Stephen Baker

Work depends on the time of year and where I am. Ranges from Website owner, through paid destroyer of millions of dollars of software, to tea boy.
Bothell, Washington

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Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | May 21, 2008

Pies

There's a guy called Tom who has at a ripe old age just started his first ever blog on unchainedworld. His thing is finding good pies as he rides his motorcycle around the planet. I think he may be in Alaska, or certainly on his way there at the moment, and he's joining me for some of the 3 cups ride in South America later this year, in fact we are just trying to overcome the struggle of finding a large enough canoe to hold two big bikes and a pie filled Tom and I, for a trip down the Amazon.

Anyhow...he wants pie recommendations, either here at Biznik or at www.unchainedworld.com as comments on his blog. I keep telling him steak and kidney, but he insists on fruit!

I think we are going to help build a school in Equador, so anyone got a hammer?

13 Bizniks have posted replies

Posted by John Hays, Seattle, Washington | May 22, 2008

Stephen,

Please tell us more about the school building project. And I hope you'll have a blog reporting on your trip. If we can't go with you in body, it would be good to go in our imaginations.

John

Seattle Washington Private Investigator
Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | May 22, 2008

Looking at blogging on unchainedworld.com and video podcasts. Christmas day at Ushaia, the most southerly town on the American continent tea party and podcast. 3 cups is a plan to stop everyday a 3pm (tea time)and make cups of tea for whoever is around, in exchange for a chat. Cup 1 polite introduction, cup 2 exchange understanding, cup 3 friendship.

The school project is from Tom's work in mathematics. I think we are adding a class room or two.

Tom's got 4 months, I'm looking at 6 or more, but may need a break to fly back to the UK to renew my USA visa.
Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | May 22, 2008

Anyone travelled in Central-South America.?

Must do list: Bolivia Salt lake -alta plana? Machu Pichu Lake Titicaca Tango in Buenas Aires Look fat on Copa Cabana beach Sail up some of the Amazon Stand with a leg in either hemisphere The sink holes and temples of the Inca or Aztecs in Mexico Cross the Andes (probably twice) Costa Rica and/or Belize jungling

Any others?
Posted by Ben Resnick, Seattle, Washington | May 22, 2008

Stephen,

My friend Bennett Kling would be happy to talk to you, send him a message. He recently got back from about 6 months traveling Central & South America.

Ben
Posted by Leila Anasazi, Seattle, Washington | May 22, 2008

Lemon pie from the Pie Lady on the beach in Yelapa, Mexico. But that would be a helluva ride on a motorcycle (I hear it can be done ...)

And, coconut cream pie from the Dahlia Bakery in Seattle. The Best.

(I won't be getting to Machu Pichu until June, 2009, so perhaps there'll be a pie update from me then.)
Posted by Susan Tilley, Southern Oregon, Oregon | May 25, 2008

Nancy's Airport Cafe at Willow CA airport has memorable pies. It is a favorite destination for pilots.

The only Latin American country I've been to is Panama and pies - as we normally thing of them anyway - are not their thing. A better choice would be empanadas - meat pies. Yum.

Unfortunately, our favorite source closed recently. So if he finds a great source for empanadas in Panama, I'd sure like to know!

Susan
Posted by Judy Dunn, Seattle & Renton, Washington | May 25, 2008

I'm envious, Stephen. Will definitely need to stay tuned for updates.

Seattle Copywriter
Posted by Suzanne Melton, Seattle, Washington | May 25, 2008

How about cheesecake?

Betty Bop's Bakery in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora (just across the border from San Luis, Arizona) has a cheesecake topped with peaches, strawberries, cherries, and pears.

The cheesecake is huge.
Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | May 27, 2008

Ben,

I will make contact...somehow..via you I guess. Mexico is on the way, so Leila, that may be a pie stop for Tom plus June and Machu Pichu, if I see you there then somethings gone horribly wrong with our plan. Susan, yes you see I agree whole heartedly with the savoury meat based pies, either a cold pork pie, or the hot steak and kidney type and pasties are just great, but Tom is the Pie Guy and he's sort of dessert pies. Still perhaps Panama will give me a chance to widen his outlook on things.

My task is two fold: to stop every day at 3pm and make tea for whoever is near by and then to film the conversations that take place during 3 cups of tea, cup 1 is an introductory polite cup, cup 2 should encourage understanding and cup 3 will I hope secure friendship. I'm hoping to try local teas along the way (while Tom puts on the pounds stuffing his face) and already have a commitment to serve 300 people with tea in Guadalajara, plus throw a tea party in Ushaia (southern most inhabited point on the American Continent, on Christmas Day-that, I'll try to podcast. I've fitted the bike with four video cameras and a computer, so dependent upon connectivity, who knows what there might be to get up on www.unchainedworld.com. I also have a safety tracking device that will monitor where I am at any time (every 20 minutes it up loads to google maps). Not quite the raw exploration of a swiss army knife and a push bike wittled out of bamboo I know, but I reached a stage where I'm not after badges for heroics, or scars as a testiment to my manliness. I want to be enjoying this and creating memories...and I'll be happy to share the edited highlights.

Saw a guy selling sausage rolls at Sandpoint farmers market Idaho this weekend. He also did some with a cheese and spinach filling.

PS:Here's the biggest challenge. I don't know Tom. Met him once and he said he wanted to go to Tierra Del Fuego before he died and could he come along, as I'd already decided to go..alone. So, 4 months with Tom...will I get on with him, will he get on with me or will I get to a point where I just blast off and leave him, face in pie at some canteen along the road? Don't know, but I'm very open to expecting the worst.
Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | May 28, 2008

Is there such a thing as the quintessential American Pie, or does it change with States?

Key Lime-Florida Peach-Georgia Apple-? Cherry-Washington Coconut Cream-?
Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | Jun 11, 2008

Tom, the Pie Guy, has reached Anchorage. He's having a bit of a pie dilemna in that although he's getting a fair quota of pies, they are all being cooked at home by people he meets, rather than being bought through retail pie outlets of an unchainedworld.com nature.

Sure, home made is the ultimate unchained, but it's not helping his blog goal.

So, anyone who wishes to help Tom, please visit his blog at www.unchainedworld.com and add your pie recommendations (especially if you have one in Prudhoe Bay, his next stop, or anywhere on the way back down.

Thanks, on behalf of Tom.
Posted by Arthur Torelli, Seattle, Washington | Jun 11, 2008

Personally I love my Mother's pie but you can't buy that anywhere. I do remember getting good pie in both Skagway and Juneau. Also if you go to Teslin Lake they have a huge all you can eat salmon bake plus boat ride. They also have pie. The wasn't that memorable but everything else was. Art T.

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Posted by Stephen Baker, Bothell, Washington | Jun 11, 2008

Arthur,

I'll pass that on to Tom, but I won't mention your Mom, just in case she gets an unexpected visit from him...I'd bet he could smell out a good pie at a fair distance.

Thanks