http://guymclaren.com Photographer, web design and internet marketing Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:10:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over on Pedals.co.za, The pedal for charity site we are having a Tshirt design competition. I am looking for a Tshirt that will tell the tale of a man, a velobile and lots of distance. In order to raise funds we have decided that a T-shirt you can buy is ... http://guymclaren.com/t-shirt-design-competition/ A single vote has no effect whatsoever on the results, It is thus a good idea for ANC supporters not to vote, Your single vote won't make one little bit of difference. But here is the thing if you don't vote don't whine about who is in power, Don't stand in ... http://guymclaren.com/voting-and-why-you-should-not-bother/ Thus far we have achieved much. We have plans, we have a design, We have a rough route, which will change as we ride. We have even received a couple of pledges for financial support. This week I need to raise a few thousand rand to allow me to get ... http://guymclaren.com/cycle-tour-status-report/ I have spent most of the morning working on the journey website. Pedal for Charity is the site to read more about the trip around South Africa. http://guymclaren.com/the-site-for-the-journey-is-almost-ready/ I sat and looked at various ideas yesterday and decided that some serious thought needs to go into a vehicle that will do in excess of 5000 kms in a year in all weathers. I may need to be protected from fairly nasty weather while on the road and mostly ... http://guymclaren.com/the-trike-concept-is-coming-together/ I am 43 and will be 44 before this project is completed. I will be 45 soon after completion of this project. In my life I have never run the comrades, sailed the 7 seas or anything else remotely adventurous unless you want to include racing 50's around the ... http://guymclaren.com/8-reasons-i-want-to-do-the-trike-tour/ This is the basic plan. I want to leave in January or February and travel the width and breadth of South Africa for 12 months. I want to ride for 3 weeks and then go home for a week. I have a family that needs to see me occasionally. It is ... http://guymclaren.com/mad-plan-how-far-do-i-want-to-travel/ I found pictures of this trike here and here is a rough sketch of mods I want to make from the original. [caption id="attachment_968" align="alignnone" width="316" caption="Joeys Trike"][/caption] Below this I have painted in some changes I would want to make, Yes I know the trike will not be as pretty but ... http://guymclaren.com/the-mad-plan-bicycle-plans/ My life has become staid and boring, I will be 45 in 18 months and I have not had the adventurous life I planned at 15. So I have come up with a plan. I am going to dedicate 2009 to raising R 2 000 000 for charity. In effect this ... http://guymclaren.com/a-mad-plan-came-to-mind/ I shot all of these photos through the window of the plane. I am placing them here not neccessarily because they are awesome photos but more as a record of what life looks like up high and from the seat of an Emirates aircraft. [caption id="attachment_961" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Natures abstract painting.. ... http://guymclaren.com/photography-8-photos-through-the-window/