Everywhere Virtually

In complete contrast to the tranquility of Nancy, Linz has been buzzing with Samba, street theatre and a profusion of creative outpourings. The weather has not been kind to the performers this year but this has in no way detracted from their enthusiasm. With 1 minute of storage space left on my SD card and [...]

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This has been in the pipeline for a while but 2011 is the year it all kicks off. I am very much looking forward to this.

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Before I write another thing I would like to thank Grant & Susan Johnson and Chris Colling & Dave Lomax at adventure-Spec for making my attendance possible this year. Without them it would not have happened. the 2010 10th anniversary event was much bigger than previous years. As I rode up the driveway to Lumb [...]

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Many of us say we would die to go riding on a sunny day when stuck at work yet there is nobody out there quite like David Morales Colón. Think the internet can no longer surprise you? Think again. David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot dead last Thursday has made [...]

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I spotted this article from Mike Werner about a legitimate protest by French bikers in a number of cities across France. It is something many bikers across the world will identify with. Mike says French motorcycle riders had their day in the news this weekend. Organized by the FFMCFederation Francaise des Motards en Colere – [...]

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I have been rather remiss of late in updating this blog. I’ve been annoyed at myself because there has been a lot going on. A lot of good stuff going on… a lot of adventure motorcycling goodness I recently attended the Horizons Unlimited UK summer meeting at Ripley in Derbyshire. This is an event that [...]

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The guys at Horizons Unlimited are the real deal. They are just regular people who share their knowledge and expertise with other motorcycle travelers. I will be attending the lumb farm meet organised by HU in June this year and I also had the pleasure of staying with the head of HU Belgium this year. [...]

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On Sunday February 8th I rode down from Manchester to London to attend the Horizons Unlimited Overland Travel Event at the Ace cafe. I did it in less than 3 hours and despite a lot of snow laying on the land the roads were dry and clear. I rolled into London and made my way [...]

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I continue to ride on through the winter. 2008 / 2009 is a cold winter as predicted long ago due to the end of the La Nina phase. Undaunted I press on. The black ice was a challenge and I have been taking it steady. My car driving brethren blast around in blissful ignorance of [...]

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