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Great news! Riverwood Downs is a good venue and as others have said, the area is a motorcyclists dream.
I'll be in for some sort of volunteering and may even be persuaded to present if I can come up with a suitable topic.
Bring on October I say.
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Looking forward to this. Hopefully my bike will be back in the country by this date
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Ashim, I hope you are up for doing a presentation ...
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Smile Registration is open!

We're very pleased to announce that our 1st HU NSW Travellers Meeting will be at Riverwood Downs near Barrington Tops National Park from October 31-November 2. Mark your calendar - registration is open now!

Remember, you can sign up to volunteer when you register for the meeting, OR click here if you have already registered and want to add volunteering.

We'll be there, and we hope to see you too!
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Bah! Thats we weekend of Snowy Ride this year! Count me out, sorry.

I am keen to come along one day so I'll keep an ear out...


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List of presentations?

Not long to go now but there still isn't the promised list of presentations. Will we be seeing it soon?
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Smile Presenters for HU NSW

So far we have:

Brian and Shirley Hardy-Rix, Aussies Overland - RTW Two-Up

Ian Gregory and Michael Jones - Half the world in one summer - 20,000 kls in 3 months accross Russia and Mongolia

Several unconfirmed presenters...

and Grant and Susan!

See the event page for descriptions of all the presentations:

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/nsw-2014

How about you? We're all here to learn, and there's LOTS to learn! We want to do more presentations and seminars - but we need volunteers to give them! Remember, presenters get free entry and a free t-shirt!

Any topic you can contribute having to do with motorcycle travel, maintenance, planning etc, lasting 20 minutes or more, would be great. Sign up here:

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We're really hoping that with all the motorcycle adventure travellers from NSW, you'll be able to field as good a roster as Perth or Queensland! ;-)

Hope to see you there!
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I've been told that I can talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles, 20min easy
BUT, I've got no topic to offer this crowd though
I am looking forward to our 1st HU meeting. See yas there
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Susan,

I was unable to make the North Carolina event earlier this year at which I had put my hand up to present

I have never really done a presentation and its not much compared to RTW trips but I could do something short on riding the Himalayas or a recent 6 weeks in the US South West if you are short on content
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Smile Great stuff!

Either or both of Himalayas or the US South West would be great! We promise to be gentle since it's your first time... ;-)

Please sign up here:

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See you at Riverwood!
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Smile Technical workshop topics

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I've been told that I can talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles, 20min easy BUT, I've got no topic to offer this crowd though
We love to hear stories about your travel adventures, especially if you have great pics!

But just as important are practical how-to sessions such as roadside cooking, navigation/GPS, trip prep and planning, adventure motorcycling medicine, packing light, setting your bike up, communications/blogging from the road, self-publishing your story, yoga for bikers, bodging/bike maintenance, self-defense, photography, videography, tire repair, safe riding techniques, how to pick up your bike, off-road riding, all are of interest.

So I'm sure you've got a topic to offer!

See you there,
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Smile Update! HU NSW meeting this weekend!

Although we've closed online registration for this meeting, you can still come along and join us! We have well over 100 pre-registered, so there'll be lots of folks to share experiences with!

There's a great mix of travel tales and practical advice sessions that will inspire you and get you ready for your (next) trip. If you haven't already, download the Draft Event Schedule to find out what's happening:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/eve...t-Schedule.pdf

Featuring...
Christophe Barriere-Varju - self funded Dakar Rally entrant
Brian Rix and Shirley Hardy-Rix - seasoned RTW travellers
Tex and Bundy - the dog on the bike
Martin Williams, Evangeline Kannis, Ian Gregory, Michael Jones, Mal Cremer and Charlie Brown.

Practical sessions include first aid for travellers (Matt Laxton), motorcycle ergonomics, bike mods, tool kits, riding techniques, tire changing and heaps of other informative workshops and discussions.

This year is a do not miss to get your adventure dreams kick started! See all the details here: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/nsw-2014

We're looking forward to seeing you there!
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Anybody driving up from Sydney?
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Anybody driving up from Sydney?
Leaving from Windsor tomorrow morning sometime.
Sadly, just doing the tarred road
Looking forward to our 1st HU shindig
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Of 130 people that turned up, I am the only one to bother a comment ???

A great informative weekend at an awesome location.
HUGE thanks to all the presenters, with a special shout out to Grant & Susan, Brian & Shirley
We (I) rode in the WRONG way(Mrs just suffered on the back), but it certainly made for a more adventurous trip, through the deep gravel in the never ending roadworks.
Took the wrong turn off & ended up viewing some stunning scenery & great roads.
The venue at Riverwood Downs was perfect !
Food was good, s cold & the company excellent
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