Tag : motorcycle travel
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...
Julie Jasper and Her 1942 Indian Scout Circumnavigate Australia
BY: ELISA WIRKALA Air came hissing out from under the pressure gauge held against the back tire. The sandy red road in the northern part...
Life After Debt: Round the world moto trips and Travel Bug Blues
BY MARY CREIGHTON The first bit of light starts to dry the dew off of the tent. It’s 7am and it’s already warm. The fuzzy...
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...
Ubuntu: One Woman’s Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa
BY ELISA WIRKALA Ubuntu, “the universal bond that connects all of humanity as one,” Heather Ellis writes, and the fundamental quality that makes this book so...
Skipping School, Stolen Motorcycles and RTW Dreams
BY EGLE GERULAITYTE AND KRIS FANT Sometimes a stolen vehicle can be a beautiful gift. For years, Radhika Paul from Pune, India skipped school and...
Animals on the Road: Snake bites, blood suckers and killer dogs
BY ELISA WIRKALA Bitten by pirañas, charged by a bison, harassed by hungry camp bears and chased by packs of dogs....