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America in Two Wheels
"Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it." - Henry Miller
This is the begining of a great adventure...
My dream is to travel with my motorcycle from Buenos Aires - Argentina, to Hyder - Alaska, riding my motorcycle more than 17,000 miles in 90 days; the departure is planning in 2010.
There are 40 ways in which Your contribution, great or small, added to many others, will make possible this project.
THE PLAN - ride, ride & ride ...
The plan is simple, to start off in my motorcycle from Buenos Aires - Argentina, and to arrive at Hyder - Alaska; although that is not the goal.
The goal is in the route, in each one of the countries that I will cross, in each one of the places that I will visit, in each friend that I will meet, in each and every one of the kilometers that I hope to ride.
The adventure already has begun, but there is not route defined yet; I will begin to know it as soon as I mount my motorcycle and I take course to the north, and it will be drawn every day until my return, when finally the motor pauses.
The basic idea is to ride the coast of the Pacific towards the north; but of course there are places that I will try to know like Machu-Pichu or the Colorado Grand Canyon. The following is only one suggested list of the places that I am planning to visit:
- Argentina: Villa María, Tucumán, Susques.
- Chile: San Pedro de Atacama, Arica, Iquique.
- Perú: Arequipa, Puno, Nazca, Lima, Trujillo, Máncora.
- Ecuador: Loja, Cuenca, Quito, Ipiales.
- Colombia: Cali, Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena.
- Centroamérica: David, Managua, San Miguel, Guatemala.
- México: S.Cristobal, Oaxaca, Acapulco,S.L.Potosí, Durango, Chihuahua.
- EEUU, Canadá, Alaska: Albuquerque, Colorado, Utah, S.Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver
- Sturgis, Chicago: Spokane, Sheridan, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Rochester, Chicago
- Ruta 66: Springfield, Tulsa, Amarillo, Williams, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
It is a difficult projet , but I count with your necessary collaboration to be able to arrive.
The RULES - these are the rules of the road.
- See the reality of each place, as far as possible stay off the interstate highways.
- Eat where the workers and common people eat, far from the great restaurants and the Fast-food
- Think local, listen to local radio, read local newspapers and watch local TV.
- Know the people of each place, its history, its traditions, their values and their reality.
- Visit different places and see the landscapes that others do not see. avoid the thematic parks.
- Plan to enjoy the unexpected. When something catches your eye, stop and check it out, not to hurry.
- Make the best of every situation, If it seems boring or ugly or wrong, look again.
- Be smart. Be safe. Be prepared. Exercise every day. Keep the gas tank full.
- Preserve the experience. Maintain a journal; keep records; and take a lot of photos.
- Ride, ride and ride...
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HOW YOU CAN COLLABORATE? - 40 different ways you can collaborate.
There are 40 different options between you can choose:
donations,
sponsors,
advertisers,
exchange and
promotion. One is for you and I count with your help; your contribution to the project approaches me many kilometers to the goal!.
DONATIONS
- THINGS THAT I WILL NEED:
- Money, surely I will need money, you can donate the value of 1 liter of gasoline or 1 gallon of gasoline, or can donate any other amount that you want.
You can do it now by Paypal
, by Western Union
or MoneyGram
, or simpy to my bank
THANK YOU MY FRIEND !!!
With your help I am more near my goal !
Why the amounts are in dollars? , just because it serves as value of reference in most of the world; you can donate in the currency that is used in your country.
THANK YOU MY FRIEND !!!
With your help I am more near my goal !
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You must send to :
First Name: |
Alfredo José |
Last Name: |
Fornaso |
Document: |
14.057.554 |
Address: |
Av. Rivadavia 5865 Piso 8 Dto "D" |
City - State: |
Buenos Aires - Capital Federal |
Country - Zip code: |
Argentina - C1406GLB |
Phone: |
+54 - (11) - 15 - 4083 - 2055 |
THANK YOU MY FRIEND !!!
With your help I am more near my goal !
You can transfer to Banco Galicia:
Name : Alfredo José Fornaso
Account #: 4017986-8 027-3
CBU: 0070027630004017986837
CUIL: 20-14057554-3
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- Also you will be donating money if you select some of the announcements in these pages that interest to you.
