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Tour De Zack: San Francisco to South America by Bicycle
The Tour De Zack has been split into 7 stages. See the MAP. To find out where Zack is at the moment, you can check the ZackTracker and the latest entries of The Great Blog of Zack. If you are joining us late and want to catch up, Zack will be compiling photos and links to blog entries as …
Zackpacking.com
ZackPacking.com is the newest project that I am working on. The goal is to create to the most comprehensive online how-to guide to independent travel. Whether you are someone who has never traveled, or whether you are a veteran of the traveling arts, ZackPacking.com will be an online database with the information and …
ZackGive
ZackGive is a longer term project I am considering. The name is also temporary. ZackGive would be a database of “Do-Good” opportunities around the world focusing on opportunities suitable for the budget traveler. The vast majority of budget travelers would love the chance to help out in the communities they travel through, but in their …
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The road to Oaxaca!
Drowning in Mexicanismos: Bicycle Spanish Part 2
Bicycle Spanish is a continuing series charting Zack’s adventures with Spanish in Latin America. One of Zack’s goals for his adventures in Latin America is to become fluent in the spanish language. Fluency is defined here as being able to do the following: Reading non-intellectual books and the news in spanish, Watching movies in Spanish …
Stage 4: Southern Mexico (AKA Operation: Glorious Ruination!)
Operation: Glorious Ruination! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I’m excited about this one! The fourth stage of the Tour de Zack also known as Operation: Glorious Ruination will take me from Mexico City to Playa del Carmen, a party town on the far eastern end of the Yucatan Peninsula. This 2800 km beast of …
Halfway to Colombia… Maybe
The Colonial Road to Mexico CIty
Guanajuato I don’t like tunnels. Unfortunately, to get in/out/around Guanajuato the long, dark, narrow, winding – often unlit – tunnels are unavoidable. On a bicycle in such a tunnel, climbing up a steep hill at 8kph, you feel extremely exposed and vulnerable. As a result, entering Guanajuato on bicycle was a pretty stressful experience. The …
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Michelle Rohr
January 21, 2012 at 10:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hi Sir Zack! Funny – I always thought you should do stuff like this. Good to see. You remind me of Chris Guillebeau a bit with a little Blake Mycoskie thrown in. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Michelle Rohr
Zack
January 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Haha thanks Michelle! While I’m not a massive fan of Chris Guillebeau, I’m a big fan of Blake Mycoskie!
Michelle
January 23, 2012 at 7:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I hope you and your sister make it into The Amazing Race!
Michelle
January 24, 2012 at 12:29 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hey, can I put a link to your blog on my blog? I love connecting people with stuff like this. Did your parents tell you how much fun we all had on Christmas? Your dad was HILARIOUS. We love your parents.
Zack
January 26, 2012 at 7:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Of course you can put a link on! Christmas sounds like it was a lot of fun! Wish I could have been there.