I actually have something really cool to write about!\u00a0 I have a friend, Maria Abagis, who along with her\u00a0hubby Spiros,\u00a0are cycling\/travel\/photography fanatics.\u00a0 They go places and do things that make the rest of us think about quitting work and hopping on a\u00a0bike to tour\u00a0France for a month… or\u00a0visit Nepal… sigh…<\/p>\n
Anyways,\u00a0last week she tells me that they\u00a0are going on a trip of a lifetime, which for them is really something!\u00a0\u00a0So in her words, this is what\u00a0they will be doing for the next year.<\/p>\n
Starting in January 2008, we will be cycling the length of Africa to raise I can barely hold in my admiration… wow, what a fantastic experience that will be.\u00a0 The cool part I think, is that this is also for a couple of very good causes.\u00a0 I know Maria did her homework in researching and selecting these charities.\u00a0 Personally I find that there are so many charities out there, it’s hard to know which ones will do the most good with the limited funds they get.\u00a0 Clean water and mosquito nets… sound really simple, but it’s what saves a lot of lives.<\/p>\n
\nmoney and awareness for WaterCan (www.watercan.com) and Against Malaria
\n(www.againstmalaria.com). We are participating in the 6th edition of the
\nTour D’Afrique; a cycling Race\/Expedition that starts at the foot of the
\npyramids in Cairo, Egypt and ends 12,000 km and 120 days later in Cape Town,
\nSouth Africa. We will be cycling through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya,
\nTanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. After the Tour
\nD’Afrique, we plan on continuing travelling and cycling through Europe and
\nAsia. We plan on travelling for about 12 months.<\/em>
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