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I had been riding on a level plateau for a couple of days, a place where endless fields of wheat merge with the sky...

Edelweiss to Kick Off 365-Day Discover Our Earth Expedition

Edelweiss Bike Travel will kick off its 365-day Discover Our Earth expedition in July 2014 and will give participants the chance to discover the...

The Kingdom of Saguenay

It was the French El Dorado. Iroquois legend spoke of blond men rich with gold and furs who lived north of the Saint Lawrence...

The Patagonia Experience: Touring Chile and Argentina with RIDE Adventures

The Cuernos del Paine stop us in our tracks. One rider after another pulls over to gaze at the chiseled peaks jutting up like...

Riding Adventure in Costa Rica and Nicaragua with Edelweiss Bike Travel

At 11 a.m. we were parked 10,000 feet up at a small restaurant on the two-lane Pan-American Highway, sipping excellent coffee and putting on...

Adriatic Moto Tours: Part 3

Our Czech/Hungary tour has now taken our group of 14 from Budapest to the High Tatras in the north of Slovakia, then for a...

Adriatic Moto Tours: Part 1—Loose in the East

I am currently starting Day 5 of a 14-day Czech-Hungary tour with Adriatic Moto Tours. This company, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, offers several tours...

Southern Loop: Eldorado by Eldorado

Would you set out for South America on a bike you bought last week, from someone in another country? We’re pretty sure what the...

Day 9: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 8, or start at the beginning with Day 1) We get an early start (for us) from our little island...

El Tanque: A Russian Conquest of Latin America

I looked at the steep slope in front of me, littered with large boulders, deep ruts and debris, and wondered how I’d gotten myself...

Day 8: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 7) This is the day I’ve been waiting for since we began this trip. The consummate Patagonian experience awaits: today...

Day 7: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 6) The weather is perfect as we depart our rustic but comfortable accommodations at Estancia Cueva De Las Manos near...

Day 6: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 5) It’s hard to leave the Tres Lagos paradise, but the road beckons and the heart of Patagonia lies ahead....

Day 5: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 4) In Patagonia there is rest for the weary, and we were glad for it. The first real work of...

Day 4: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read the dispatch from Day 3) The day begins early with breakfast eaten, bags packed and the group on the dock at Puyuhuapi Lodge by...

Day 3: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read dispatch from Day 2) Our third day in Patagonia begins with frost and fog in the little town of Futaleufú. It’s a short but...

Day 2: Patagonia Adventure Tour

(Read dispatch from Day 1) South we go! When I last reported on this Patagonia adventure, we were in Bariloche, Argentina, after riding west across...

Day 1: Patagonia Adventure Tour

Today we ride! After mucho paperwork at MotoAventura in Osorno, Chile, the company that arranges the motorcycles for RIDE Adventures, we hit the road....

Riding Sardinia and Corsica with IMTBike

It was our second morning in Sardinia. After a bountiful breakfast we were riding along 30 miles of coast road that could cause California’s...

Edelweiss Bike Travel Touring Center Alps | Tour Review

The Bucket List is a funny, heartstring-pulling movie about two terminally ill men who complete a wish list of experiences before they kick the...

Dreaming of Africa: Ayres African Southern Cross Adventure | Tour Review

It was pitch dark, and the air buzzed with strange insect sounds and animal calls over the quiet ticking of the Land Cruiser’s cooling...

Motorcycle Travel in Hope, Whistler and the Sea to Sky Highway

It was noon when my wife, Judy, and I left the rental shop in Vancouver where we had picked up the 2011 Harley-Davidson we...

A Scootour of Puerto Rico

Sometimes you just need to take a ride. Even if circumstances aren’t optimal. Even if there are obstacles to overcome. Even if those around...

Border Run: Montorcycle Travel in Washington and Canada

(The article Border Run was printed in the August 2012 issue of Rider.) Story and photos by Ben Getz Good things come in threes, they say…or...

Great Motorcycle Riding and Camaraderie in Québec, Canada

(This article was published in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) Story and photos by Scott A. Williams Heading north from the U.S. into the...

Motorcycle Tour with Ride Ottawa Canada

Eight of us were invited to Canada by the Ottawa Valley Tourism Association, Go Ride Ottawa and Trillium Motorcycle Tours to explore the promise...

Waiting for the Volcano: Motorcycle Travel in Ecuador

I felt stupid. Not a new experience, to be sure. But this time, even more than usual. I’d been invited to ride a motorcycle through...

A Tale of Two Lakes: Riding the Great Lakes Circle Tour

I’m a careful planner, but the key to this journey was decided by the flip of a coin. Heads, clockwise, tails, counterclockwise. It was...

A Newfoundland Motorcycle Adventure

I had ridden 1,000 miles to catch the 11:30 a.m. ferry to Newfoundland. But I was late and lost and boarding closed in 10...

Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ Beautiful Balkans Adventure | Tour Review

The Balkans. Not usually the first place that comes to mind when planning a motorcycle trip. When tasked with reviewing Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ 15-day,...

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