"Uncoinventional" Family on Bitcoin Only Cross Country Tour to Visit Ohio's Bitcoin Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2014 -- NEW YORK, NY --Catherine Bleish and John Bush, well-known activists and personalities in the Bitcoin community, are taking their family of four on an "uncoinventional" journey, using only Bitcoin. Named the Uncoinventional Living Tour, the family has been on the road for nearly one week and has used only bitcoin to purchase everything from gas and food, to lodging and other necessities, making it a whole week without spending any fiat currency. They have spent the last week traveling from San Marcos, Texas to Washington D. C. to attend Bitcoin in the Beltway. After this....

A family of four will embark on a three week bitcoin-only road trip over the Thanksgiving holiday. Expenses such as food, gasoline and lodging will all be paid for with the crypo-currency as they journey from Texas to California, Nevada, Colorado, and Missouri. The goal of the Uncoinventional West Coast Tour is to "Inspire and empower the Bitcoin community to spend bitcoin on food, gasoline and lodging" says Catherine Bleish, Bitcoin author and creator of TheBitMom.com. This will be the second bitcoin-only road trip for the Blush Family this year. Last June, Catherine, her husband John....

Last month our family spent nearly a month living on the road while spending only Bitcoin. During the course of our travel we were invited via Twitter to make a change to our route so we could experience the cutting edge Bitcoin Boulevard, founded by Nikhil Chand and his amazing wife, Rebecca. The pair has helped dozens of restaurants and shops set up to accept Bitcoin through BitPay. We immediately changed our route to include an overnight stop in Cleveland Heights, Ohio so we could test out the local Bitcoin scene and get to know their community. When we pulled up to their vintage 1920s....

Uncoinventional: the Tour in Review. Last month, our family traveled the U. S. spending only bitcoins. We documented our travels for Bitcoin Magazine through a live blog. As we embarked on this journey, I had no idea what I had got myself into. Still, I felt compelled to try. For those of you who weren't following our ups and downs in realtime, here are the highlights: The Numbers. The trip took a total of 24 days and brought us to stops in 12 cities. We traveled a total of 4,600 miles and pumped gas 16 times. We stayed in eight hotels, crashed in three guest bedrooms and camped at one....

We often imagine a world where we can walk down the street and be able to pay using virtual currency everywhere we go. For a small suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio, this is becoming a reality. Located in the Cedar and Lee district and just ten minutes outside of downtown Cleveland is what will soon be known as Bitcoin Boulevard US. Residing in Cleveland Heights, accurately named Bitcoin Boulevard US will soon give patrons of local businesses the ability to make purchases with Bitcoin. In early May, several businesses along Lee Road will begin accepting Bitcoin. Organized by CoinNEO....