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A Motorcycle Trek to Yellowknife, Canada

"So, what’s in Yellowknife?" asked my doctor while he examined me after I informed him about my upcoming plans. "Well," I responded, "it’s an isolated city...

Alps the Easy Way on Beach’s Alpine Adventure West Tour

A motorcycle trip in Europe's Alps is likely on your bucket list, but such a trip is daunting. You'll have to arrange for a...

One Lap of Tassie: Two-Up Riding in the Antipodes

I'm accustomed to giving the classic "V" sign to other motorcyclists on the road, and getting similar props in return. In California, at least,...

Storming Castles on Edelweiss Bike Tours’ Best of Europe Tour

Booking your first overseas motorcycle trip can be stressful enough, but that first day in the saddle in an unfamiliar place, on an unfamiliar...

Island Whirl: Exploring British Columbia’s Vancouver Island by Motorcycle

It was the middle of the night when Elizabeth’s husband died. Dark still when the funeral home came to take him away. I watched...

Himalayan Adventure: Touring the Upper Mustang on Royal Enfields

Our journey into the remote Upper Mustang area of Nepal began in the paradox that is Kathmandu, with the rattle of traffic, constant blare...

North of the Border: Edelweiss Canada West Tour Review

When considering a motorcycle tour in another country, you may want to visit some place exotic, like Peru or Thailand, or ride legendary, bucket-list...

Edelweiss Mystery Tour 2017

“Are you crazy? Why would you sign up for a motorcycle tour that gives you zero information about where you’re going? Even worse, why...

Roads Less Traveled: Exploring Slovenia, Bosnia and Croatia With Adriatic Moto Tours

It’s a place straight out of a fairytale: deep forests, bottomless lakes, rivers that pour out of gaping holes in the mountainside, waterfalls, crystal...

First Hope Then Merritt: A Ride Through the British Columbia Interior

When life in the big city on the coast becomes too hectic and I need some time away, a romp through British Columbia’s interior...

Adventures in Paradise: Touring in the Dominican Republic

Life in the USA has become so sanitized, homogenized, standardized and over-regulated that I often feel I was born too late. Especially so if...

2017 International Tour Companies Directory

Every two years, the Rider staff compiles an up-to-date listing of tour companies that operate internationally. We only include reputable companies that offer multi-day, fully...

Sicilian Splendor: Around Mount Etna Tour with Edelweiss Bike Travel

Sure, I could find Sicily on a map, I’d seen “The Godfather” and I’ve eaten my fair share of thick, rectangular Sicilian-style pizza. But...

Six Weeks in Europe on a Bonneville T120, Two-Up

I have been my husband Bill’s pillion rider for 30-plus years, riding a variety of bikes on trips as short as just around the...

Riding a Royal Enfield Through Wild West Africa

How a little touring in England turned into the ride of a lifetime. Buy the bike you want. Never mind what anyone else says. If you love it,...

Tierra del Fuego Motorcycle Tour with MotoDiscovery

High-siding 6 feet in the air, Joaquin and his BMW R1200GS did a graceful 60-mph pirouette in front of me. Flying in front of...

Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental Launches Self-Guided “Dirt Deluxe” Tour

Building on over seven years of experience in organizing premium motorcycle tours, Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental announced its latest self-guided, off-road excursion called Dirt...

Riding the “Other Vermont”: Quebec by Motorcycle

The popularity of Vermont as a motorcycle touring destination is well deserved: it offers great roads, world-class food and interesting things to see. Yet...

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