The Wobbling Sprocket

Never before have I had anyone sign up for a tour and then BEAT ME to posting that news on my own Facebook Page. But then, I don’t think I have ever had anyone with the on-line presence of Erika sign up for a tour.

If Erika rides a bike like she writes, I may need to recruit all the bad boys from Rock Racing just so someone can keep up with her.

Here is Erika:

It's red alright.

Erika’s bio:

Whoa, I just noticed these last two entries. It's a good thing these tours always go well.

Erika’s line of work now is writing, social media and brand integrity.  Redheadwriting.com is her website.

In exchange for teaching Erika important phrases like “Nam Dim”, “Kup chai lai lai”, “kahm ern” and “Ninde te di pope chau”,  I am hoping she will share some writing and social media tips.   I have no doubt I could use some.

I’m very glad Erika is coming to Indochine.

Tour d’Indochine is 700 miles through Vietnam and Laos and it is an adventure.  If you have the balls to join Erika on Indochine (Erika has had an influence on me already!), we have this deal going for a few more days:

On sale thru the end of July

Chris is the charitable auction winner for a spot on our November 8, 2010 Lao Tour.

Chris is relatively new to cycling and lives down the street in Alexandria VA so he rode his bike over and had me check out the suitability of his bike for Laos.  It was perfect.  Even the tires were right for the kind of riding we do (wider, but easy rolling on pavement).

Chris has no bike pics, but I really do like this one.

Chris doesn’t know it yet, but his catch is a lot bigger than what he is likely to find in his fish soup during our homestay.

In Laos, that's a keeper!

What can I say?  Graeme lives Down Under, but there is no way to hold him down.   We definitely need some new tours to keep him busy.  He’s done them all.

At moment, he’s in for Spain, Sikkim and Laos.  Sikkim is new, but he’s done everything we’ve ever had on offer (some several times) with the single exception of the Canadian Rockies (which we only did once).

Laos will give Graeme a chance to return to his “home away from home” (mine too!), the funky and character-laden Riverview Guesthouse in Bangkok.

I can’t tell you how happy I am to know that “Bodge” is returning to Laos for another go round.

As you might imagine, I have a lot to choose from as far as pics:

Graeme in Laos (Indochine last year)