandem bicycle ride in 2011 [WT Expeditions]

[Reposting:] A 2 Minute tease of Dominic Gill's Take A Seat Egypt project, taking 56 days and covering nearly 5000km in the heat of Revolution and Egyptian Summer. 7 Companions on my tandem bike help me discover their country and what they hope for their country post-revolution. 
MUSIC: FC KAHUNA (Hayling) RED SNAPPER (Sleepless) PHANTOGRAM (Don't Move) MATHEIU LAFORGE (Road to Democracy)

Very epic indeed.

Friday, October 28, 2011

RTW Correspondence with Yema in People's Republic of China :: Expeditions

Serendipity while Cycling: Meeting Yema along the highway outside Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and cycling together towards Tibet.
[Letter from Yema, who is behind the Great Firewalls of China and cannot read this post directly, we correspond through email. I received a touching email from this Chinese intellect and decided to share on the Korean-World. I will get back to the Crazyguyonabike journal I started for the HimalayasX2011 expedition, and update for my friends in China who cannot for political reasons, read Blogger or Wordpress, or Western social media like Twitter, Facebook, etc. What is important to note, they have Weibo.com and QQ.com and other social media that is thriving in China, in case you wanted to join. Google Chrome browser will translate while navigating the site, I tested in weibo.com/cycleagain and found another cyclists in China who rode with me in Yunnan Province.]

Dear Brian: 
I’m glad to hear that you are living a happy life with your family especially that your wife accepted your adventure and loves you dearly. Your two kids are also very lovely! A good father makes a good child. There is no doubt that you can educate and cultivate them well, but always remember to be patient!

I visited one of your sites once, which I think is very wonderful. However, I think it’s a pity that you didn’t write more details vividly about your trip. One of my favorite writers Ernest Hemingway once said, If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Parallel, cycling is also an unforgettable as well as moveable feast, among which exploring the world by bicycle is the greatest. Thus, why not put down on paper what you see and what you feel during the exciting expedition? Sadly, I didn’t write even a word about my trip to Tibet, but I’m planning to turn my experience into short stories one day. By writing down the things that moved us, our lives may also be enriched.

I admire your NW2012 very much; I hope I can read more about it next year besides the great photos. I am interested in why people are crazy in doing all kinds of things, can you tell me why you are so tirelessly travelling all around the world?

I’m sorry for not having replied your letter much earlier. These days I’m very busy in preparing for The National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate which will take place in three months later. The examination is very difficult. I took it last year but failed. However, I don’t want to give up, for I have always been dreaming of attending the Peking University for further education since I entered high school in my hometown. I will major in Chinese Literature, and I want to be a writer as well as a scholar. I must try my best, for I will not be admitted to this university unless I’m crazy and keep getting better.

Heir also loves your message very much! I’m planning to write a letter to you every Saturday or Sunday. For one thing, it’s a great pleasure to be in touch with you, sharing my life with you. For another, I want to improve my English by writing letters to you. Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, these three are my favorite English writers. I want to be as great as them and write as good as them. I would appreciate it very much if you can be my English teacher and help me command the English language with skill and gift.

At last, the following websites maybe also helpful to you and your students who want to improve their writing skill:

If there are any errors in my letter, please tell me. I’m looking forward to your reply. 
Thank you。Best wishes!


Yours truly
Yema

RTW Correspondence with Yema in People's Republic of China :: Expeditions

Serendipity while Cycling: Meeting Yema along the highway outside Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and cycling together towards Tibet.
[Letter from Yema, who is behind the Great Firewalls of China and cannot read this post directly, we correspond through email. I received a touching email from this Chinese intellect and decided to share on the Korean-World. I will get back to the Crazyguyonabike journal I started for the HimalayasX2011 expedition, and update for my friends in China who cannot for political reasons, read Blogger or Wordpress, or Western social media like Twitter, Facebook, etc. What is important to note, they have Weibo.com and QQ.com and other social media that is thriving in China, in case you wanted to join. Google Chrome browser will translate while navigating the site, I tested in weibo.com/cycleagain and found another cyclists in China who rode with me in Yunnan Province.]

Dear Brian: 
I’m glad to hear that you are living a happy life with your family especially that your wife accepted your adventure and loves you dearly. Your two kids are also very lovely! A good father makes a good child. There is no doubt that you can educate and cultivate them well, but always remember to be patient!

