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Author Talk: Part-Time Nomads with Anne Breedlove
speakers & education
When?
Saturday, Aug 9
1:00PM - 2:30PM PDT
Where?
In-person
Description
Join us for an inspirational author talk with Anne Breedlove on how she and her husband metamorphosed from middle-aged, suburban working parents to international bicycle travelers.
Whaddya do when you find yourself – after spending three-and-a-half hours consuming a five-course meal and a bottle of wine – bicycling back roads in the dark with a bunch of very unhappy sheep? Not something most people would consider a plus, Anne found her view of the world and her place in it transformed. Follow along as she and her husband Jim stumble on a different way of traveling the world.
Anne’s first book, PART-TIME NOMADS, is about this adventure and its aftermath.
"We pedaled through rain and snow and car exhaust, sang at the top of our lungs to ward off bears, and soaked in clothing-optional hot springs. We struggled with our differences as a couple. I’m an extrovert and a planner. Jim is a machinery-loving introvert who likes surprises. We weren’t always on the same page as we tried to stay safe and sane and married. Along the way, “Can we?” morphed into a gleeful “We can do it!”"
Come enjoy an afternoon of living vicariously through Anne & Jim's travels or be inspired to embark on your own travel adventure!
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About the Author: Anne M. Breedlove is the sixth of ten children born and raised in Albany, New York. Visiting San Francisco during a cross-country road trip in 1972, she decided to stay. A happenstance event in 1997 opened her eyes to the possibility of cycling not just for fun and recreation but using the bicycle as a means of international travel. In 2008 Anne and her husband Jim decided to retire young to travel as much of the world as they could on their bikes, visiting twenty-one countries and pedaling more than 40,000 miles. Find Anne on her website: annembreedlove.com
PART-TIME NOMADS is available online and also in numerous San Francisco bookstores – Dog-Eared Books on Valencia, Browser Books on Fillmore, Russian Hill Books on Polk, and Bird & Beckett on Chenery.
Whaddya do when you find yourself – after spending three-and-a-half hours consuming a five-course meal and a bottle of wine – bicycling back roads in the dark with a bunch of very unhappy sheep? Not something most people would consider a plus, Anne found her view of the world and her place in it transformed. Follow along as she and her husband Jim stumble on a different way of traveling the world.
Anne’s first book, PART-TIME NOMADS, is about this adventure and its aftermath.
"We pedaled through rain and snow and car exhaust, sang at the top of our lungs to ward off bears, and soaked in clothing-optional hot springs. We struggled with our differences as a couple. I’m an extrovert and a planner. Jim is a machinery-loving introvert who likes surprises. We weren’t always on the same page as we tried to stay safe and sane and married. Along the way, “Can we?” morphed into a gleeful “We can do it!”"
Come enjoy an afternoon of living vicariously through Anne & Jim's travels or be inspired to embark on your own travel adventure!
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About the Author: Anne M. Breedlove is the sixth of ten children born and raised in Albany, New York. Visiting San Francisco during a cross-country road trip in 1972, she decided to stay. A happenstance event in 1997 opened her eyes to the possibility of cycling not just for fun and recreation but using the bicycle as a means of international travel. In 2008 Anne and her husband Jim decided to retire young to travel as much of the world as they could on their bikes, visiting twenty-one countries and pedaling more than 40,000 miles. Find Anne on her website: annembreedlove.com
PART-TIME NOMADS is available online and also in numerous San Francisco bookstores – Dog-Eared Books on Valencia, Browser Books on Fillmore, Russian Hill Books on Polk, and Bird & Beckett on Chenery.