Travel Archives - Page 11 of 34

Journey to the Centre of the Universe

Not only does this area offer spiritual enlightenment, it also promises some excellent riding and scenery. I had too much crap on my bike. Looking at it from the side, it was akin to an adult sitting...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

A few images from four and half years on the road. Picking up roots and leaving your mundane life behind to travel the world by motorcycle is something many people would love to do, but can’t for...

The Pursuit of Happiness

Sometimes lessons from the past and a motorcycle are all you need to move forward. Motorcycling traditionally has been about experiencing freedom. And, personally, I’ve found some of my greatest...

Shifting Perspective

Many emotions can arise while navigating through a host of countries and cultures during a multi-month ride She abandoned me in Bolivia. In Uyuni, Bolivia, my girlfriend left. Here, on the edge of...

Vietnam on the Side

Unable to ride a motorcycle, the author thought that the next best way to see the country was by sidecar. She wasn’t disappointed. Almost every traveller to Vietnam knows that the country’s...

Scramble Out of Spain

This rider had to trust his steed to work flawlessly in order to get him out of Spain during the country’s lockdown. In my 12 years as a professional photographer, jobs hadn’t come much more...

Mapping Nicaragua

As days turned to weeks of monotonous riding in Central America, Nicaragua threw the author a few twists that made for a memorable ride. Stare at any map long enough, and a visual trick can occur...

Loving Laos Life

From sleepy islands in the south to jagged karst mountains in the north, this couple fell in love with Laos. The rickety wooden ramp creaked as our Yamaha XT660 rolled along it and onto the bobbing...

Out of the Ashes of Conflict Rises a Great Ride

The author, a self-professed military history buff, experienced this historic war zone first-hand while riding some amazing mountain roads in the backcountry of the Balkan Peninsula. The savage and...

Maritime Reunion

Three brothers who rode together as teenagers reunite for a ride several decades later. I’m cruising at 30,000 feet in one of Air Canada’s wide-body planes and somewhere beneath me is my...

Bluegrass and Back Roads

This author had passed through Kentucky on his way to other places, and he promised himself he would return to explore the state one day. Promise fulfilled! The fading sun left behind the sparks of a...

Crooked Roads of the Finger Lakes

This area has countless great roads to ride and brings to mind fond memories of a successful racing career. It had been a rainy night in Calcium, N.Y., but my GS burbled to life on a cloudy Sunday...