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Trek Dirty to Me: 75 days until I start walking to Maine...

January 17, 2020 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in Appalachian Trail, Trek Dirty to Me, Travel, Projects, AJ

Seventy-five days out from kicking off my first (of hopefully three) thru-hike attempts over the next three years, and I’m trying to get my ass into shape on the other side of the world. To be more precise, I am in Goa, India (not Indiana), 8,678 miles (13,966 kms) from Amicalola Falls State Park, Georgia, USA - where I will begin my walk to Maine along the 2,200 mile (3,540 km) Appalachian Trail.

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January 17, 2020 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Hiker Trash, Prepper, Balkans, Baltic, India, Goa
Appalachian Trail, Trek Dirty to Me, Travel, Projects, AJ
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First training hike for the AT in the Albanian Alps, and the knees are still holding!

August 24, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in AJ, Trek Dirty to Me, Travel, Appalachian Trail

Quick little day hike from Valbona to Teth in Albania through the Albanian Alps.

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August 24, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Albania, Balkans
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Gourmet AeroPress Coffee, in a Hostel, with Backpacker Abdul

August 20, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in Travel, YouTube, Bourbon

Dude brings his AeroPress kit with him in his backpack and takes his coffee very seriously. A pleasure to enjoy this cup with my new friend from Saudi Arabia.

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August 20, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Coffee, Hostel, Hostel Life, Albania, AeroPress
Travel, YouTube, Bourbon
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Life, Love, the Kitchen, and the Art of Kung Fu (Part 1)

August 19, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in AJ, Travel, Books, Projects

Let’s get this out of the way, Shaolin Kung Fu is not designed for 6’2, 230lb western dudes who are built like linebackers.

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August 19, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Kung Fu, Life, Love, China, Indianapolis
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Please Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

August 18, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in AJ, Podcast, Travel, YouTube

We promise it will get better…and we need at least 100 subscribers so that we can get a proper URL…like a real Youtube Channel!

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August 18, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Pamplona, Spain, Koh Lanta, Thailand, Running of the Bulls, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Stupid Shit, Australia, Outback
AJ, Podcast, Travel, YouTube
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So what exactly is 'Trek Dirty to Me?'

August 18, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in Trek Dirty to Me, Podcast, Projects, Travel, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Appalachian Trail, Bacon, Books, Bourbon, AJ, Adventures in Cheffing

What is ‘Trek Dirty to Me?’ It’s a project that I have been wanting to do for over a decade. In short, it is the complete thru-hiking of the Triple Crown of American hikes - the three major American Scenic Trails: The Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).

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August 18, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
AT, Backpacking, CDT, PCT, Triple Crown, Blog, Hiking, Hikes
Trek Dirty to Me, Podcast, Projects, Travel, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Appalachian Trail, Bacon, Books, Bourbon, AJ, Adventures in Cheffing
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So who exactly is AJ?

August 18, 2019 by AJ Feeney-Ruiz in Bacon, Books, Bourbon, AJ, Adventures in Cheffing, Projects, Travel

AJ Feeney-Ruiz is a recovering politician and an international adventurer. After managing a particularly grueling campaign in 2014, he realized 20 years was enough to give to politics, and moved to China to study Shaolin Kung Fu in the mountains of the Henan province and meditate for six months.

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August 18, 2019 /AJ Feeney-Ruiz
About AJ, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, China, Bakery, Bread, Wine, Bordeaux, Shakespeare & Company, Ritz Paris, Grand Diplôme, Wine and Management, Boulangerie, Yuntai, Kung Fu, Shaolin Kung Fu
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