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		<title>VIMFF Videos</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2010/02/03/vimff-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can now see the two films shown at VIMFF.  The first video showcases a bit of what we experienced on the trip.  It is about 12 min long and it covers the South American portion of the journey that Sarah and I did together.  We pulled this and the other video together over 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip Video and Slide Show at VIMFF</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2010/01/12/trip-video-and-slide-show-at-vimff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If anyone is still reading this blog, and wants to come and hear a little about Sarah and my trip at VIMFF (Vancouver International Mountain film Festival), come to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (A.K.A the Planitarium) on the evening of January 26th for an evening of slides, video and stories.  There will be several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U. S. and A.</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/12/26/the-u-s-and-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had mixed feelings about leaving Mexico and re-entering &#8220;western&#8221; civilization, whatever that means.  During my trip I have come to appreciate living simply.  I have enjoyed carrying little, all my possessions for an entire year fit on my bike.  I was, in my own eyes, entering a country of excess.  A country where the workforce strives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Part 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/12/03/mexico-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a ferry from Mazatlan to La Paz, in southern Baja Mexico.  I heard great things from other cyclists about Baja so I was really excited to hear what it was all about.  I made the trip on a cargo boat and slept on the deck at night.  We departed Mazatlan in the afternoon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Part 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/12/03/mexico-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good buddy Ned came down to Puerto Escondido to ride and surf with me for two weeks.  We did just that!  I met Ned at the bus terminal in Puerto Escondido, and believe it or not, the bus was early!
We spent a day getting munched by quick breaking waves in Puerto Escondido and fighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/11/09/mexico-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My great Mexican/Canadian friend Gilbert told me of a few things to do in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.  Since I had a little extra time before meeting Ned on the coast, I decided to head back into the mountains for some sightseeing.  My first day I ended up in the town of Comitán de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central America Part 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/11/09/central-america-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central America went by quickly.  Border crossings were nearly a bi-daily activity, and I kept my passport close to the top of my panniers.  Because of this, some of the countries blend together, but below are a few pics of what I experienced.  From northern Costa Rica, I followed a long string of volcanoes that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central America Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/20/central-america-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After sailing South (yes, South) from Colombia to Panamá, I was eager to cover some kilometers.  I needed a day recovery in Panamá City after my first central american day of riding, and also need to run a few errands, including finding a map!  I did some minor sightseeing in the city while running my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossing the Darien Gap</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/19/crossing-the-darien-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/19/crossing-the-darien-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Darien Gap is the only stretch of the panamerican highway that doesn&#8217;t exist.  It was never built here and for this reason is isn&#8217;t possible to ride from Colombia to Panama.   Crossing the Darien Gap is possible on foot, but the region is reknown for guerrillas and most people avoid going there due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Colombia</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/12/northern-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I departed Bogotá under grey skies.  This was the first day of the trip I´d be travelling totally alone.  Bogotá is a very progressive city, and as such, I followed 25km of bike only lanes out of the city of 8 million people.  Thank god for those bike lanes.  Once on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bye-Bye Bogota and Life on the Bike</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/04/bye-bye-bogota-and-life-on-the-bike/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/10/04/bye-bye-bogota-and-life-on-the-bike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last few hours on the bike as we rode into Bogota were emotional.  As I pedaled I found myself transported back in time to other places we visited.  I remembered the winds in Southern Chile and Argentina and the feeling that I might not be strong enough to make it to our then final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8230;more than just nice people.</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/09/22/colombiamore-than-just-nice-people/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/09/22/colombiamore-than-just-nice-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So as Sarah&#8217;s post indicated, Colombia is full of wonderfull, generous people. BUT, it isn&#8217;t just that. We&#8217;ve passed through some stunning landscapes as well, and this post is dedicated to just that.
The Andes split into three parallel mountain ranges in Colombia: the Occidental (coastal), Central and Oriental (inland). In each range peaks rise over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia Part 1 &#8211; Un Pais Muy Amable!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/09/18/colombia-part-1-un-pais-muy-amable/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/09/18/colombia-part-1-un-pais-muy-amable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We crossed the boarder of Columbia and Ecuador on the 30th of August, happy that we had about a month to explore the country we had heard so much about from other cyclists.  Really, the reason we extended this trip was because we had heard rave reviews about Columbia, both because of the beautiful places and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/08/25/ecuador/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Macará, Ecador after several hundred kilometers of lugging around that damn box (15 kg now) around on the back of my bike.  We were relieved to drop it at the bus terminal and send it on to Quito (when I was racing, my bike weighed 8kg, so this box is like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Peru</title>
		<link>http://blog.mosphere.ca/TomAndSJ/2009/08/25/northern-peru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose we are more immersed in our moments and thus have spent less time on  email, updating the blog, and calling home.  We are just having the most  incredible time!
Our last days in Huaraz were spent relaxing after our adventures in the  mountains.
Cesar, the property manager of El Pinar, took us [...]]]></description>
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