{"id":3970,"date":"2012-12-27T04:58:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T03:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2013-04-25T08:40:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T06:40:48","slug":"looking-back-on-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/looking-back-on-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back on 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2012 has been a good year for us.\u00a0 It is, quite possibly, the only year I haven\u2019t seriously contemplated giving up this bicycle touring gig.<\/p>\n<p>The year began on the hazardous Chinese highways (with a missing passport no less!) and comes to a close on an alpaca farm in the Southlands region of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>We covered some 20,000 kilometers in eleven countries on two continents and have faced the usual challenges\u2014headwinds and heat, crazed and contemptible drivers, days in the saddle far too long for comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Those trying times have been quickly forgotten as serendipity intercepted to bring good things our way.\u00a0 By things, what I really mean is people.\u00a0 Fleeting interactions with folks that boost morale and leave a positive mark on our lives. \u00a0\u00a0Strangers that become friends.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, 2012 has been one of the best bicycle touring years yet.\u00a0 And here are a few of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p>The slideshow is best viewed in <strong>full screen mode<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hit the button with all the arrows in the lower right hand corner and be sure to use the <strong>Show Info<\/strong> mode (top right once you\u2019re in full screen mode) to view the commentary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&#038;lang=en-us&#038;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fworldbiking%2Fsets%2F72157632211041760%2Fshow%2F&#038;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fworldbiking%2Fsets%2F72157632211041760%2F&#038;set_id=72157632211041760&#038;jump_to=\"><\/param><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=122138\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=122138\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&#038;lang=en-us&#038;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fworldbiking%2Fsets%2F72157632211041760%2Fshow%2F&#038;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fworldbiking%2Fsets%2F72157632211041760%2F&#038;set_id=72157632211041760&#038;jump_to=\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012 has been a good year for us.\u00a0 It is, quite possibly, the only year I haven\u2019t seriously contemplated giving up this bicycle touring gig. 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