As yet another brutally hot summer approaches, we have less than 9 months to go before our 1 March 2011 departure from Hong Kong and things are certainly heating up. We are now working intensely on finalising the selection of charities Wheel2Wheelwill support – with decisions still to be made on China, Malaysia, Indonesia and East Timor. […]
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With the creation of a ‘not-for-profit’ Wheel2Wheel bank account, we’re thrilled to now be able to receive donations on behalf of our selected charities. We will be adding an online credit card payment capability at https://www.wheel2wheel.tv/donate.php shortly. However, for the time being donors can send a cheque or wire funds to our HSBC bank account.
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We had a great meeting with Animals Asia today and it looks like they will be one of the charities Wheel2Wheel will support. Great news! I have always been quite passionate about animal rights and these guys are heavy hitters who are trying to stop cruelty on so many fronts. Juanita (head of AA’s Vietnam branch) generously
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Wheel2Wheel is proving to be a platform for not only charitable endeavour, but also learning. The last few days in Australia’s Northern Territory has provided me with an opportunity to experience and learn about one of Australia’s most complex topics – its indigenous people. Despite being a curious and well-travelled 35 year old Australian,
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In one year our Wheel2Wheel journey will depart Hong Kong bound for Brisbane. 100 days and nights and just as many stories will follow … Today is exciting for another reason as well …. Nathan P and I have just arrived at the “top end” of Australia – Darwin to begin our investigation
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Working through all the charities is quite an eye opener – there are some many worthy causes out there, and some truly inspiring individuals working their socks off to help others. We can’t help everyone but I am pleased that we will be able to seriously contribute to so many different causes in this part
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Its always a nice feeling to sign the legal papers that officially consumate an idea, but it is particularly pleasing in this instance to be creating the non-profit organisation: Wheel2Wheel Limited. We did it today at our lawyers office. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam
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It was pretty cool today when Nathan King presented me with my Wheel2Wheel business card. All of a sudden our little philanthropic exploration started to feel more real. Of course in Hong Kong, like the rest of Asia, you are nobody unless you have a business card! So even though we are motorbike adventurers whose
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Assuming the Team departs Hong Kong on 1 March 2011, there is now 400 days remaining to make all the necessary preparations. Whilst that may seem a long time, there are a staggering numbers of things to organise during these 400 days. In fact, I’m already beginning to get a sense that we are running
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Over the last few weeks I have been inundated with great charities coming forward to seek selection by Wheel2Wheel. These approaches are not completely unsolicited but rather the result of word-of-mouth. I was fortunate to be introduced last month to a few non-profit “gurus” in China and Hong Kong. These gentlemen have spread the word and
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