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The Asia New Zealand Foundation Leaders Network is a global network of young professionals working in some way connecting Asia and New Zealand…business, education, diplomacy, culture…many different areas are represented. I’m very happy to be a part of the network, and had the chance to travel to Xian, China, for […]

Asia New Zealand Foundation Leaders Network North Asia Hui (Xian, ...

Today’s distance / ???????: 50.4 miles / 81.1km Average speed / ????: 7.5mph / 12.1km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 41m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 6282mi plus 386mi (?) / 10,111km plus 622km (?) Ascent / ??: 800m Descent / ??: 85m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33°55′26.8″, […]

Day 763 – CHINA (SHAANXI): From Xian to an expressway ...

The end of the world is nigh. Walmart is in China. If there were no Chinese in the store, I would have thought I was in the US of A. Walmart is OK. Really, it is. Creates jobs, and they have the power to make good things happen. But one […]

Day 762 – CHINA (SHAANXI): In Xian

Today’s distance / ???????: 60.3 miles / 97.1km Average speed / ????: 11mph / 17.7km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 28m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 6232mi plus 386mi (?) / 10,030km plus 622km (?) Ascent / ??: 130m Descent / ??: 530m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N34°16′35.4″, […]

Day 760 – CHINA (SHAANXI): From Yongshou to Xian

In 2008 I spent 5 months skateboarding almost 5,500km across China. I have mixed memories of that trip. Memories of pure joy and memories of pure torment. But the one indifferent constant of that trip was China National Highway 312. This trans-China highway was my home for that 5 months. […]

Revisiting an old friend: The China National Highway 312

In the words of another distance skateboarder, Adam Colton, traveling by skateboard “is a pretty stupid idea.” It really is. It is less efficient than cycling, you are at the mercy of the road surface and traffic is infinitely less forgiving towards you than other forms of human powered transport. […]

The Allure of Long Distance Skateboarding

Today’s distance / ???????: 47.1 miles / 75.9km Average speed / ????: 9.2mph / 14.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 07m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 6329mi plus 386mi (?) / 10,187km plus 622km (?) Ascent / ??: 385m Descent / ??: 895m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N33°41′57.8″, […]

Day 764 – CHINA (SHAANXI): From expressway tunnel to Danfeng

Today’s distance / ???????: 70 miles / 113km Average speed / ????: 8.7mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 7h 50m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 6172mi plus 386mi (?) / 9932km plus 622km (?) Ascent / ??: 590m Descent / ??: 850m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N34°48′53.4″, […]

Day 759 – CHINA (GANSU and SHAANXI):

Well, I was hopeful that stories of complicated visa renewal application procedures were confined to areas near Beijing. Not so. In order to apply for my 30 day visa renewal here in Xi’an in central China, I required the following: Passport copies Copy of pages showing my signature and photo […]

Day 754 – CHINA (SHAANXI): Visa application in…

Today’s distance / ???????: 37.3 miles / 60km Average speed / ????: 8.6mph / 13.9km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 19m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5871mi plus 377mi (?) / 9449km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 700m Descent / ??: 360m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N35° […]

Day 748 – CHINA (GANSU): From Lanzhou to Gantsaodian