It is cherry blossom season in Japan. This signals the arrival of Spring and much more. April is the beginning of the new year, the end of a cold winter. It is the end of school year, girls can be seen in special kimonos at graduation ceremonies. They will soon […]
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Sitting around in the hotel courtyard having a beer on a warm night before I was due to start my Philippine ride I was invited to join a bunch of young guys.One guy had a beautiful black Ducati Scrambler and became interested in my tour. Mentioning I will post it […]
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Travelling around SE Asia has been wonderful and an eye opener. I used to think make yourself more visible and ride defensive to be safe and wrote a lengthy article some years ago on all things to be more visible and their effectiveness measured in studies. I just can’t believe […]
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In my quest for good onboard images I’ve tried a few action cams, the Polaroid Cube, GoPro Hero 5 session, a GoPro clone. They all produced reasonable video but poor stills. Not sure where exactly but I came upon this device from a few years ago – the Sony QX-10. […]
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Whilst the Philippines is known for its 7000 islands, to the north of the capital Manila lies a large mountainous area offering some great riding. If you have some spare time I’ll tell you a little about my ride there. After my motorcycle ride in Sri Lanka I flew to […]
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Originally this was to be a ride in Oman. To get there I noted that I could do so cheaply via Sri Lanka so the idea to ride there on the way formed. The Oman ride unfortunately could not proceed. The one and only motorcycle rental option closed down. I […]
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A riders club I belong to had been planning to do a tour from Thailand through Laos in February this year. The situation with taking the bikes across the border changed and they converted the trip into another Thailand ride. Even though northern Thailand is a road riders paradise I […]
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Part Two Continuing my motorcycle tour of the southern area of Vietnam, I took a few days off in Nha Trang and this was good timing to get over a flu I had picked up. This place was recovering from the very late in the year typhoon that had affected […]
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I wanted to escape the cold Japanese winter so I dusted off a plan I had to ride from Saigon to Hanoi. Vietnam is long and narrow and the weather varies considerably from the south to the north. In the lead up to this trip there was a huge amount […]
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Once more into the fray I was thinking as I pack for another ride. Whilst not an expert I have travelled a bit. I jotted a few things down that I find helpful.Sicily 2016 Weather I try to match my rides to dry seasons. Climates to travel This is a […]
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I am a fan of motorcycles. All of them are great. Even electric ones. A small 125cc scooter is more fun, more empowering than driving any car. I do not bother to explain why to people anymore since everyone only sees things from their own perspective hence it is a […]
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On my ride in the Himalaya’s I wished I had a way to convey how amazing the landscapes were and got to wondering about the 360 spherical image cameras. I already take a lot of panoramas on my phone but this takes the idea a step further to create a […]
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