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HU mini meeting Bolivia / April 2017

Hello all,

as you can see on the frontpage of HU, the Bolivia mini meeting is on !!!



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Horizons Unlimited Travellers Mini-Meeting
Friday April 21 - Sunday April 23, 2017 - Samaipata, Bolivia


It's All About Overland Traveling
We are a small motorcycle club in the Bolivian mountain village of Samaipata - Samaipata Motoclub. And as one of our aims for the club is to help and connect travellers, we are organising this event here in Samaipata for the veteran traveller or for the novice looking for information and guidance. Please come on your motorcycle, bicycle or in your expedition vehicle ... but of course we dont mind if you arrive by taxi.
Horizons Unlimited meetings are for everyone who dreams of adventure along the road less travelled.

First Samaipata HU mini meeting Bolivia South America
Schedule and Costs
The event is taking place from Friday, April 21 to Sunday, April 23, 2017. Schedule subject to change depending on number of travellers! Event price 70 Bolivianos including presentations and camping! All presenters dont have to pay this.

Friday 21. April 2017

After 2pm. Reception of bikers and travelers at the local bar La Boheme, plaza central Samaipata. Welcome drink. We will show you the cabaña with camping area. Or the hotel/hostal that you wish to stay for the event.
Food - BBQ with salads at the cabaña.
Costs - about 30 - 40 Bs/person for food, drinks extra.

Saturday 22. April 2017

around 8am to 9am:
Full breakfast buffet at the cabaña. Costs - about 25 Bs/person
around 9am to 10am:
Meeting at the cabaña for the ride to the waterfall La Pajcha with a stop in the picturesque Bolivian village of San Juan del Rosario. About 2 hours each way on gravel roads, 40km each way, so in total 4 hours slow riding and 80km.

after 3pm:
Return from La Pajcha. Lunch in a restaurant in the village of Samaipata.

after 5pm:
Presentations and a little party after this at the cabaña. Price for presentation is included in the meetings costs. We want to have four presentations, each for about 45 minutes. Please tell us if you want to hold a presentation about your journey or about stuff that you learned traveling.
Dinner at the cabaña. Around 7pm.
About 45 Bs.
Localy brewed and Bolivian wine. About 20 Bs a big bottle or 15 Bs a glas of wine.

Sunday 23. April 2017

Schedule depends on number of travelers. Maybe Bike workshops or a visit to Pre Inca ruins El Fuerte (50 Bs ticket fee).
Around noon. End of the meeting.


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Samaipata Motoclub Bolivia

We are a newly (06/2016) established motorcycle club here in the Bolivian mountains village of Samaipata and we want to welcome travelers, help them out and organize motorcycle travelers meetings.

At the moment (07/2016) we are four bikers, two of us veteran motorcycle travelers and two future motorcycle travelers. We speak 7 languages and our main point of reference in Samaipata is the local bar La Boheme at the plaza.

Please contact us, if you want to meet or you are in need of anything.

Are you coming?

Facebook: Samaipata Motoclub

Gustavo, Luigi, Serdar and Mika
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HU mini meeting Bolivia / April 2017

Hello all,

only 75 days to go to the first HU mini meeting in Samaipata Bolivia.

21.04. - 23.04.2017

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/bolivia-2017

We are still looking for presenters. 45 minutes about your journey or about stuff that you learned traveling. Presenters dont have to pay for camping and will get some drinks for free on Saturday.



Please tell us if you are coming.

You will also find us on facebook, just search for Samaipata Motoclub.

See you soon

mika
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Hi all, me again.

Just 45 days to go for the 1. HU mini meeting here in Samaipata / Bolivia.

We are still looking for presenters, so if you want to show your pictures about your travels here, this is the perfect opportunity.



See you soon

mika
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Hi all,

only a month to go ... 21.-23.04.2017 here in Samaipata.

We have the first presenter confirmed:

Frank Lindert, a profesional German photographer and around the world motorcycle traveler will show pictures from his 7 year journey ... and he has only done half of the world yet on his Bmw R100GS. I am sure you have seen some of his picture stories in mc magazines.

More requests came from this travelers, but they are not confirmed.

Tom and Lobke from The Moto-Nomads: Tom + Lob on and off the road. Franzi riding a Bmw 650 Dakar around South America. Rodolfo Datsch from the Bikers Help Desk in Foz de Iguazzu. Gerry from US riding a KLR south.

Maybe one of our club members will do a presentation about Bolivia, the altiplano, the most dangerous road in the world and he will answer your questions about petrol stations here.

See you soon, and pls let us know if you are coming so we can plan for food/drinks.

Saludos mika

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10 days to go ...

Hi all,

only 10 days to go. As we had some trouble with the location, we have decided to do the meeting in the house of one of our club members. He has plenty of space for camping, and dont worry there will be food and drinks.

Are you coming? Pls let us know by clicking my name on this post, or for more information and contact here:

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/bolivia-2017

Presentations:

Uwe Bedon, all you need to know about Bolivia.

Frank Lindert, 7 years on the road, half way around the world. Bmw 100GS.

Franziska Jenetzky, Patagonia on a Bmw 650 Dakar.

Mika Kuhn, The freedom on a motorcycle. China 2015. Traveling my way.

See you here in Samaipata. Prost

saludos mika
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Hi all, 5 days to go. We have 16 travelers signed up so far. See you on the plaza / La Boheme on Friday. Saludos mika
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