What have I learnt from the tour?

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. As my month of sunkissed, intense Ecotopia draws to a close, I’ve found myself wondering: have I changed as a person? For better, for worse? The more I wonder, the clearer the answer: yes, Sam, of course you’ve changed for the better, Now you have a deep, hot, glowing tan. A tan over the forearms, and even on the underside of the forearms. A tan on the back,…

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The biketour in food form

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. ‘It fills my heart when people can just eat what they want to and there is still food left at the end’ — João Taborda 2012 Cycling up a hill towards Valli Unite this evening, just after my first ripe fig which I have been waiting for for months, I realised that it’s been a while since I wrote something and I thought that I would spend a…

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The Squats of Coordinamento Asti Est

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”, “Castellano”, “Deutsch”, “Français”, “Italiano” и “Română”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. 30th August — As the tours cyclists congregated outside a bar by Asti train station, a couple of our hosts for the evening arrived to take us to a large squatted building where we would eat and sleep. The building once belonged to the department of health but, left empty, it now houses twelve previously…

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first days cycling italy..

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. And now for another day by day update from the past week. although we have just realised that; 1. today is our two month birthday of starting cycling!!! Time for a celebration I think. 2. we only have one week left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nooooooooooooooooooooooo saturday 25 august, after the the NO TAV camp general assembly, a big group of people tried to walk to the TAV construction site and were…

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last days in france

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Riding through the Alps we have seen some beautiful (and steep!) mountains and visited some inspiring projects. Shooting stars have been more common than internet along the way, so here is a quick update of what we have been doing: tuesday 14 august, the action working group had a meeting and contacted local activists against nuclear energy along our route. At lunch time, Caroline, the mayor of Éourres…

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Ecotopia Biketour supports NO TAV struggle

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. We made some stickers to show our support for the NO TAV struggle and spread them around on the NO TAV camp in Chiomonte. Download them here.

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five weeks on the road!

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. sunday 5 august, we held an anti-fracking workshop in Avignon square. While preparing dinner, T. held a Rhythms of Resistance workshop with recycled materials, pots and pans. We then joined up with the Serious Beans Project (a band who will join the tour so long as they can carry their violin, trumpet and doube bass amoungst other instruments on their bikes). They later gave us and the locals…

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Degrowth makes you grow

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “English”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Last Thursday, after five weeks of cycling, I left the biketour on a high, knowing already that I’d be back. I left partly because I was a bit tired. Selforganization is very empowering but takes a lot of energy and effort, especially when you are on the road with 25 to 30 people on average. I felt I couldn’t fully participate anymore unless I had a substantial break.…

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