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bullet June 21 to July 11, 1999 -- BikeAbout founder Ethan Gelber guests on GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages)'s Interactive Forum. Topics include the Mediterranean journey, as well as general issues around long trip planning and preparation, international travel with bikes, first aid, bike repair, and all the other challenges that road tourers face. Although the primary dates of the forum are over, Ethan is still available to answer questions posed to him online at GORP.
bullet December 7, 1998 -- The Cable & Wireless Childnet International Awards 1999 judges have named BikeAbout as one of only four "Commended Projects" in the Not-For-Profit category. A press release announcing the awards is available on the Childnet International Web site.
bullet October 8, 1998 -- "Circumnavigating the Mediterranean on bike and the Internet," by Glenn Montgomery -- This article appeared in Waldo Independent, Maine.
bullet October 2, 1998 -- "Promoting pedal power" -- This article appeared in Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine. (Photo by Joe Phelan)
bullet October 1, 1998 -- "Overseas biker returns" by Murray Carpenter -- This article appeared in The Republican Journal, Belfast, Maine.
bullet Summer 1998 -- "BikeAbout: A Mediterranean Bicycle Adventure" by Elizabeth Guffey, edited by Jeff Miller -- This article appeared in Maine Cyclist the newsletter of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
bullet Summer 1998 -- "Mladi kavboji obkrozhijo sredozemlje" by Sebastjan Vehar -- This article appeared in the Slovenian publication "Trim." [109KB, JPG, Slovenian, translation not yet available]
bullet July 1998 -- "Let your message go far" -- This article appeared in the July issue of Bike Culture Quarterly.
bullet June 15, 1998 -- "Cyclists from the Internet" by Katja Tokic. This article appeared in Solinksa Kronika (Solin Chronicle). View a scan [79KB] of the original article [in Croatian] or read our translation.
bullet June 8, 1998 -- "BikeAbout and the Internet Bring People Together" by Antonio Moreira. This article appeared in La Marseillaise. View a scan [130KB] of the original article [in French] or read our translation.
bullet May 30, 1998 -- "Bikeabout the Mediteranean - and the Internet" by Loris Tissino. This article appears on The Bicycle News Agency (BNA) web site.
bullet May, 1998 -- "BikeAbout: A Little Idealism Goes a Long Way--In This Case, 10,000 Miles" by Mark North. This article appeared in the May issue of BICYCLING Magazine. View a scan [66KB] of the article online. [Article copyright by BICYCLING magazine. Reproduced by permission. For subscription information, call 1-800-666-2806.].
bullet April 27, 1998 -- BikeAbout was interviewed on Radio Studenti in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Here are links to their RealAudio files of the interview (warning: they are large files, both about half an hour long):
bullet April 10, 1998 -- "Bits and Bikes," by Wendee Shinsato. This article appears in the Yale Herald.
bullet April 3, 1998 -- "An Albanian Adventure with Bikes," by H. Pustina. This article appeared in the Gazeta Shqiptare (Albanian Newspaper). You can read our translation online or view a scan [195KB] of the original article [in Albanian].
bullet April 1998 -- "www.bikeabout.konitsa: A biking exploration of Konitsa, Greece, without a lot of pedaling..." by George Tselikas. Read about BikeAbout's visit to Konitsa through the eyes of our new friend George. George's translation of this article is available at http://users.hol.gr/~croton/bikekonitsaen.html.
bullet April, 1998 -- "The Internet Bikers rode through Turkey: The Journey of Bicycle by way of Internet" This article appeared in the Turkish magazine Git. Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in Turkish, 200KB, JPG].
bullet March 10, 1998 -- "Around the Mediterranean with a Computer and a Bicycle" This article appeared in the Greek newspaper Eleftheria (Eleftheria). Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in Greek, 176KB, JPG].
bullet February 22, 1998 -- "They make a research on the Mediterranean culture" This article appeared in the Turkish newspaper Yeni Asir. Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in Turkish, 450KB, JPG].
bullet February 7, 1998 -- "BikeAbout: surf the net while biking the Med," by Peter Speetjens. This article appears in the Lebanon Daily Star.
bullet January 20, 1998-- Traveling Knights of the Internet, by Orna Landau. This article appeared in Ha'aretz.
bullet December, 1997-- "Join Free Online Mediterranean Adventure" This article appeared on the T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in Education) Online site.
bullet December 9, 1997-- "Doctor El Yaziji, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, Meets the BikeAbout Team." This article appeared in a Palestinian ministerial newspaper. Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in Arabic, 184KB, JPG].
bullet December 8, 1997-- "Diwan el Shabab Hosts the American Association BikeAbout," by Khaled Abed Alla. This article appeared in the newspaper Alhyat Aljadedah ("New Life"). Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in Arabic, 181KB, JPG].
bullet October 29, 1997--"Vélo pour tous" (Bikes for All), this article appeared in Tunisian paper "Le Renouveau." Read our translation or view a scanned image of the original article [in French, 305KB, JPG].
bullet July 17, 1997--Organization of World Heritage Cities Joins UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Support of BikeAbout
bullet June 10, 1997--The UNESCO World Heritage Centre Shows Support for the BikeAbout-the Mediterranean Journey
bullet April 14, 1997--BikeAbout and Computer Curriculum Corporation to Take Students Through an Online Educational Journey of the Mediterranean
bullet February 12, 1997--The Internet Access Company (TIAC) Hosts BikeAbout's Virtual Domain
bullet 6 January 1997--BikeAbout Gets Noticed by The New York Times! Read their online article.
bullet December 1996--BikeAbout and FPH Agree on Common Goals


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