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ISBN 0-9755816-0-0, $US14.95, 8 pages of color photos. Available from Bike Friday, 1-800-777-0258, service@bikefriday.com, and Amazon.com
 Silver Award, 'Travel Essays', ForewordMagazine.com Book of the Year Awards, 2004 HANDSOMEST MAN IN CUBA TOUR 2004 CHRONICLES - read the latest news here. "The only time you will put it down is when you finish it." - Peter Sutherland, Australian Cyclist "One of the best on-the-road travel books of this generation." - Martin Stevenson, the Launceston Examiner "In the glut of Cuban travel books, this one really stands out." - Caroline Baum, the Sydney Morning Herald. CONTACT LYNETTE: WHAT'S THIS BOOK ABOUT? |
TOUR ITINERARY
Download a printable poster for your event from the Cuba Press Kit
THE HANDSOMEST MAN IN CUBA is an apolitical, no-bucket-baths-spared tale of what it is like to eat, drink and be cautiously merry among ordinary and not-so ordinary Cubans, as told by this Chinese-Australian bicycle traveler who can take almost anything that is flung at her - and almost everything is. Traveling to Cuba is not a problem for Americans - I tell you how. The book features a foreword by acclaimed author The Metal Cowboy, technical advice, 8 pages of color photos and a compelling narrative that you 'can't put down' according to more than a dozen 5-star reviews on Amazon.com.
I am reaching out to as many Bike Friday owners who may have friends in peachy places for help with contacts re bike clubs, travel clubs, bookstores, radio, press and TV. If you can help him get out there and tell the public about the real Cuba, please do! Email lynchiang | at | yahoo | dot |com
The challenge of this tour is using mass transit only - trains, buses and the Bike Friday in its TravelBag and suitcase trailer - the bicycle way of life. Picture me hauling that suitcase in and out of elevators and in subways...
Here's where you can see the Galfromdownunder and the Handsomest Man in Cuba - tell your friends. You can buy the book direct from Bike Friday, Amazon.com, or support your local bookstore (tell them they can get it direct from Small Wheel Press / Bike Friday 1-800-777-0258, service | at | bikefriday | dot | com or via distributer www.partners-west.com). Borders/Waldenbooks Inc have ordered it for some of the talks - they're not small and local, but at least they've ordered it!
 Wednesday Sep 1 DEPART EUGENE Depart Eugene 8:50am, arrive Burlington, VT 11:05 p.m. Thursday Sep 2 BURLINGTON, VERMONT SLIDESHOW/TALK sponsored by VT Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, Green Mountain Club and Bike Friday Club of Vermont - new members welcome! Location: Campus Center Theater at UVM, Billings Hall near junction of Colchester Ave & S. Prospect St. Tuesday Sep 7 BRATTLEBRO, VERMONT SLIDESHOW/TALK sponsored by The Brattleboro Bike Shop, The Vermont Bike/Ped Coalition Wednesday September 8, 2004: WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT SLIDESHOW/TALK for the Appalachian Mountain Club, Fairfield Chapter, CT Thursday September 9, 2004: CONNECTICUT Open for interviews Friday September 10, 2004: CONNECTICUT Open for interviews Sat September 11, 2004: CONNECTICUT Open for interviews Sunday September 12, 2004 NEW YORK SLIDESHOW/TALK in the evening sponsored by Bicycle Habitat - CANCELLED. The bike shop told me no NYers will come to a Cuba slideshow on a Sunday night so they cancelled. Dang, please someone invite me back to speak in the big granny smith next year. You won't be disappointed.
contact Michael McGettigan 215-222-2020, Bike Friday dealer Trophy Bikes" mcget | at | aol | dot | com about joining a Folder group riding the 35 miler, 7 a.m. start. More details from Mike and on the Bike Friday Event Calendar.