I visited one of your sites once, which I think is very wonderful. However, I think it’s a pity that you didn’t write more details vividly about your trip. One of my favorite writers Ernest Hemingway once said, If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Parallel, cycling is also an unforgettable as well as moveable feast, among which exploring the world by bicycle is the greatest. Thus, why not put down on paper what you see and what you feel during the exciting expedition? Sadly, I didn’t write even a word about my trip to Tibet, but I’m planning to turn my experience into short stories one day. By writing down the things that moved us, our lives may also be enriched.

I admire your NW2012 very much; I hope I can read more about it next year besides the great photos. I am interested in why people are crazy in doing all kinds of things, can you tell me why you are so tirelessly travelling all around the world?

I’m sorry for not having replied your letter much earlier. These days I’m very busy in preparing for The National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate which will take place in three months later. The examination is very difficult. I took it last year but failed. However, I don’t want to give up, for I have always been dreaming of attending the Peking University for further education since I entered high school in my hometown. I will major in Chinese Literature, and I want to be a writer as well as a scholar. I must try my best, for I will not be admitted to this university unless I’m crazy and keep getting better.

Heir also loves your message very much! I’m planning to write a letter to you every Saturday or Sunday. For one thing, it’s a great pleasure to be in touch with you, sharing my life with you. For another, I want to improve my English by writing letters to you. Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, these three are my favorite English writers. I want to be as great as them and write as good as them. I would appreciate it very much if you can be my English teacher and help me command the English language with skill and gift.

At last, the following websites maybe also helpful to you and your students who want to improve their writing skill:

If there are any errors in my letter, please tell me. I’m looking forward to your reply. 
Thank you。Best wishes!


Yours truly
Yema

RTW Correspondence with Yema in People's Republic of China :: Expeditions

Serendipity while Cycling: Meeting Yema along the highway outside Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and cycling together towards Tibet.
[Letter from Yema, who is behind the Great Firewalls of China and cannot read this post directly, we correspond through email. I received a touching email from this Chinese intellect and decided to share on the Korean-World. I will get back to the Crazyguyonabike journal I started for the HimalayasX2011 expedition, and update for my friends in China who cannot for political reasons, read Blogger or Wordpress, or Western social media like Twitter, Facebook, etc. What is important to note, they have Weibo.com and QQ.com and other social media that is thriving in China, in case you wanted to join. Google Chrome browser will translate while navigating the site, I tested in weibo.com/cycleagain and found another cyclists in China who rode with me in Yunnan Province.]

Dear Brian: 
I’m glad to hear that you are living a happy life with your family especially that your wife accepted your adventure and loves you dearly. Your two kids are also very lovely! A good father makes a good child. There is no doubt that you can educate and cultivate them well, but always remember to be patient!

I visited one of your sites once, which I think is very wonderful. However, I think it’s a pity that you didn’t write more details vividly about your trip. One of my favorite writers Ernest Hemingway once said, If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Parallel, cycling is also an unforgettable as well as moveable feast, among which exploring the world by bicycle is the greatest. Thus, why not put down on paper what you see and what you feel during the exciting expedition? Sadly, I didn’t write even a word about my trip to Tibet, but I’m planning to turn my experience into short stories one day. By writing down the things that moved us, our lives may also be enriched.

I admire your NW2012 very much; I hope I can read more about it next year besides the great photos. I am interested in why people are crazy in doing all kinds of things, can you tell me why you are so tirelessly travelling all around the world?

I’m sorry for not having replied your letter much earlier. These days I’m very busy in preparing for The National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate which will take place in three months later. The examination is very difficult. I took it last year but failed. However, I don’t want to give up, for I have always been dreaming of attending the Peking University for further education since I entered high school in my hometown. I will major in Chinese Literature, and I want to be a writer as well as a scholar. I must try my best, for I will not be admitted to this university unless I’m crazy and keep getting better.

Heir also loves your message very much! I’m planning to write a letter to you every Saturday or Sunday. For one thing, it’s a great pleasure to be in touch with you, sharing my life with you. For another, I want to improve my English by writing letters to you. Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, these three are my favorite English writers. I want to be as great as them and write as good as them. I would appreciate it very much if you can be my English teacher and help me command the English language with skill and gift.

At last, the following websites maybe also helpful to you and your students who want to improve their writing skill:

If there are any errors in my letter, please tell me. I’m looking forward to your reply. 
Thank you。Best wishes!


