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Outside, two world wars passed. Apartheid rose up and was torn down. The Gamkaskloof Valley was untouched by all of it. And now we venture in with our motorcycles.]]>
http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.htmlThu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Motorcycle Freedom I love being on the road on motorcycles. I love not being stuck on a track, avoiding big cities, having the ability to step off the beaten path and go exploring down all the interesting nooks and crannies. And I love not having to rush, staying as long as we want, backtracking if we need to.
I think it's the ultimate expression of freedom!]]>
http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/438.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/438.htmlWed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Visiting Historical Sites While we were taking pictures, the owner of the store got angry and asked us to leave. I tried to explain, "My mom was born here!" She didn't understand: "So your mom was born in South Africa?" I explained, "No, she was born right here in this building, probably in that room over there!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/437.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/437.htmlTue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600BMWs vs KTMs The age-old feud spills over into the valley of the Elands River.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/436.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/436.htmlSun, 21 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Dude, Where's My Bike? "Nice-Nah! What does mine say?", "Knysna! What does mine say?, "Nice-NAH...!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/435.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/435.htmlSat, 20 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Nailed It! First flat tire in eight years! No tire repair kit? No problem! In this episode, we'll describe how you can plug a tire with common items you can find in a grocery store.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/434.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/434.htmlThu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Where Two Oceans Meet... Sometimes At the Southern-Most Point in Africa, we find that slow travel can make you miss the boat and lock you out of a place to sleep for the night.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/433.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/433.htmlWed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600South Africa: The Video Here's a little video of our journey so far in South Africa.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/432.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/432.htmlTue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600This Is Africa Neda tells me over the communicator: "The dog in the back of that truck is staring at us pretty intently..." And then, "OMG, it's not a dog. It's a cheetah!!!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/431.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/431.htmlMon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600You-Turn A tense moment and... we're heading back to Cape Town again.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/430.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/430.htmlSun, 14 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600This is Nuts! Jumping for joy that we're finally out of Cape Town. A soft landing on shells.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/429.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/429.htmlSat, 13 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Baboozled in the Cape Peninsula Baboons invade the road, climbing onto cars, looking for food. Will one of them jump onto my tankbag?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/428.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/428.htmlFri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600South Africa Road Trip: First Official Day Crashing a tuxedo convention, plus we test out RideDOT.com Gear v2.0! Verdict: Nice-Na!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/427.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/427.htmlWed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600Langa Township Tour My personal history with racism in South Africa started before I was even born.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/426.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/426.htmlMon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600A New Year at the Beach Seems like we're always stuck in second gear. It hasn't really been our day, our week, our month, but hey, it's a New Year!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/425.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/425.htmlSat, 06 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600A Merry African Christmas A holiday ride up the west coast reveals my biggest regret in South Africa.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/424.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/424.htmlMon, 25 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600Our African Motorcycles Wanna see what we got to ride around Africa?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/423.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/423.htmlMon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600Moto or No Moto? Throughout our travels, we've pretty much flown by the seat of our pants, not over-planning; letting each moment guide us to the next. But to come all this way to Africa and find out that we may not be able to get motorcycles? This is the most uncertainty we've ever faced.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/422.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/422.htmlMon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600Cape Town Our search for The Real Africa™ starts in the south.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/421.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/421.htmlThu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600The End of an Era Saying goodbye to an old friend and the wretched Final Drive to Zagreb. For the first time in a long while, I don't own a motorcycle. I feel like a civilian.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/420.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/420.htmlSat, 11 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600All Our Stuff Has Been Stolen! The garage has been broken into and all our gear has been stolen. We don't own a lot of stuff and what was taken represents a significant portion of our worldly possessions. This is a serious setback to our trip and I feel like we've being kicked back down just as we are getting back up on on our feet again.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/419.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/419.htmlThu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500Rock You Like A Hurricane Some motorcycle stuff. Also some interesting news at the end...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/418.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/418.htmlMon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500No Hero's Welcome I'm having a lot of difficulties re-integrating into society after being on the road for five years.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/417.