February 4, 2014
On our last day here in Northland the weather god had mercy on us and gave us some more blue sky, sunshine and balmy temperatures. We left Russell, the "Hellhole of the Pacific", on the ultra-twisty Old Russell Road, one of the best rides in all of ...
November 13, 2013
The stinging smell of sulphur in the air means that we reached Rotorua, the volcanic and thermal heart of New Zealand (often called Rotten-rua by some disrespectful Aucklanders) and that again means that our tour is almost over, only one riding day left. We covered more than ...
October 7, 2013
"To reach Rusinga Island from Maasai Mara we recommend a charter flight (35 minutes)". This statement on the website of Rusinga Island Lodge was something like a warning, but of course we had no choice. Our bikes would never fit in a Cessna, and of course we ...
September 23, 2013
Ngorongoro Crater was the last National Park on our list, but not the last highlight. Not at all! We went back to Arusha to spend one night there and then headed down towards the coast. On the way we cruised alongside the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro ...
July 31, 2013
After Prague we headed straight for our next major highlight: an Edelweiss picnic lunch, out in the beautiful countryside of the Bohemian Switzerland. From here we went to Dresden/Germany for two nights, only to return to the Czech Republic for two more days of great riding. Then ...
July 17, 2013
On our 8th riding day we could check country number 4 off our list: Poland. The former Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz is shocking and terrifying, so the group was happy to arrive in Krakow that day. This incredibly beautiful old city helped us to get over ...
June 20, 2013
It was a beautiful day today in Munich, blue sky and 37°C/99°F. Despite the heat a small group of three Canadians and two Americans managed to climb the 299 steps to the viewing platform of St. Peter's church, also known as "Old Peter", to enjoy the spectacular ...
February 8, 2013
No, we don't mean Kiwi, Kea, Weka, Pukeko and Tui, even though these are five bird species that are endemic to New Zealand. We're talking fun sports here, and the NZ Big Five are Bungy, jet boat, helicopter, quad and jet ski. Some people in the group ...
January 22, 2013
On our last riding day we went to visit a very, very special place: Hobbiton, the home of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. The place is so incredibly picturesque and cute that everybody wanted to become a Hobbit and stay here. But we went on to Auckland and ...
August 23, 2012
Here are some more impressions of our rest day in Brecon Beacon National Park, the ride along Pembrokeshire Coast and our hotel right outside the town of Cardigan.
August 11, 2012
After riding through Scotland for eight days the Venezuelans are on their way back to the base hotel in Edinburgh. Yesterday's rest day in St. Andrews, the Home of Golf, was a special feature of this tour, and everybody enjoyed it thoroughly. Thanx for coming, guys! See ...