Yours truly
Yema

RTW Correspondence with Yema in People's Republic of China :: Expeditions

Serendipity while Cycling: Meeting Yema along the highway outside Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and cycling together towards Tibet.
[Letter from Yema, who is behind the Great Firewalls of China and cannot read this post directly, we correspond through email. I received a touching email from this Chinese intellect and decided to share on the Korean-World. I will get back to the Crazyguyonabike journal I started for the HimalayasX2011 expedition, and update for my friends in China who cannot for political reasons, read Blogger or Wordpress, or Western social media like Twitter, Facebook, etc. What is important to note, they have Weibo.com and QQ.com and other social media that is thriving in China, in case you wanted to join. Google Chrome browser will translate while navigating the site, I tested in weibo.com/cycleagain and found another cyclists in China who rode with me in Yunnan Province.]

Dear Brian: 
I’m glad to hear that you are living a happy life with your family especially that your wife accepted your adventure and loves you dearly. Your two kids are also very lovely! A good father makes a good child. There is no doubt that you can educate and cultivate them well, but always remember to be patient!

I visited one of your sites once, which I think is very wonderful. However, I think it’s a pity that you didn’t write more details vividly about your trip. One of my favorite writers Ernest Hemingway once said, If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Parallel, cycling is also an unforgettable as well as moveable feast, among which exploring the world by bicycle is the greatest. Thus, why not put down on paper what you see and what you feel during the exciting expedition? Sadly, I didn’t write even a word about my trip to Tibet, but I’m planning to turn my experience into short stories one day. By writing down the things that moved us, our lives may also be enriched.

I admire your NW2012 very much; I hope I can read more about it next year besides the great photos. I am interested in why people are crazy in doing all kinds of things, can you tell me why you are so tirelessly travelling all around the world?

I’m sorry for not having replied your letter much earlier. These days I’m very busy in preparing for The National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate which will take place in three months later. The examination is very difficult. I took it last year but failed. However, I don’t want to give up, for I have always been dreaming of attending the Peking University for further education since I entered high school in my hometown. I will major in Chinese Literature, and I want to be a writer as well as a scholar. I must try my best, for I will not be admitted to this university unless I’m crazy and keep getting better.

Heir also loves your message very much! I’m planning to write a letter to you every Saturday or Sunday. For one thing, it’s a great pleasure to be in touch with you, sharing my life with you. For another, I want to improve my English by writing letters to you. Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, these three are my favorite English writers. I want to be as great as them and write as good as them. I would appreciate it very much if you can be my English teacher and help me command the English language with skill and gift.

At last, the following websites maybe also helpful to you and your students who want to improve their writing skill:

If there are any errors in my letter, please tell me. I’m looking forward to your reply. 
Thank youBest wishes!


Yours truly
Yema

Attack the expedition: When expedition fund-raising goes against you while Cycling in Korea


7 hours ago
Brian Perich

  • Hey Sean,

    We're both bike junkies in Korea and I saw your post on Eddie's Tibet photo. We met back at the inaugural Han River Endurance, I think that is when I met/lost most contacts in cycling in Korea. The outcome of that event was torture for me.

    Tim and Arden first approached me through Cycling in Korea group on FB. Once inside my little world, they picked my brain about the Arctic2Argentina, the expedition I announced attempting back in 2009. I instantly made enemies inside the Expat community; you may ride with some of them or know them today. Word travels far in Korea without any efforts. I befriended both Tim and Arden, we talked a lot about cycling and Tim decided to take it upon himself to coach me, and get involved in fundraising efforts for 2012. Tim is a great guy, charismatic and knowledgeable about everything to do with cycling, from planning events to knowing racers personally in the US circuits, to showing me his inside auctions on eBay, offering me free components (XTR, etc) and it seemed, asking for nothing in return. I didn't take the free offers though, I felt guilty taking something for nothing. Instead, I asked for his trust and support. I received a good lesson in trusting people, really opening myself up, and getting completely deceived.

    We planned the Han Endurance Cycling Classic as a team, I collected all the money, sent messages out and tried to support from remote-Gangneung. I could not get donations from local Seoul bike shops, buy the food and drinks or scout the route. Tim and Arden were tackling everything, and for a while, competing for #1 spot putting on the HECC 2010 last November. Almost a year has passed, but it isn't completely behind me.

