Encounter: Lawrence Bransby
Lawrence Bransby is as mild-mannered a gent as you could hope to meet and yet it’s only when you really enquire that you discover how…
Encounter: Norman and Maggie Magowan
Beginnings and endings are almost always difficult. That certainly holds true for motorcycle journeys. It takes a kind of courage to ride away from the…
Encounter: Billy Ward
issue #24 There’s no shortage of colourful characters in the world of motorcycle travel. Some inspire with their thoughtful insight and curiosity, some with their…
Encounter: Michael Martin
If you’re looking for someone who truly makes their whole life a ride, you’d be hard pressed to find a better example than motorcycle adventurer,…
Encounter: Mihai Barbu
Mihai Barbu has been travelling by bike for ten years. The freelance photographer grew up in Petrila, within the Carpathian Mountains and only a few…
Encounter: Mark Ong and Kim Vegter
In June 1961 Singaporean scooterist Mark Ong rode together with Scotswoman Kim Vegter, from Singapore to London, on a pair of Lambrettas. While never intended…
Encounter: Rachel and Paul Sumner
It’s the first day of October 2016 and I’m perched on a stool in Al Jesse’s kitchen in Peoria, Phoenix. Julie Jesse has assembled an…
Encounter: Ian Coates
Ian Coates is remarkable for many reasons, not least his incredible story-telling. Life on the road has been good to this mild-mannered mechanic from Hebden…
Encounter: Hubert Kriegel
Hubert (which he insists should be pronounced ‘U-Bear’) Kriegel is a distinctive character, easily recognisable with his trade-mark round red spectacles, and clearly shaped by…
Encounter: Rene Cormier
Rene Cormier and his four-and-half year trip around the world perhaps epitomises ‘The Dream’ more than most. Surely deep in everyone’s psyche is the thought…
Encounter: Chris Scott
Chris Scott is recognised as the man who presciently combined the words ‘adventure’ with ‘motorcycling’ in the late 90s. ‘Overlanding’ was what he meant, but…
Encounter: Liam McCabe
Perhaps some of the biggest concerns that any of us have before undertaking a global adventure surround funding and whether or not we’re organised enough….
Encounter: Tiffany Coates
‘My name is Tiffany Coates and I’m from nowhere.’ It’s rare indeed to meet someone who has so completely dedicated their time to adventure and…
Encounter: Peter and Kay Forwood
To travel around the world literally means, for many, a circumnavigation: perhaps remaining in the Northern Hemisphere, combining the maximum unidirectional land route with the…
Encounter: Bea Höbenreich and Helle Koch
It was one of those rather embarrassing moments when the penny finally dropped and I realised who I’d been talking to for the last quarter…
Encounter: Simon and Lisa Thomas
“Bloody hell, mate, are you alright?” Simon asked as he rushed over and grabbed me by the arm. “You look really upset!” There was no…
Encounter: Austin Vince
As the early autumn sun slips behind the ridges that define a Pyrenean valley, one well-travelled Englishman stands to witness yet another glorious sunset from…
Encounter: Tiffany Coates
‘My name is Tiffany Coates and I’m from nowhere.’ It’s rare indeed to meet someone who has so completely dedicated their time to adventure and…
Encounter: Walter Colebatch
Walter Colebatch is recognised for his pioneering work to open-up adventure riding in one of the most remote regions of the Eurasian landmass. He’s also…
Encounter: Ted Simon
On 6th October 1973, Ted Simon left London on a 500cc Triumph to ride the world. Five years and 64,000 miles later he had amassed…