http://www.theworldbyroad.com Drive Around the World Toyota 4x4 Travel Expedition Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Drive Around the World Toyota 4x4 Travel Expedition no http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/06/18/for-those-who-missed-it http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/06/18/for-those-who-missed-it#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:56:00 +0000 Steven Shoppman http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/06/18/for-those-who-missed-it http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/06/18/for-those-who-missed-it/feed 1 62.3238889 -150.1094444 <p>We were on <a href="http://www.wholewheatradio.com" target="_blank">Whole Wheat Radio</a> a few days ago.  It was an amazing time.  Jim is one of the coolest characters on the planet, and if you are ever in Talkeetna, I certainly recommend paying Whole Wheat a visit. Also if you like independent music, he has 24 hour streaming music online.</p> <p>Have a listen.  Many times he even has live concerts in the studio.  There will be more to come shortly about our time there.</p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0236" src="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc-0236.jpg" border="0" alt="DSC_0236" width="570" height="388" /></p> We were on Whole Wheat Radio a few days ago. It was an amazing time. Jim is one of the coolest characters on the planet, and if you are ever in Talkeetna, I certainly recommend paying Whole Wheat a visit. Also if you like independent music, he [...] Jim Kloss whole wheat radio talkeetna alaska steven shoppman craig johnson nels thoreson http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/19/the-world-by-road-only-possible-with-those-who-support-us http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/19/the-world-by-road-only-possible-with-those-who-support-us#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 06:38:30 +0000 Steven Shoppman http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/18/the-world-by-road-only-possible-with-those-who-support-us http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/19/the-world-by-road-only-possible-with-those-who-support-us/feed 1 39.7391536 -104.9847034 <p>It has been over two years that we have been on the road, and while we have made it back home the journey is not yet over.  In some ways it has just begun.  In three days we will leave for Alaska to start the final segment of the expedition to the farthest North point the road will take us in North America.  This means that we will have driven from the most southern and northern points of the continents.  The excitement of the crew is through the roof, but we realize that it was only possible with the help of all those who supported us for the last two years.</p> <p>Locally, we have a handful of sponsors on board including Stevinson Toyota who helped to get us the trucks, Toytec Lifts who redid the suspension, and Performance Wheel who gave us the new wheels and tires for the journey.  The excellence of all their products where essential to the success on all of the horrible roads we crossed for thousands of off road miles.</p> <p><a href="http://www.stevinsonauto.com" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="stevinson" src="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/stevinson.gif" border="0" alt="stevinson" width="210" height="80" /></a> <a href="http://www.toyteclifts.com" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="toy_tec" src="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/toy-tec1.gif" border="0" alt="toy_tec" width="210" height="63" /></a> <a href="http://www.performancewheel.com" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="performance" src="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/performance1.gif" border="0" alt="performance" width="210" height="68" /></a></p> <p>We had many other sponsors on board, which you can check out by clicking the sponsors link at the top of the screen, but much of our support also came from the aid organizations that we worked with along the way.  Without their on the ground knowledge, hospitality and willingness to work with us, we would probably still be stuck somewhere in the middle of nowhere central Asia. All of the people that allowed us to interview them truly has given us an interesting perspective of the world and certainly given some very interesting content to the documentary and book we are currently working on.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/causes" target="_blank">Click here to read more about some of these organizations</a></h3> <p>Our recent fund raiser helped us to raise just over $2,000 and while we did not have quite the turnout we were expecting for the event, it was still an enormous success with the generosity of our supporters to help us finish this task.  Many have still been making contributions via the web or mail to make sure we have enough to finish the journey and start working with schools here in the USA.  One friend even made a $1000 contribution who requested to remain nameless; what a great person to give anonymously.  Also we would like thank all of the local companies that generously donated items to the silent auction, it was a fun time for everyone. While we still have some work ahead of us for the funds we need to finish, we would like to thank those who attended very much for your support and attendance, it was an amazing [...] It has been over two years that we have been on the road, and while we have made it back home the journey is not yet over. In some ways it has just begun. In three days we will leave for Alaska to start the final segment of the expedition to the [...] http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/08/we-have-arrived http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/08/we-have-arrived#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 18:33:00 +0000 Steven Shoppman http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/04/10/we-have-arrived http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/05/08/we-have-arrived/feed 1 39.7391536 -104.9847034 <p>After over two years of being on the road, we have finally made it back to the point we started from.  We are in Denver!  It feels good to say, and it certainly feels good to know that we succeeded when many told us it was not possible or that we might fail.  While we are completely out of money, the trucks are in desperate need of some help with all the lights flashing on the dashboards, and we have the monstrous task of finding funding to complete the journey by making it to Alaska, there is no doubt that we have accomplished something big.  