motorcycle travelogue Archives

Trans-Labrador Highway

Embarking on a long-awaited adventure ride before they paved paradise. It was almost 500 kilometres from my house in southern New Brunswick to the...

Palawan Paradise

Appreciating the small things on a Honda XR150L. It’s important to remind oneself that life isn’t always about the big and shiny, the opulent and fashionable, or perhaps in the case of...

Speed, Scenery and Spirit

Remote, rugged and breathtakingly beautiful. New Zealand’s South Island on two wheels is a must-do for any intrepid motorcycle fan. I’ve ridden in some wild winds before, but nothing like this....

Northern Ontario Beckoned: Old Men Answered the Call

Taking in the sights and roads of Manitoulin Island and the eastern shore of Lake Superior. We are getting old and maybe a little decrepit, but like all motorcyclists, we want to keep experiencing...

Across Canada on a Budget Motorcycle

Based on the price of soft-sided panniers, this writer set a challenge for himself. The long Canadian winter is a very favourable time to go over piles of bike magazines, read travel stories, and...

Braving Patagonia

The highlights outweigh any disappointments. This was it, we had finally reached Patagonia. Time to face my biggest fear of our entire Canada to Argentina journey: the notorious winds. Back on Route...

What’s The Worse That Could Happen?

Three bikes, two couples, one wild ride on the Sunshine Coast. Explore the Sunshine Coast! It was time for our annual couples’ motorcycle adventure trip, and my turn to plan something slightly...

Gaining Skills, Moving On

Hard things made easy – like learning off-road riding in Mexico’s Sierra Gorda. I didn’t always do hard things. As someone with anxiety, my excessive worry about what my performance says about...

OH!-hio

New Discoveries in the Buckeye State. It had been years since I’d spent any time in Ohio, so returning home from a trip through the South seemed like the perfect opportunity to revisit the 17th...

The Ozarks Best Kept Secrets

Carving the hill country of Arkansas and Missouri. They had ridden their sport-touring machines from all over the southwest to gather in Hot Springs, AR. It was a semi-annual tradition among friends,...

Rewriting Preconceptions

Spending time in Colombia changed the views of the country for this writer. Somehow “Colombia” almost had a negative connotation for me. Cocaine and cartel-related crime instantly sprung to mind,...

Weekend Getaway

Making the most of a two-day ride. Two days — that’s usually all we get. I’d wager most people reading this work full-time and only get two days off a week to do with as they please. This might...