Spain – Paddy Tyson (issue 30)
A homage to Catalunya Looking down on the peaceful river Ebre, as it meandered its way through the flat-bottomed valley, jagged hills either side, it…
Bolivia – James Patterson (issue 29)
Advice is like bitter medicine. Even if it’s good for us, we don’t want to receive it. When I encountered north-bound travellers while motorcycling in…
Tajikistan – Paddy Tyson (Issue 20)
I looked across at Brenda with questioning eyes. ‘Does she mean us?’ With her beautifully chiselled Afghani features, the girl leant over the rough stone…
Siberia – Lawrence Bransby (issue 26)
…Of course I was riding too fast, I don’t deny it. Perhaps it was because I just wanted to reach Ust’Nera before I started growing…
Patagonia – Kevin Machtelinckx (issue 25)
An early summer stillness filled the air as I made my way out of a sun-bleached, wooden hostería and onto the warm asphalt. The main…
Jordan – Marley Burns (Issue 24)
You may think you know the best bike riding roads in the world, and doubtless you’ll have your favourites. The spin down Glencoe from Tyndrum…
DRC – Stergios Gogos (Issue 23)
Democratic Republic of the Congo “We´ll go via Ilebo!” ordered Francis, probably fed up with our ceaseless yapping about what route we should take. The…
Pakistan – Tinu Strebel (issue 22)
On a cold winter’s evening in 2016 I sat with friends at our poker table in Switzerland. The game had been running for a while…
Chile – Christophe Noel (issue 22)
Strong winds blowing off the glaciers below tossed the little plane around like a leaf on the breeze, but Vincent didn’t appear concerned. He gently…
Kazakhstan – Derek Mansfield (issue 21)
The much-feared Buran wind stirs into life in the north of Siberia, gathers pace on the Mongolian Steppe, and crashes into Kazakhstan. In winter it…
Angola – Steph Jeavons (issue 21)
It was hard to see the woman clearly behind the thick Perspex, as my own refection was getting in the way, my face merging with…
Ivory Coast – Luke Gelmi (Issue 19)
The latest intel is that I’m probably going to be shot. With a gun… Apparently, it’s a mess over on the other side of the…
Georgia – Graham Field (Issue 7)
I’m sitting in the shade of the border canopy with my bike between my legs next to a booth which houses a single official who…
Nigeria – Stergios Gogos (Issue 18)
From the moment we set foot in Nigeria, we realized that things were tricky. The police immediately started asking for a “contribution” to their work,…
Nevada – Kevin Kroeker (Issue 18)
Obviously, leaving my girlfriend alone in the Mojave Desert wasn’t a good idea. But at least she had enough water. Well… she had some water…….
South America – Spencer Conway (Issue 18)
After successfully circumnavigating Africa through 34 countries and covering 55,345 kilometres in nine and a half months I am now attempting to circumnavigate South America….
Iceland – Noel Thom (Issue 17)
The warden in the mountain hut at Nyidalur, a refuge at the very centre of this island’s vast interior, told me that “Iceland is actually…
Colombia – Jeremy Kroeker (Issue 16)
The time between realizing that you will crash your motorcycle, and the actual crashing part, is a real bitch. It may only be a few…
Georgia – Lawrence Bransby (Issue 15)
I stare at the towers, imagining marauders on horseback, serfs crouching servile against these cracked stone walls, their bare feet muddy and calloused. Thin dogs…
Austria – Iain Harper (Issue 14)
Günter raised one eyebrow in quizzical astonishment and I could’ve sworn there was a hint of a Teutonic smile. “The Bonneville?” he asked, making it…