A California Girl's Love Affair with France
The first time I flew to France with a bicycle I had no idea it would grow into a love affair... read more here!
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Sea Otter Expo: Dude Girl Apparel
Enjoy their trips or just love the clothing: Dude Girl is born from the spirit of adventure, inspired by America's early cowgirls.
Lineage can count for a lot, and Kim McElhinney has her grandmother to thank for being one of those enterprising souls who is able to make her passion her job. Back in 2004 Kim McElhinney took her love for the outdoor life and travel and started an adventure travel company for avid cyclists, running road cycling trips to the Tour de France’s famous climbs, as well as mountain bike excursions to Bulgaria. Within a few years the company added a trail running trip, and launched its own apparel brand.
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A Ginseng Day!
Imagine a time-lapse video of two girls waking-showering-dressing-searching-arriving at coffee shop. That was us in real-time. Eyes open... Boom! There we were at the coffee counter, ordering our first espresso in our strained, mechanical Italian. Little did we know that, in addition the cycling, this would be the debut of an 8-day Ginseng Coffee tour.
Touchdown, Tuscany.
Even though there's always a small whisper of "what-if?" in the back of my mind when I consider hovering above earth in a little tin-can-in-the-sky, I love a good plane ride. It's the kid in me...
The Anticipation of the Journey
The anticipation for a trip is part of the actual journey. The mind conjures its own magic about places and people and adventures thousands of miles away.