Hubert, pictured here piloting his motorcycle in Mexico with a new friend, is in the second year of his Ten Years on the Road. He is an experienced motorcyclist that has traveled the world, with and without sidecar. His site catalogs not only his current adventure, but many others leading up to it, not all of which were on a motorcycle.
The camera is important but not as important as the way you look at things!
- Hubert
His current journey does not seem to have a strict itinerary, just some ideas, the road in front of him and the experiences he will have along it. This is about as specific as a road trip needs to be. After all, when we become obsessed with meeting goals or reaching certain destinations by predetermined times, we tend to overlook all of the other opportunities along the way.
Photo from thetimelessride.com. Used with permission.
Rather than paying far flung landfills to house New York City’s trash, what if the garbage was packed into small plastic cubes and shipped worldwide, what if the receivers of said refuse paid $50 for the privilege? That is exactly what artist Justin Gignac is doing. Now, this is more of an art project than an effort to clean up the city, but every cube of trash Justin sells is one less in the landfill. So, celebrate Earth Day one day late and buy some NYC trash (ships within 7 days).
via gothamist
Transportation Alternatives reports that workers have begun to mark the 8th Avenue bike lane. This is great news for cyclists in Manhattan since it adds another uptown bike lane. Of course, some parts of this lane will be better than others, but some bike lane is better than none.
May means bike month in New York. This year marks the 14th year of BikeMonthNYC and there are plenty of events starting with the annual blessing of the bikes on Saturday, April 22nd.
Here’s a short list of some other interesting, and mostly free, events:
I saw a new (for me anyway) sticker pasted to the side windows of a cab tonight. The “NY hearts Women” sticker is from the NYC Commission on Women’s Issues. It was quite nice that they also included a public service announcement on the bottom aimed at exiting passengers: “Please Exit Curb Side and Watch for Cyclists.” This is always good advice and people just can’t be reminded about this enough.
New Yorker’s have a reputation for being impatient and having a general dislike for being the slightest bit inconvenienced. However, if the citizens of this fine city continue to stand on long, long lines at Shake Shack and Trader Joe’s, they are going to loose this hard earned rep. Yes, yes, the burgers at Shake Shack are good and the products at Trader Joe’s affordable, but are they really worth more than a few minutes wait?