Shanny Hill
Where were you born?
Barrie, Canada
When did you join TDA?
November, 2004
What was your previous job?
I once was an Assistant Janitor
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Neither
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
Android
What bike are you riding?
Gunnar cyclocross w disc brakes
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
Cycling on quiet roads in a place that’s a combination of East Coast of Canada, Turkey, Ethiopia, Romania, Georgia, Ecuador, and Kyrgyzstan – or each of those on their own are pretty great too!
What song do you want played at your funeral?
Thriller, by Michael Jackson
What’s your best travel memory?
Sipping spiced tea on Lamu Island on a dusty street and thinking that the world is a big place and I wanna keep exploring it.
Advice to new cycle tourists.
Open your eyes, take a deep breath, and immerse yourself in the experience!
Michael Coo
Where were you born?
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada…Brrr!
When did you join TDA?
August 2006 after cycling the TDA as a customer.
What was your previous job?
Bartender.
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Cat
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
iPhone
What bike are you riding?
Gary Fisher Wayhoo
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
London to Katmandu
What song do you want played at your funeral?
Waiting on a Sunny Day – Springsteen
What’s your best travel memory?
Sipping ice cold Tiger Beer during Happy Hour at the Foreign Correspondents’s Club in Phnom Penh
Advice to new cycle tourists.
Welcome home
Brian Hoeniger
Where were you born?
London UK
When did you join TDA?
July 2007
What was your previous job?
Executive Director, Professional Disc Golf Association
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Cat
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
None, I am not a nomophobe
What bike are you riding?
Kona Jake the Snake
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
Around the World Stage Race
What song do you want played at your funeral?
Funeral for a Friend by Elton John
What’s your best travel memory?
Completing the Tour d’Afrique
Advice to new cycle tourists?
Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires
Henry Gold
Where were you born?
Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia
When did you join TDA?
Founded it in 2002
What was your previous job?
Worked for an NGO
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Elephant
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
None
What bike are you riding?
Specialized Touring bike
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
7 Epics
What song do you want played at your funeral?
I Did It My Way – Frank Sinatra
What’s your best travel memory?
Hitchhiking through Europe when I was 19, starting TDA2003 at the Pyramids and spotting Table Mountain just before we cycled into Cape Town
Advice to new cycle tourists?
Its a great world out there. Just go for it.
Cristiano Werneck
Where were you born?
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
When did you join TDA?
I’ve been involved with TDA since first Vuelta Sudamericana in 2009
What was your previous job?
Psychologist/English Teacher
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Both
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
Android
What bike are you riding?
Cinelli TDA
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
West Africa
What song do you want played at your funeral?
I don’t really care
What’s your best travel memory?
The people I’ve met.
Advice to new cycle tourists?
The worst day on the road is better than the best day in an office!
Sharita van der Merwe
Where were you born?
Polokwane, South Africa – Living in Cape Town
When did you join TDA?
2009
What was your previous job?
Warrior Boot Camp Facilitator
Are you a dog or a cat person?
No thanks
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
Blackberry
What bike are you riding?
Cheap and Cheerful Chinese bike
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
West Africa – Casablanca to Cape Town
What song do you want played at your funeral?
Another one bites the dust – Queen
What’s your best travel memory?
Celebrating Christmas 2009 with a bunch of strangers during a scout trip in the middle of nowhere, somewhere close to Dinder National Park, Sudan.
Advice to new cycle tourists?
Keep on pedaling
Miles MacDonald
Where were you born?
Nelson, Canada (hippie enclave)
When did you join TDA?
2006
What was your previous job?
Kitchen slave in Montreal
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Definitely not a dog person
iPhone, Android or Blackberry?
iPhone
What bike are you riding?
Surly Crosscheck
What is your fantasy cycle tour?
Something in French Polynesia
What song do you want played at your funeral?
Tom Waits’ “No one knows I’m gone”
What’s your best travel memory?
Careening towards the edge of a cliff on a mountainous road in Guatemala as the bus driver slammed on the brakes so we could all see a little boy holding an armadillo
Advice to new cycle tourists?
Enjoy yourself