    I didn't collect a cent from that event, meaning the event was staged as a start for other fund-raising towards expeditions, but the profits should have come back to help me fund gear for 2012. However, there were already objections about where the event money would be spent in Arden/Tim Travis' circles of friends invited, nobody knew me, nobody wanted their money given away, they wanted more prizes and food, etc. This caused more conflict and stress as the event approached, finally, I decided to ride and assist in hosting the event (really I wanted to ride, enough with planning, messaging guests, collecting and forwarding money to Arden and Tim, naturally I wanted to prepare for riding Canada-Argentina, couldn't I ride?). Just before the event launched, Tim and I broke it off, after a discussion about what the event would lead to, who's in charge, and he expecting me to bow out and send a message to all invited that they prepared the event, I did so and wanted to keep them as friends not competitors. Too late. He decided to either cancel the event or not have me participate, Tim took me off friends on FB, and Arden came to control everything. We staged the event, they provided what was promised, t-shirts, food, refreshments...but Tim wasn't finished with me yet. 

    [American in Korea, Tim Travis, his larger in life photo smugshot photo below]



    I had ordered $1000USD in product from REI.com for the expedition, I have no sponsors, there is no mystery there, I am not a brand in cycling, nobody really knows me, I cycle alone 99% of the time in Korea, and I briefly had Tim/Arden taking interest in my future/potential expedition. Tim received my order from his military contact, who delivered, but Tim decided to really [deceive] me, keeping the REI order and telling me to file an insurance claim instead. He was bluffing and it now involved Gareth Barker, Gareth's friend in Louisiana who made the purchase on my behalf (receiving his REI point benefits, ordering everything through http://downtheroad.org to benefit the real bicycle touring pro Tim Travis, Bicycle Touring Entrepreneur]










    Everything was legit on my end, benefiting other people, trusting a group of people inside Korea, and putting faith on the wire for my adventures here, and outside Korea. I lost everything in that arrangement, albeit having the equipment finally returned through social connections. I contacted Tim's military contact, and CC'd Gareth, his friend Micheal and anyone involved with me, they all knew the situation and Tim returned the stolen equipment. My equipment mysteriously appeared in Tim's apartment, the story was that he had been drinking in a bar in Itaewon, met the "mail guy" from the base, and he tracked down my package. 

    According to a sociological classification, a Sociopath like Tim can tell a lie, convince anyone about anything, he's bright and intelligent, he can also be a cunning cheat. Tim infiltrated my life, took my dream at the time of adventure bicycle touring and used it as a weapon against me. Tim and Arden went on immediately to form the Han River Riders group, of course, after all their cunning foul play, they didn't invite me. I would later see my former student, (Mingyu Kim) whom was invited by me to the Han River Endurance Cycling Classic, participate and continued to be involved and posted to the group. Since both Tim and Arden worked together cheating me out of the fundraising efforts, Tim went even further attempted to steal the $1000 REI order and only after collective social networking pressure, contacting his friends and our mutual contacts, he had was left with no excuses - give it back, or keep it and see a legal case brew. It all went down that terrible road of jealous nicks, tricks and lies.












    Who is really cycling in Korea? 

    Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





















     Local sponsorship in Korea - An Dae Gi, Gangneung Bike Mart  THANK YOU!









    Finally, I was temporarily allowed in the Han River Riders but all posts, or comments deleted. I like the new website, I cannot see anything on Facebook...as important posts were made my people who blocked me from their content. I left the group. I see this - http://www.han-river-riders.com/index-2.html

    Anyways, it probably doesn't help sending out this message to you, but I am a person of endurance, and I endured all the above while living in Korea, cycling becomes secondary to survival here.

    Jared Mitchell...also CC'd a group of cyclists met through him in 2009, and royally [disrespected] me over just before leaving for his ride to Europe with Katie, David and the Scottsman. My wife booked their winter ski packages and hotels through the winter, after only one tour from Seoul-Daegu together, they mocked me and laughed at the rat bike I rode, the clothes I wore, the ride I planned for Argentina. It seems competitive is part of the nature for some, or many hardcore cyclist enthusiasts. Until Korea, I have never met this type in my world, apart from some hardcore mountain bikers in the mountains out of Santa Rosa, CA. My cycling world in Korea was the escape from teaching routines, the grind, the repetition and isolation living here with my family. Now it's nothing but a hole to ride in. Maybe I deserve it, God works in mysterious ways, I am a believer and try not to cross others, as I would want to be treated. The world doesn't work that way, it doesn't care, as a whole society here; you are either in (the Koreans, Expat cliques, clubs) or out. I am definitely out and working on an expedition and future to be out of Korea for the better.

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