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…….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Europe – Trui Hanouille (Issue 14)
When crossing a lean, tawny man with a cap and a walking stick, cheerfully dragging a huge suitcase on wheels along a winding, deserted country…
Alaska – Steve Church (Issue 13)
My best ride ever…. 500 miles off-road standing up for most of the way. Just me and the wilderness on the infamous Dalton Highway in…
Morocco – Lawrence Bransby (Issue 11)
For a while, the tracks we had been following across a stony, desert plain in the south of Morocco had been getting disturbingly indistinct, until…
DRC – Spencer Conway (Issue 13)
In Luanda, the capital, I once again found the Angolan people to be welcoming and had no problem wandering out at night to experience what…
Portugal – Paddy Tyson (Issue 12)
The gecko wakes me from a daydream as it scuttles between the vines. Its tiny feet seem to skim the surface of the sun-baked rock…
Algeria – Chris Scott (Issue 12)
The three of us reigned in our XRLs, cut the engines and stared ahead. Around us the horizon was a flat 360° sweep – sky…
Nepal – Andrew Beharrell (issue 11)
”Pacheunu!” (Follow that bike!) barked the border policeman, jumping on to my friend Dawa’s pillion seat
Cameroon – Pat Garrod (Issue 10)
…The army were organising a convoy. No vehicle was to leave without it. At first the convoy seemed as confused and disorganised as any we…
Syria – Jeremy Kroeker (Issue 10)
I never intended to visit Ar-Raqqa. In fact, I never meant to visit Syria in the first place
Canada – Brokentooth (Issue 9)
… it’s -30°C and my right eye is suddenly blind from a frozen cornea
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…
Tunisia – Issa Breibish (Issue 8)
A few days before our overnight ferry from Italy, riots erupt in the streets of Tunis.