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/417.htmlWed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500A Sad Farewell to Japan Bad news hits while in Kyoto, and I'm struggling to come to terms with the end of our trip.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/416.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/416.htmlSun, 28 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500Life in Kyoto Life on two wheels continues. Just in a different way.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/415.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/415.htmlMon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500Last Days of a Half-Decade Motorcycle Ride It's with mixed feelings that we hand our motorcycles keys over. Equal parts sadness, exhaustion and curiousity at what we're going to do now that our grand old motorcycle trip is over. No, actually it's 70% exhaustion...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/414.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/414.htmlWed, 26 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Snow Monkeys of Hoth The snow banks rise higher and higher around us, as we ascend the mountain. I stare at the tops of the walls, expecting to see snow monkeys peering down at us, like Tusken Raiders, ready to lob snowballs at unsuspecting motorists!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/413.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/413.htmlSun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Wassup? Wasabi! Shocking fact: most people have never tasted real wasabi. Even after years of eating sushi, neither have we. Until now!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/412.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/412.htmlSat, 22 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Snow Covered Rock and Roll Biker Dreams The mountain pass between us and a motorcycle rock and roll fantasy is blocked by snow. So Neda trades in her bike for a Japan-A-Van.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/411.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/411.htmlFri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Naked Festival The drunken Naked Dudes spill out into the crowds and I'm crushed against a storefront window. Policemen try to pull them off to keep us safe, but it's an exercise in futility. We are now part of the Naked Festival.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/410.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/410.htmlWed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Kansai Riders Ripping up the roads with the Kansai Riders! Such an awesome time!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/409.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/409.htmlSun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500A RideDOT.com Presentation in Japan During our talk, someone throws a bowl of spaghetti at our slideshow. More than once.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/408.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/408.htmlSat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Hiroshima A red ball is suspended over a 3D map. This is where the atomic bomb exploded, 600 meters above Hiroshima. One second after the bomb detonated, the ball of radioactive fire is already 280 meters in diameter.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/407.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/407.htmlThu, 13 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Kitsch and Karst We pass by a huge shopping centre that's decorated with all the traditional Japanese imagery: Kimonos, paper lanterns, pagodas, etc. It's obviously a tacky tourist trap! But OMG, we love it!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/406.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/406.htmlWed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Riding Beneath Cherry Blossom Skies Cherry blossoms in Japan last only two weeks. But with a bit of motorcycle magic, we can easily extend sakura season to over four weeks!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/405.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/405.htmlTue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Travels with Yakuza in the City of Steam The naked truth about why Neda is banned from Japanese bath houses.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/404.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/404.htmlMon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Photobombing Samurais Creepy gaijin photobombing the nice Samurai family]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/403.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/403.htmlSat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Finally, Cherry Blossoms! Dumplings over flowers = Hot dogs over baseball.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/402.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/402.htmlWed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500No Zens in Worrying "Visit the rock gardens in Japan", they said. "It'll be so tranquil and serene", they said...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/401.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/401.htmlTue, 04 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Getting All Dressed Up... To Get Undressed These robes don't stay on for very long...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/400.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/400.htmlMon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Surfs up, Japan! Killer typhoons between the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/399.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/399.htmlSat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500Remnants of the Dance Do the drunken dance on a high tech Japanese washlet (toilet)!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/398.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/398.htmlThu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500The Shinto Shrine Maidens Not a Japanese Heavy Metal Band! Also, we navigate the complex landscape of Japan's etiquette-based society.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/397.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/397.htmlTue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500Motorcycle Pilgrimage To Kumano We ride past demon rocks and the land of a thousand rice paddies on our motorcycle pilgrimage to the Grand Shrines of Kumano.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/396.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/396.htmlMon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500A Glimpse Of How We Live In Japan Oh-Em-Gee. I've just discovered my new favorite thing in the whole entire world!!!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/395.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/395.htmlSat, 25 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500The Izu Peninsula Our first foray into the Japanese countryside gets a little bit twisted.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/394.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/394.htmlThu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500Off The Gaijin Trail And Into A Tokyo Dorifto Armed with a pair of BMW F800Rs! Perhaps it's a bit too early in the season to ride up Mount Fuji...?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/393.