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traveling the world. What makes them special is that they actually did it; what's more, they did it on bicycles. At 18, Vicky read the famous Cycling Diary of Hu Rong-hua and was 1 to take a bike tour of southern China by herself. In 1991, while riding along the island's east coast, she met a Japanese 2 , who invited her to join him on a world cycling tour. In July 1998, they began their trip in Alaska. Vicky soon realized, however, that their travel philosophies were quite different. Her partner seemed intent on testing his endurance, while she preferred 3 the fantastic scenery and meeting the locals. They parted after a month. Vicky cycled alone through the Rocky Mountains down to the western United States. By this time, her 4 efforts to persuade her college friend, Pinky, to join her had succeeded. Once, in California, Vicky and Pinky were unable to find any cheap 5 , so they camped in a park. They were woken up by 6 police officers, who told them camping there was illegal. In cities, they would 7 through colleges and libraries, "in need of air-conditioning," Pinky joked. Vicky and Pinky praise friends back in China who supported them 8 , as well as people who assisted them along the way. They have fond 9 of the wonderful friendliness of the people in a Turkish village, where Vicky and Pinky farmed, cooked, and danced with the locals. |