You can donate parts and accesories that I will need for my motorcycle before and during the trip:
- Primary Chain. Part.# 40005-54 bought
- Clutch plates. Part.# 37911-90 bought
- Belt drive.Part.# 40022-91
- Rear Brake Disc. Part.# 41789-92 donated by Adventure Moto
- Brake pads. Part.# 44063-83C and 44209-87C donated by Adventure Moto
- Tires. Bridgestone 130-90-16 donated by Adventure Moto
- You can donate one night of lodging, is not necessary that you offer me one night at hotel (if you do not have a hotel), a shower and a bed available in your house are everything what I need.
If you want to be my host please fill the form
THANK YOU MY FRIEND !!!
With your help I am more near my goal !
- You can offer me a lunch or a dinner in some place of the trip; it is not necessary that you pay the bill, a place in your table and a hot dish will be more than sufficient .
- You can donate a small tent of two places, that is light and water resistant, and that has a sobreceiling protecting me of the rain and the sun of the Equator.
- I will need an electrical vest, for the crossing of The Andes, the cold nights in the desert, and the low temperatures of Alaska.
- I hope not to need it, but in case of accident or emergency, or in those places where communications do not exist, it would be very useful to have a Satellite Personal Tracker.
- Things that can be usefull:
- In many places where there is not provision of potable water I will need a portableWater purifier or a water filter .
- You can donate clothes, footwear and/or accessories suitables for the motorcycle journey.
- You can donate a digital photo camera that also allows me to film some landscapes; it is not necessary that be new or of new technology. donated by anonymous
- You can donate a GPS; it is not necessary either that be new nor of new technology, only that can support the inclemencies of the weather. donated by Hernán Alvarez
- Maps of the cities that I will visit, and of course it will be very useful your recommendations on routes that I must avoid or places that I must know.
- THINGS THAT I WANT, BUT ARE NOT NECESSARY:
- A city tour in your city, give me a ride to know its places, share with me its traditions, introduce me to your friends, show me why are you proud of it.
- A good cigar for the arrive to Alaska. donated by Juan Angel Fernandez Aguerre
- Another good cigar for the return to home donated by Horacio Games
SPONSORS
- There will be big articles in magazines, newspapers, radio and television; from the beginning and in each of the countries and places that I will visit.
Your company or product can have a place privileged in this project and gain a great visibility that will become great sales quickly.
you do not have to lose this opportunity, communicates as soon as possible
ADVERTISERS
- Thousands and thousands of people will visit these pages before and after the trip; and thousands will follow day day the news of the journey.
Now you have the opportunity to accede easily to millions of potential clients, communicates now and reserves a space for your publicity.
EXCHANGE
There are some things that I can offer in exchange for "Bed & Breakfast", or a pair of days in your house:
- I can teach you to dance Tango.
- I can teach you to resolve the Rubik's cube.
- I can cook for you Argentina's traditional food.
- I can help your childrens whit their science lessons.
- I can traslate spanish to english or english to spanish.
- I can give you a ride on my Harley-Davidson.
- I can give you some computer programming lessons.
- I can cut your grass or wash your car.
PROMOTION
You can help to disclose my project, more people knows it more easy will be to obtain the resources I need.
- You can disclose my project in the forums you are subscribed.
- You can send mails to your relatives and your friends commenting to them my project. send it now!
- You can mention it in your Blog and ask for the collaboration of your readers.
- You can put a link or a banner in your website.
<a href="http://www.motoviajero.com.ar">www.MotoViajero.com.ar</a>
- You can send spam. NO, don´t do it!
- You can set this website as your default page (almost for a while); just Click here!
- You can use the press info to send short news to local media.
- Also you can pay for a double page publicity in the newspaper New York Times in order to promote my trip...
- YES, you are right, they are only 39 , say me how do you want to collaborate ...
SPONSORS - supporting this adventure.
Thanks
Thanks to those who did a Click on the announcements of this site, and to Rubén Fusco, Juan Waissman, Gonzalo Arzuaga, Sebastián Becu, Horacio Games, Juan A. Fernandez Aguerre, Hernán Alvarez, Pablo Bartolomé, Horacio Portela, Emilio Sayan, Marcelo Fontanetto.
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