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/393.htmlWed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500Quakes Beneath Us, Missiles Overhead Despite our initial enchantment with Japan, there may be some downsides to living here...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/392.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/392.htmlThu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500Tokyo: Robots, Sushi and... Elvis? Thankyou, thankyouverymucho, Mr. Roboto.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/391.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/391.htmlFri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0600Who Let The Dogs Out? After spending the winter in Chiang Mai, we've settled on a plan: after half a decade on the road, we're finally going to end this motorcycle trip and return to Toronto.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/390.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/390.htmlTue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600Digital Nomad Undercover We all know what a motorcycle nomad is. But what exactly is a digital nomad? I go undercover and into the office to expose the seamier side of "crushing it" on the "Four Hour Work Week".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/389.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/389.htmlTue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600Will Talk About Our Trip For Food Although we may be tired of riding, we're never too tired to talk about our trip!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/388.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/388.htmlWed, 28 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Cirque Du Battambang For the children left behind after the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge, joining the circus really does mean a chance for a better life.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/387.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/387.htmlWed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Crocodiles and Landmines, Oh My! Deep in the heart of the Cardamom Mountains, we encounter far more difficult obstacles than killer crocodiles and landmines left by the Khmer Rouge...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/386.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/386.htmlMon, 19 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Granolas and Barangoes What's a Barango? Neda will explain it all to you and also why we going out of our way to avoid them. Plus a mountain run video.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/385.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/385.htmlSun, 18 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Bare Nekkid White Ladies Fighting our way out of Phnom Penh towards the waiting pincers of peppercorn crabs and naked white ladies on the southern beaches of Cambodia.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/384.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/384.htmlSat, 17 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600The Killing Fields Towards the end of the Khmer Rouge's murderous regime, the majority of prisoners sent to the Killing Fields were actually members of the Khmer Rouge.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/383.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/383.htmlFri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Final Days of the Old Bamboo Bridge Every year during dry season, the villagers at Kampong Cham build a 1km bamboo bridge to cross the Mekong River. Then every rainy season, the bridge is completely dismantled. This has gone on for decades. Until now. This season will be the last time anyone will cross the fabled bamboo bridge of Kampong Cham.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/382.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/382.htmlWed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Alien Trees and The 200 Faces of Lokshvara Neda sustains an injury while performing a stunt on the set of the Tomb Raider movie.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/381.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/381.htmlMon, 12 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600The Odd Monk Dabs at Tourists Despite our intense dislike of crowds, we still visit the "top ten" tourist destinations in every country. There's a reason why.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/380.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/380.htmlSun, 11 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600One does not simply ride into Cambodia Cambodia is one of the most difficult countries to ride into, reports of corruption at the border, horror stories of vehicles trapped in No Man's Land, unable to get into Cambodia or re-enter Thailand again, & predatory officials offering the owners paltry sums to take their vehicles away.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/379.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/379.htmlFri, 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Thai Road Trip From the road, we see dairy farms for the first time. There are cows everywhere here! We must investigate. And by investigate, I mean eat.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/378.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/378.htmlThu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600Phuket About It That's what I said to the old, gross guy Russian me on the beach!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/377.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/377.htmlMon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600A Farewell to Europe There's a heaviness in the air because both of us sense that we may not see our motorcycles again for a very long time.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/376.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/376.htmlThu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500FOMO in Cinque Terre We just keep hammering away at our travel fatigue like it will break before we do...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/375.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/375.htmlThu, 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500Just The Tip, Baby How I tried to trick my wife. And how it didn't work...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/374.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/374.htmlSun, 23 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500Back in the Nedaterranean! Neda re-assumes control of the ride and I go back to being dumb.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/373.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/373.htmlThu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500Rekindling The Flame After Travel Fatigue Sets In Sometimes with unintended consequences...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/372.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/372.htmlWed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500Corsica! The ferry drops us off on our first southern stop, where we rail around the mountain roads on the French island of Corsica!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/371.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/371.htmlSun, 16 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500At The Crossroads A slight disagreement over our next destination. Neda argues against terrorist activity, travel fatigue and pushy hustlers. Will the Jedi Knights prevail?