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Chris Foster, a 48-year-old teacher from Southern California, just completed Part 1 of a solo motorcycle journey around the world. He roared his way 14,343 miles across three continents and 11 countries—starting his journey in late June by dipping his feet in the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, CA, flying to Seoul, South Korea, and taking a Replica Breitling Windrider Chronomat Evolution Watch ferry to Vladivostok, Russia. After driving 9,000 miles across Siberia, Chris headed into Europe and shipped his BMW-GS to Orlando in mid-August so he could ride across the southern U.S. to his home near San Diego, where he celebrated with a swim back in the same spot where he started.But that’s not all: Part 2 begins in early 2011, when Chris will ship his bike to Ushuaia at the tip of South America and ride until he reaches far northern Alaska.
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