As many have said though, “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.”</p> <p>There have not been a lot of blogs written lately, mostly because we have been out there in the media working to get more people interested in what we are trying to do and help us raise the funds we need to get this thing finished and then start the speaking tour. Nearly 70,000 miles from where we started the only way we could have accomplished this was with the help from everyone in the world from lodging to tanks of gas to meals, and now we are reaching out to find help here in the USA to help us finish this thing.</p> <p>We will be working hard the next few weeks to get the photo galleries caught up, get more stories up about the adventure and get more video segments edited.  In the meantime there are a few ways you can help this expedition go down in history reaching all the farthest corners of all the continents.</p> <p>1) Go to pay pal to help put gas in our tanks.  Click the button below, even the smallest of contributions will add up if everyone pitches in:</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=donations%40theworldbyroad%2ecom&item_name=Keep%20the%20Content%20Coming%20%2d%20We%20need%20all%20the%20help%20we%20can%20get%2e&item_number=TWBR%2dD&no_shipping=2&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8"><img src="/images/donate_button.gif" border="0" alt="" width="110" height="23" /></a></p> <p>2) Contact us to advertise on our site.  You can pay to get links and logos on the site, or if you want to sponsor us or maybe know of a company that would be interested, we can get them some good publicity.  Email <a href="mailto:steve@theworldbyroad.com">steve@theworldbyroad.com</a> to learn more. Links in the sidebar are not that expensive for a lot of exposure.</p> <p>3) Email ideas to us for fund raisers.  We are open to all of your ideas and need all the help we can get.</p> <p>4) Help us get in the media.  If you know of anyone that works in radio, TV, or print.  Let them know about what we are trying to do.  The more press we can get, the better.</p> <p>So on that note, here are a few links to the latest press we have received since our return.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kveo.com/news/world-travelers-end-journey-brownsville" target="_blank">Brownsville TV</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/bouey_96435___article.html/shoppman_through.html" target="_blank">The Brownsville Herald Newspaper</a></p> <p><a href="http://houstonist.com/2009/04/03/destination_everywhere_the_world_by.php" target="_blank">The Houstonist</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/new_mexico-news/ci_12096863" target="_blank">The AP Newswire</a></p> <p><strong>Talk Radio 760 AM The Jay Marvin Show with guest host David Sirota </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/music/Friday%204-10%20Hour%204.mp3">AM 760 Radio [...] After over two years of being on the road, we have finally made it back to the point we started from. We are in Denver! It feels good to say, and it certainly feels good to know that we succeeded when many told us it was not possible or that we [...] http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-april-5-12-2009 http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-april-5-12-2009#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:02:19 +0000 Nels Thoreson http://www.theworldbyroad.com/?p=2650 http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-april-5-12-2009/feed 1 39.7391536 -104.9847034 <p align="left"><strong>Country: </strong>United States of America</p> <p><strong>Miles Driven:</strong> 1,137 Miles</p> <p><strong>Song of the Week:  “</strong>Your Rocky Spine”-  Great Lake Swimmers</p> <p><noscript></noscript><object width="234" height="60" data="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2Fba69851d-5e0b-44e7-9b30-fddc02c5e0e4&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="id" value="Player_ba69851d-5e0b-44e7-9b30-fddc02c5e0e4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2Fba69851d-5e0b-44e7-9b30-fddc02c5e0e4&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" /><param name="name" value="Player_ba69851d-5e0b-44e7-9b30-fddc02c5e0e4" /><param name="align" value="middle" /></object><noscript></noscript></p> <p><strong>Book of the</strong> <strong>Week:  “</strong>A River Runs Through It”- Norman MacLean</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226500667?ie=UTF8&tag=theworldbyroa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0226500667">A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=theworldbyroa-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0226500667" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></p> <p><strong>Quote of the Week: </strong>The following quotes are a direct result from our crew spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week together, and now more on our own in Denver.</p> <p><strong>“</strong>I’ve been worried sick, where have you guys been?” Steven Shoppman to Craig Johnson and I after we went to the grocery store  (gone for 30 minutes)</p> <p><strong>“</strong>How you doing?  I miss you, man.” –Craig Johnson in a cell phone call to me (6 hours of not seeing each other)</p> <p>It was another crazy week for us on the road.  The week began in Austin at <a href="http://hiaustin.org/" target="_blank">Hostelling International-Austin</a>, where they graciously set up a dorm room/work room for us in their television room, and ended in one of the greatest cities in the world, Denver, Colorado.  From Austin we made the 551 mile trek to Roswell, New Mexico, where UFO shops, museums and a research center showcase the 1947 Roswell UFO incident.  A nice Days Inn on the main road through the town had both cable and high speed internet, so for the first time in awhile we were able to sit back, relax and got to watch the NCAA national championship game.</p> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px" title="017" src="http://www.theworldbyroad.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/017.jpg" border="0" alt="017" width="354" height="266" align="left" /> Tuesday brought the Sequoia [...] It was another crazy week for us on the road. The week began in Austin at Hostelling International-Austin, where they graciously set up a dorm room/work room for us in their television room, and ended in one of the greatest cities in the world, [...]