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/370.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/370.htmlThu, 13 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500I Dreamed A Dream In Times Gone By Separation anxiety on the train, and playing Les Mis on the ukulele with home schooled German kids in France. Or something like that..]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/369.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/369.htmlMon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500I am not a Number! I am a Free Man! Push back against authority. Push back against societal expectations. Push back against everything that forces you to think, look and behave like everybody else. You are not a number. You are free, man!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/368.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/368.htmlWed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Bob The Dog is Sick Incapacitating the poor dogs of Ireland with soccer balls and Chicken Tikka Masala. Also incapacitating ourselves in Dublin with Guinness.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/367.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/367.htmlThu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Gap of Dunloe Neda waves at everyone at the Gap of Dunloe. Cars, hikers, horse-drawn carriages. Even sheep...!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/366.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/366.htmlTue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Looney Tunes at the Cliffs of Moher There are barriers near the visitor centre that prevent people from falling over the cliffs, but if you hike far enough, the barriers just stop existing and all of a sudden there's nothing between you and 700 feet of Wile E. Coyote air.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/365.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/365.htmlSun, 18 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Highs and Lows on the Wild Atlantic Way Despite the amazing scenery on Doolough Pass, this was the site of a terrible tragedy during the Great Potato Famine in the 1840s.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/364.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/364.htmlSat, 17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Learning Gaelic Sometimes you need a bit of Irish lubricant to loosen the tongue to properly pronounce those Gaelic words.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/363.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/363.htmlFri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Jedi Mind Tricks on the Wild Atlantic Way Overheard at Malin Head, Ireland: "Do you want to go for a hike, Gene?", "Uh... I'll give it a try", "Do. Or do not. There is no try!", "I've got a bad feeling about this. It's a trap!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/362.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/362.htmlWed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Led Zeppelin Rocks! The photoshoot for the Houses of the Holy album cover was done on a grey and rainy day, so the figures were washed out. Unhappy with the way the photos turned out, the photographer sent them to an airbrush artist who accidentally tinted the photo with unintended colours. The rest is history.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/361.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/361.htmlMon, 12 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500This Song is not a Rebel Song I was barely a teenager when 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' became the most popular song on the radio. It made me aware that there was a lot more happening in the world outside of my suddenly much smaller existence.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/360.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/360.htmlSun, 11 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Isle of Man TT Neck and neck, we race through the tiny towns on the Isle of Man. There is no speed limit here on the island.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/359.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/359.htmlThu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Isle of Man Given our travel fatigue, I'm so glad we are not here during the races. Honestly.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/358.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/358.htmlTue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Tides of Liverpool We checked into our AirBnB, right into a full blown bug infestation!!!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/357.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/357.htmlSat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Lake District Motoring through the Lake District with Ed Sheeran]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/356.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/356.htmlThu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Harry Potter and the TARDIS People often ask us, "What do you guys do with all your time?" Well, in between riding around the world on our motorcycles, we watch a lot of TV programs and movies. Not just any TV shows. British TV shows!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/355.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/355.htmlTue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500Scottish Highlands: Far From Empty When Neda takes off her helmet, one of the guys looks very surprised and exclaims to the rest of the group in the thickest Scottish accent I've ever heard: "It's a woo-min!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/354.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/354.htmlSun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Best Of The North Coast 500 It's as if John O'Groats is some kind of marker separating the smooth, boring east coast from the best of the wild Scottish Highlands. The scenery is so much more awesome on the we(s)t coast!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/353.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/353.htmlFri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500In Search Of The Loch Ness Monster We had a bit of a run in with the Loch Ness Monster, so we are kicking off our North Coast 500 motorcycle tour... by eating and sleeping in a train. It's not as bad as it sounds.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/352.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/352.htmlWed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500So Much Haggis, So Little Time As we delve deeper into the Scottish Highlands, I've discovered a new quest: Find the best haggis in the country! Also... we are moving here when we're done traveling.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/351.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/351.htmlSun, 21 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500If it's not Scottish, it's Crap! A new country! I think... Warning: bagpipes and kilts will be found in the most unlikeliest of places...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/350.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/350.htmlFri, 19 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500New Transportation While in England, we seek out Hogwarts motorcycle dealership. Sick of all the bike problems, Neda trades in her F650GS for a Nimbus 2000. She looks much happier now.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/349.