“Education is not about filling with water, it’s about lighting a fire”, an elegant turn of phrase from Flora, one of the team members and presenters of the GECKO programme. She was describing to me her motivation for doing what she does: educating, but more importantly inspiring the high school students of China to care […]
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Wheel2Wheel is pleased to announce our partnership with Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) in Malaysia. WAO is a non-religious, non-governmental organisation committed to protecting and promoting the rights of women. When investigating key themes for Malaysia, we found a very interesting contrast between Malaysia and its near neighbours. In recent
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We are absolutely thrilled that the coolest active wear brand in the world – Lululemon Athletica – has stepped forward to sponsor Wheel2Wheel’s training apparel for pre-expedition conditioning and casual clothing during the 2011 charity adventure. Levina, Paige, Jodi and Morgan are huge fans of Lululemon, so Wheel2Wheel is particularly excited to have them on
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Wheel2Wheel is proud to announce our partnership with NecesCity, The Lifestyle Navigator for Men. Hong Kong’s first and only free daily email lifestyle tip for guys. NecesCity seeks the most hidden of hidden gems in Hong Kong , and wires their subscribers to the city’s pulse and everything hip by delivering a short yet meaty
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A few weeks ago the decision was made to use Conti TKC80 tyres for the Wheel2Wheel expedition. This was the result of some online research, learning from other adventurers and talking to Henry Iu at BMW Motorrad in Hong Kong. That decision now seems easy, because finding these tyres has become really hard. One
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Child’s Dream, one of the excellent organisations W2W is proud to support, is focused on improving children’s health and education opportunities throughout the Mekong sub-region of South East Asia. They achieve this through school-building projects and associated education and health initiatives. Child’s Dream have accumulated a formidable track record – with 100 projects completed
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This week while on-route to NatGeo television meetings in Singapore, I took a detour to visit our charity in Cambodia: New Hope, and Wheel2Wheel colleague Jodi Pritchard who is working there as a volunteer. The trip really hit home the point to me what a difference Wheel2Wheel is going to make as we interact more closely with our charities.
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Wheel2Wheel is delighted to announce our support for the GECKO project in China. Greennovate Environmental Challenge for Kids Outreach (GECKO) is an outreach program that offers free, innovative educational programs on the environment and sustainability for middle and high school students in China. GECKO’s goal is to inspire children
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Today was like the day I got my first iPod all those years ago. Thanks to our latest little technological gem, the Interphone F4. Simon and I were jettisoned into the 3rd dimension of motorbike riding: being able to communicate with each other through our helmets! The simple pleasure of going for
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Today we collected our new BMW Enduro helmets for the Wheel2Wheel expedition. We ordered them about a month ago and they just arrived from Germany. The decision to use this particular helmet was the result of an exhaustive research project. Using online industry forums and chatting to other adventurers, we worked through
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