Tuesday September 14, 2004 PHILADELPHIA - LUNCH AND BOOK SIGNING WITH LYNETTE CHIANG at TROPHY BIKES . From the Trophy Bikes Bugle: Meet world traveler, author and folding bicycle “evangelist” LYNETTE CHIANG Time: 12 noon Tuesday September 14, 2004 PHILADELPHIA SLIDESHOW/TALK. Thank you to the Bicycle Network’s John Dowlin, local bicycle activist. RHODE ISLAND NEWS! See below for dates and goodies ... From Rob Giovino 9/10: I spoke with Ed Morabito, owner of the Cuban Revolution Restaurant. He was very enthusiastic about our efforts with this event... He will be providing a free platter of Cuban food which Lynette can bring to her interview on the Arlene Violet Show: Wednesday, September 15th, at 4:30 P.M. Nice little radio prop...Hope Arlene likes Cuban Food! In addition, Ed wants to provide us with a Cuban sampler platter for the Books On The Square Event on Thursday, September 16th at 7 P.M. He will also give us 60 Bike Friday coupons allowing anyone to get a special discount on a meal for Thursday evening the 16th. He suggested that the we all come on Thursday evening because they will not only honor the discounted meals, but will also have Nino Moran, a Columbian singer/entertainer for the evening, promote and present Lynette and the BF Club...
4:30 pm: RADIO INTERVIEW on theArlene Violet Show SLIDESHOW/TALK presented by the Bike Friday Club of Rhode Island. Location: AS220 Cafe/Gallery, 115 Empire Street Providence, RI 02903, (401)831-9327 8:00 pm: Dinner at the Cuban Revolution Restaurant Thursday September 16, 2004 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Event poster: S/ M/ L SLIDESHOW/TALK presented by the Bike Friday Club of Rhode Island, leaders Rob Giovino, Sarah Antaya, Patricia Lang and John Rohland. Location: Books On the Square, www.booksq.com, 471 Angell St. Providence, RI 02906, (888) 669-9660 - Store Toll Free Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Friday September 17, 2004 RHODE ISLAND SOCIAL RIDE with the Bike Friday Club of RI. All Welcome! Contact Rob 401-749-2802 or John (401) 258-8828 Saturday September 18, 2004 Open for interviews.
Starting around 1:00 p.m. for a spin before the talk at 3:30 p.m. (see below). Contact Thanks to BF Club of Boston leader Anna Kleinfeldt: baggcyclist|at|yahoo|dot|com, (617) 909-0611 Sunday September 19 - ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS (daytime presentation) SLIDESHOW/TALK sponsored by The Bike Friday Club of Boston Monday September 20, 2004 VIENNA, VIRGINIA SLIDESHOW/TALK sponsored by John Bruno, Bike Friday Test Ride Dealer at Bikes@Vienna Tuesday Sep 21, 2004 WASHINGTON DC SLIDESHOW/TALK at PASS (Painting &Sculpture Studio), in the alley behind 1617 S St. NW, Washington, DC. Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday Sep 22, 2004 fly to San Francisco Depart Washington Dulles 12:35 p.m., arr San Francisco 5:15 p.m. Thursday September 23, 2004 EL CERRITO, CA SLIDESHOW/TALK Location: El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Avenue Time: 7:00 p.m. Contact Laura Martinego, LMartine@ccclib.org, (510) 526-7512 Friday September 24 Open for interviews. Social Ride with Bike Friday Travel Team, contact Strickland, stephens | at | bikefriday | dot |com Saturday September 25, 2004: BF CLUB OF SF Ride Marin-Mill Valley-Mt Tamalpais Meet Tool Booth Parking Lot, GG Bridge, 10:00 a.m. Contact Lynette 541-228-1285 Sunday September 26:BF CLUB OF SF Ride Portola Valley loop Palo Alto. Meet Albertsons parking lot, Embarcadero exit. Contact Lynette 541-228-1285 Monday September 27: DAVIS, CA SLIDESHOW/TALK for the Davis Bicycle Club New Members night Tuesday September 28: SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews