by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 19, 2023 | Media
The Cyclist Guy interviewed me. “May your greatest dreams and goals be ahead of you; not behind you”—thus said the man, the myth, a legend, Safari Arie Hoogerbrugge. It is but one of his numerous inspirational quotes from this legendary long-distance cyclist. Read the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 31, 2022 | Media, Personal Reflection
When it all made sense is sort of a goofy title for this blog post because in many ways I don’t know if my life has made any sense to me. Every day of my public school and high school life I was bullied. I did not know how to be around kids my age. No friend ever...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | Media
My friend Horacia Velazquez who I met in Fresnillo wrote an article about me. The English translate via the help of Google Translate is the following. Corners of Zacatecas / Arie Hoogerbrugge / The Canadian cyclists Days ago through a friend’s Facebook wall. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 8, 2021 | Media
On September 6 two journalists tracked me down where I was staying at the Fresnillo fire station and interviewed me. If you speak and read Spanish you will see they did a story about me on page 11. Open the following link and click on El Diario and swipe left until...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 31, 2021 | Media
My moms cousin (my second cousin) Trudy Voortman Prins wrote the following blog post quoting me and referencing my bike ride in her latest blog post. The link to the blog post can be followed HERE. Epic “Now must you cast off sloth,” my master said, “sitting on...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 31, 2021 | Media
Ever fancied hitting the open road on a bike? Long distance cycle touring is as eco friendly as travel gets and it has a lot of other benefits. Arie Hoogerbrugge explains. Arie Hoogerbrugge is cycling from Canada to Belize, Central America. Once a long distance lorry...