Tag : female adventure riders
CABDR Day 4
CABDR Day 4 Tuesday April 23...
A Motorcycle Icon: Elspeth Beard at Flock to the Rock 2018
BY ELISA WIRKALA On a fortuitous night at a Seattle motorcycle event in 2012, my perception of riding took a sudden, life-altering shift....
The Psychology of Travel: Overcoming the Obstacles Podcast II
In the second part of this two-part Travel Psychology podcast series, author of Ubuntu and world traveler Heather Ellis talks with Jacqui Kennedy of Postie Notes and...
Riding is Like Life: the Lesson of Ba-Bump, Ba-Bump
BY: ANNA KOPP It wasn’t supposed to become a passion, that was kind of a welcomed side effect....
RTW Adventures of a Frugal Motorcycling Gal: Australia!
BY ELISA WIRKALA The road ahead spanned more miles than I was ready to count. Very few looked a RTW adventure ride like this in...
The Truth About Africa: Adventures of a young woman’s first forays into the world of riding
BY KILEY SHIELDS At the beginning of this year I didn’t know how to ride a motorcycle. Now, I’m back home after embarking on an...
Running and Riding: A guide to staying fit and strong while adventuring
BY ÅSA ÖHQVIST Intro by Elisa Wirkala After 6 months riding through a dozen countries, I felt weak and exhausted. I knew the muscles I’d...
Ride YOUR way – It doesn’t have to be a RTW to count
I love nothing more than a few stolen moments from a busy day to read about the latest leg of a RTW journey or cross-continental...
Ditching the ‘Babes’: Women ADV Riders Taking up Space
BY EGLE GERULAITYTE While Elspeth Beard was definitely a rock star motorcycling around the world in the 80’s, are we still heroines just because we...