Family Goes on Vacation with Only Bitcoin as Funds
A family of four from Texas is putting the existence of bitcoin to the test by using only the cryptocurrency to pay for their vacation expenses. John Bush and Catherine Bleish, along with their two children aged two and three, are heading to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States to host bitcoin educational events in the area. The family will be riding a school-bus-turned-RV so they dubbed their adventure as the "Unconventional Bitcoin Bus Tour", which is their third bitcoin-funded vacation in two years. They want to drum up interest in the cryptocurrency and introduce more people to....
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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....
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