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It may take away from the experience of travel, but knowing someone in a foreign city, in a country you have never been to, will save you considerable time, energy, and money.

Do not give in to the horde of taxi-drivers stacked atop one another, yelling, “best price,” while waving dilapidated signs of their services as you pass the last inspection point into the stagnant air of Santiago. It may seem like a good idea in your travel-bent mind, hunched over with your backpack, board bag and suitcase, but these birds of prey have no moral compass when it comes to overcharging gringos who have Lonely Planet books hanging out of their back pockets and exhaustion on their faces. Find a bus with a set price, or, as was my case, have a friend go there before you, have him find a girlfriend, and have her pick you up….  Details

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Erik Fetch, spotted Saturday at the Scotts Valley Farmers Market, rode a standard bicycle the equivalent of 10 times around the world before he decided to try a recumbent bicycle. That’s the kind you lean back on and pedal with your feet in front rather than down below.

Like most cyclists, he thought recumbents were quirky and weird.

But his experience riding his new Bacchetta Corsa changed his thinking.

Now he loves to “torture” riders on traditional bikes by either passing them up or toying with them on hills…  Details 

Video Sailboard – Windsurfing / Karpathos / Crash at 50 km/h – When surfing at 50 km/h I suddenly saw a reef in front of me and jumped in the water. I started in Afiartis in the Chicken Bay, where the wind was very weak, passed the Gun Bay, where the wind buil…