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Shikoku
Shikoku, the least developed of the four major islands, is also where I spent the least amount of time riding. The original plan was to...
Matthew Lautenbach
20 hours ago3 min read
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Kyushu I Hardly Knew You
Four days in and I have already finished riding the first of the four islands of Japan, Kyushu. Since I arrived on Saturday to Nagasaki,...
Matthew Lautenbach
5 days ago3 min read
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Grandpa J Roads
One of my strongest memories of my Grandpa J is his love of taking the route less traveled. On trips, he did everything that he could to...
Matthew Lautenbach
6 days ago3 min read
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Beginnings
I am on my way. The planning, the excitement of the possible, the nervousness of what could go wrong has moved from the theoretical to...
Matthew Lautenbach
Jun 82 min read
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The Route
Planning Since the idea of doing this trip came into my mind, the route has come into greater focus. I knew that I wanted to end in...
Matthew Lautenbach
Jun 54 min read
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Japan Journey - the Gear
There is a saying, a mantra in triathlon, that there should be "nothing new on race day". No new gear, no new sources of energy. Race day...
Matthew Lautenbach
Jun 23 min read
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From Bottom to Top
of Japan Will I be able to capture an image like this? This summer, starting in just a few weeks, I will be undertaking a journey from...
Matthew Lautenbach
May 293 min read
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Starting
You have to start somewhere and Hello World feels both cheesy and a bit of a by-gone era. Over the years I have started and stopped with...
Matthew Lautenbach
Feb 201 min read
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