Wednesday September 29: SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews. Actually, I'm going to check out the Museum of Modern Art - call me if you want to join me! 541-228-1285 Thursday Sep 30, ALAMEDA, CA SLIDESHOW/TALK in conjunction with BF owner and VeloGirls member Susan Hardie, who plans to invite all bike clubs in the area. Location: 7:00 p.m. at the Albert H. Dewitt O' Club 641 W. Redline Road (Alameda Point), Alameda CA 94501 Dear Bikies, An intriguing slide show and book signing on a bike tour through Cuba will be at Alameda Point September 30. Info below. The Oakland-Alameda Ferry serves Alameda Point until the early evening, and the "O" Transbay and 51 (local) buses run through midnight, if you'd like to come over from San Francisco or Oakland. (You'll need to ride between the bus stop at Webster & Atlantic and the "O" Club/DeWitt Community Center at Alameda Point, so bring lights and reflective clothing for safety at night .) Friday October 1 SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews Saturday October 2, FULLERTON, ORANGE COUNTY LA Depart San Francisco 12:45 p.m., arr LAX 2:05 p.m. SLIDESHOW/TALK sponsored by Team Velocity Bicycle Club. Potluck: bring power food! Sunday October 3: Social Ride with Team Velocity Steamers' Cafe (our local start/end point for our Saturday club rides). We could go out and do a loop of 20-25 miles, come back for coffee and bagels as we do on our regular ride day - Rann Millar rannmillar@earthlink.net Monday October 4, LA2004 Open for interviews Tuesday October 5, 2004 LONG BEACH, L.A. SLIDESHOW/TALK at Library Coffee House, 3418 East Broadway Long Beach, CA, 90803, Phone 562-433-2393 Thursday October 7, 2004, FONTANA/RIVERSIDE L.A. SLIDESHOW/TALK for The Cycling Connection Bike Club, Inland Empire Friday October 8 L.A. Open for interviews Saturday October 9: SOCIAL RIDE: BIKE FRIDAY CLUB OF INLAND EMPIRE A beach ride starting at Edna park (2140 W. Edna, Santa Ana, CA). The ride will start at 10:00 a.m. The ride will be about 25 miles round-trip. We will stop at Newport Burgers near the beach at the half-way point. Come on out and say hello to Lynette and enjoy the ride!Contact Brian Zupke, bzupke|at|earthlink|dot|net, cell (909) 662-6673 Sunday October 10: FLY BACK TO EUGENE Depart LAX 12:45 p.m. arr Eugene 7:00 p.m. Wednesday October 20: BORDERS, EUGENE OREGON 5 Oakway Center Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541.345.6072 Fax: 541.345.6156 +++ Oct 23-Nov 5: PERU: CLIMBING THE HIGHEST PAVED ROAD IN THE WORLD, 16,000 feet Don't ask me why am I doing this relaxing tour with the famous Lon Haldeman and PacTour, www.Pactour.com. Join us - free oxygen in the sag wagon. Pay by Sep 12. Friday Nov 5, 2004: SAN FRANCISCO Arrive SF Friday Nov 5 (Stopover on the way back from Peru) Saturday November 6 SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews and rides! Sunday November 7 SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews and rides! Monday November 8 SAN FRANCISCO SLIDESHOW/TALK at Get Lost Travel Books Location: 1825 Market Street San Francisco, CA, 94102 Phone: 415-437-0529 Time: 7:00 p.m. The quintessential travel book store in SF! Tuesday November 9 SAN FRANCISCO Open for interviews. Wednesday November 10 FLY BACK TO EUGENE Whew! Just in time to put on woolly sox and get out the S.A.D. lamp, and plan my next tour to the Southern States? Seattle/Vancouver? Invite me! lynchiang | at | yahoo | dot | com Thanks for coming out to see The Galfromdownunder and the Handsomest Man in Cuba! Emailable link to this article: http://www.bikefriday.com/bf/handsomestmanincuba-itinerary2004 For more information, follow this link http://www.galfromdownunder.com/cuba. |
