Cycling the world's most dangerous road
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This sounds like good fun....
auntie said:
Cycling the so-called world's most dangerous road is now one of the most popular activities for backpackers in Bolivia. Last month, shortly after the 18th biker death on its perilous hairpin bends, interest was undiminished. So what's the attraction?
It's a bike ride like no other.
On its upper reaches, the clouds hug the cliff edge, obscuring the abyss.
To the left, there is an unobstructed 600-metre drop off a cliff while on the right, a vertical rock-face. And the surface, which is unpaved, resembles a rough, dirt track more than a road. The scenery, if you dare take your eyes off the road, is breathtaking, with the lush rainforest of the Yungas stretching out before you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8683075.stmIt's a bike ride like no other.
On its upper reaches, the clouds hug the cliff edge, obscuring the abyss.
To the left, there is an unobstructed 600-metre drop off a cliff while on the right, a vertical rock-face. And the surface, which is unpaved, resembles a rough, dirt track more than a road. The scenery, if you dare take your eyes off the road, is breathtaking, with the lush rainforest of the Yungas stretching out before you.
berk said:
"If you go to London, you have to see London Bridge and if you go to Sydney you have to see the Opera House," says Andrew Jagoo, 26, from Melbourne, recovering his breath after the ride."
I'm not sure I can think of a duller bridge than London Bridge bigandclever said:
This sounds like good fun....
auntie said:
Cycling the so-called world's most dangerous road is now one of the most popular activities for backpackers in Bolivia. Last month, shortly after the 18th biker death on its perilous hairpin bends, interest was undiminished. So what's the attraction?
It's a bike ride like no other.
On its upper reaches, the clouds hug the cliff edge, obscuring the abyss.
To the left, there is an unobstructed 600-metre drop off a cliff while on the right, a vertical rock-face. And the surface, which is unpaved, resembles a rough, dirt track more than a road. The scenery, if you dare take your eyes off the road, is breathtaking, with the lush rainforest of the Yungas stretching out before you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8683075.stmIt's a bike ride like no other.
On its upper reaches, the clouds hug the cliff edge, obscuring the abyss.
To the left, there is an unobstructed 600-metre drop off a cliff while on the right, a vertical rock-face. And the surface, which is unpaved, resembles a rough, dirt track more than a road. The scenery, if you dare take your eyes off the road, is breathtaking, with the lush rainforest of the Yungas stretching out before you.
berk said:
"If you go to London, you have to see London Bridge and if you go to Sydney you have to see the Opera House," says Andrew Jagoo, 26, from Melbourne, recovering his breath after the ride."
I'm not sure I can think of a duller bridge than London Bridge 
Mate of mine has just done this and he is very ghey. Seemed to find it no problem.
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