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Travels to Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Spain and Albania
Posted by Grant Johnson on 1 Aug 2011 - 20:39
Blog, fotos and preparation info on a Tiger tour from Germany to New Zealand.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 25 Jul 2011 - 06:28
After leaving Amsterdam to ride to Tasmania we changed plans in SE Asia: we shipped our bikes from Malaysia to South Africa to ride back home with our best friends.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 25 Jul 2011 - 06:15
When ChrisandChloe (who had never ridden a motorbike between them!) decided to take their bike tests and challenge themselves to riding from BUENOS AIRES to VANCOUVER. This blog will try to tell you how, what, where and when as we go from novices to nomads! C&C
Posted by Grant Johnson on 10 Jul 2011 - 18:30
There are ways to see the world, and then there are ways to feel the world. Motorcycle travel is the latter. This trip, or rather the next period of my life promises to be full of that freedom, and I hope to share it with you through the thoughts, photos, and videos on this blog.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 10 Jul 2011 - 08:36
Consciousness on the way. East. Roads. Machine. People. In Croatian, may soon be translated to English.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 8 Jul 2011 - 18:24
An ongoing tale of biking, hiking and endless cake stops tracking my journey from Yorkshire in England to New Zealand with photos and videos from the road.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 25 Jun 2011 - 17:05
VegiBike.com is a blog/site chronicling a Round the World adventure by Harry Lyon-Smith on 'Batty' a vegetable oil & diesel fueled Royal Enfield motorcycle.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 8 Jun 2011 - 16:43
Touring bikers, It's not the destination.......It's the Journey.
Touring bikers Joe and Ed, are biker enthusiasts who enjoy nothing more than straddling our Harleys and riding.
We give descriptive stories and pics of the country roads in Ohio and West Virginia, as well as Nova Scotia and beyond.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 29 May 2011 - 10:58
3 Motorbikes 2 Guys 1 Girl OFF to African ROADs...
Imagine you resign from your job, you terminate your flat, you sell your car and cancel all your responsibilities...
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
To buy a motorbike, find friends who are as crazy as you, ride down from Europe to Namibia to have the best time in your life.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 27 May 2011 - 16:36
3 KLRs travelling starting in Santiago, Chile heading South to Ushuaia, Argentina then turning around to make the trip home to Vancouver, Canada. The website describes our adventure and provides pictures for the view audience to follow along.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 10 May 2011 - 03:55
One Mission, One Motorbike, One Manc'. 36 towns called Manchester in the world. I am riding to 33 of them. UK-USA-Canada 10k miles, 35 days, Road2Manchester Manc or Yank that is the question. United States of Amanchester.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 4 May 2011 - 07:20
India on a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 - Until you unlearn all the rules of the road and riding styles in the western world as you know it you will battle in India. The first thing you can do is remove your mirrors and remember to turn you headlight OFF.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 3 May 2011 - 15:37
Why spend years planning what you can do tomorrow. Erika Rowe and Yaniv Singer took off on their big, let’s risk our lives before having kids blow-out trip. Erika JUST learned how to ride, neither of them have any mechanical experience, and they have 10 months to make it to the end of the world. California, USA to Ushuaia, Argentina, 2010/11.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 3 May 2011 - 14:00
A travel log with plenty of information and videos to fuel your desire to take an adventure while still holding a job. The first trip was around the world, the second is Africa, and plans are for South America in the future.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 2 May 2011 - 04:22
Some Travel tales of a German Programmer riding his bike around Oz... Content in Germlish and German
Posted by Grant Johnson on 27 Apr 2011 - 08:53
Bruce Smart is a serving police officer and in October 2012 he is setting off to ride a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 sports bike, 100,000 miles around the world, through over 66 countries to raise £1M for his four selected charities. They are The Royal British Legion, the Born Free Foundation, The Children’s Trust, and the St Christopher’s Hospice. He’s fulfilling a promise and embarking on an epic journey. Follow the build up to his incredible journey (and eventually the trip itself) here.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 24 Apr 2011 - 16:56
100 days of fun and adventure. Two guys from Vancouver Island travel to Ushuaia then back to Santiago on two BMW R1200GS's.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 24 Apr 2011 - 15:42
Lone way around Africa on a motorcycle by Tobias Mosungo
Posted by Grant Johnson on 24 Apr 2011 - 08:56
Short Way Up - a unique, hair-raising account of a classic bike, a pensioner and his mad-cap idea on an epic, 5000 mile African adventure.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 21 Apr 2011 - 10:48
A travelling accordion and two guys from Edinburgh making their way overland to Dakar!
Posted by Grant Johnson on 18 Apr 2011 - 12:22
This is the itinerary of our 40 day and 40 night road trip in Ontario this summer (2011). Check back often, we'll be updating daily!
Posted by Grant Johnson on 28 Mar 2011 - 21:15
Without a plan we made a trip in 4 countries, not knowing how to ride in gravel, moutains or rivers.... It was a fantastic adventure !
Posted by Grant Johnson on 27 Mar 2011 - 19:16
A french couple on the road From Alaska to Patagonia during one year starting in May 2011.
Posted by Grant Johnson on 21 Mar 2011 - 15:28
Home site of Cristina and Sergio Altair. Motorcycle's journeys through the last 10 years... Suzuki Burgman 400, Suzuki Burgman 650, BWM R1200 RT and Ural Sportsman... the adventure tasted by a "civilized" couple who still is trying to get the wild from within...
... and that's just the beginning... becouse now they're heading their biggest adventure...
Los viajes en moto de Cristina y Sergio Altair. Viajes en Burgman 400, Burgman 650, BMW R1200 RT y Ural Sportsman... la aventura saboreada por una pareja civilizada que todavia trata de ver lo salvaje de dentro...
Y esto no es mas que el principio... porque ahora afrontan su mayor aventura....
Posted by Grant Johnson on 10 Mar 2011 - 21:34
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