I put off reading this book until I had the time to do it justice – it waited quite a while in the end! Why wait? Well, this is a book by a first time author about riding a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle across the USA; 3 months on as many of the non-main routes as possible. I liked the idea and I wanted it to be a great read, but I was worried that it could be a hackneyed, cliché packed, monotonous diary.
Sometimes a traveller’s plans simply don’t work out as intended, but for Sam every mishap is the beginning of a unique adventure; silver linings do exist.
Other than being on the road, I can’t think of a better way for a travel enthusiast to spend their time than reading this book. Ureka stands as the best new motorcycle travel book I’ve read this year. Why? Read on…
It surprised me! You’ll see why it also delighted. Let’s put it this way, if you’ve never listened to an audiobook before, then well, this one might be the start of something new. Zen Motorcyclist think so.
So how did the ride go? The ride? The 50th anniversary of the ride made in 1964 from John O’Groats to Land’s End on the original Royal Enfield Continental GT. The ride started in appalling weather up in Scotland, and the two teams of riders who brought the bikes down into England had an extremely […]
A few weeks back, Steve McQueen from Adventure Moto Rider contacted me to ask if I was prepared to be interviewed by them. Steve explained the the idea was to ask questions that a novice overlander or a person with travel dreams would want to ask.
Do you find days when you can’t help but to have the feeling that things can’t get much better, and then the day does. Much better!
Those of you who know me are much aware that group travel is not really my bag but travel is travel and the authors of this book have huge experience from both driving and leading tours. I wanted to know more. I asked myself, could people planning a long distance journey in a group, however they plan to travel, learn from this book?
I’m often asked how I came about setting off on an 8 year adventure, and how it felt…
Interview with Ted Simon? A fascinating man and exciting times!