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/349.htmlThu, 18 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500Discrimination in Whitby Turned away because we're bikers! I get that some motorcycles are loud. I get that there is a perception that motorcyclists are unruly. But our bikes are whisper quiet and so are we. We are steamed!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/348.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/348.htmlMon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500Husband Of The Year "Can you *please* help me?!?" "Of course!" But first... a picture...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/347.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/347.htmlSat, 13 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500Moto-Touring London Yes yes, hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists commute all over London every single day. But how many of them have Ontario plates? And drive on the right hand side...?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/346.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/346.htmlFri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500Ace Cafe Chronicles The iconic Ace Cafe now stands as a museum celerating a by-gone era of leather clad rockers and their cafe racers. We thought we'd drop in and get a chance to hang out with some of our two-wheeled brethren. We were sadly mistaken.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/345.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/345.htmlTue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500A Little Schwenking Between Friends Gunter asks Neda to chop up some firewood. Not sure that's what he had in mind...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/344.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/344.htmlSun, 07 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500High Drama on the High Alpine Passes In the span of a just a couple of days, we went from enjoying the intense highs of riding the Grossglockner Pass to morale-sapping lows, ending up with us yelling at each other on the Autobahn outside of Stuttgart.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/343.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/343.htmlWed, 03 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500BMWs in Zagreb With all the problems we've been experiencing, I think it's time we shop around for new vehicles.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/342.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/342.htmlFri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500Gifts That We Receive We come to Pula bearing gifts and get back a lot more than we give. It's all fun in the sun once again, albeit with some questionable motorcycle fashion and even more questionable math.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/341.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/341.htmlThu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Invisible Hand Feeling very low right now. It seems that in the past week there's been an unseen, yet palpable force trying to stop us from reaching Pula. The closer we get, the more problems crop up. It feels like a giant invisible hand swatting us down every time we get back up.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/340.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/340.htmlFri, 08 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Transalpina Highway With places to go, people to see, how many things can go wrong on the way? Plus another video, this one showing how we troubleshoot mechanical problems...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/339.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/339.htmlWed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Transfagarasan Pass After being made famous by Top Gear and all the car and motorcycle magazines, we were curious: Will the Transfagarasan Pass live up to its hype?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/338.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/338.htmlSat, 02 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500Disney Missile Silos Riding inside Bulgaria's longest gorge. There may or may not be another Roman Amphitheater in this blog entry...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/337.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/337.htmlThu, 30 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500It Takes A Village The Bulgarian villagers band together to help find a place for us and our motorcycles to sleep.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/336.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/336.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500No Means Yes And other not-so-misogynistic things overheard around Greece.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/335.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/335.htmlSat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500An Exit From Europe We hear shocking news that will negatively impact not just our trip, but our future after all these travels are over]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/334.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/334.htmlFri, 24 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Waging War Against the Professional Instagrammers Oia is a beautiful town perched over the lip of Santorini's caldera, the blue domes of its churches are lit up every evening by an orange sunset. It's also the setting of an epic clash between selfie-stick-wielding social media warriors. En Garde!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/333.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/333.htmlWed, 22 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Getting Away From It All Every once in a while we take a vacation from our vacation. We decided to take our break on the beaches of the Greek island of Santorini.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/332.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/332.htmlMon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500A Neda Place, A Neda Time We follow the Neda to her source on the road that runs alongside her. I dive into the frigid waters of Neda. Then we reluctantly wave goodbye to Neda and head out.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/331.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/331.htmlThu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Database of Delphi Hera more psychedelic ramblings as well as my Theseus on the prophecies of the High Priestess of Delphi.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/330.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/330.htmlWed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Happy Road Anniversary in Greece! Soaking in the lazy, sun-drenched afternoons in tiny Greek towns and taking some time to reminisce about the beginnings of our trip.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/329.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/329.htmlTue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Hermit Monks of Meteora All the hermit monks wanted to do was get away from everyone else, play a little basketball and listen to their favorite Linkin Park album. But the Board had other ideas...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/328.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/328.htmlSun, 12 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Ride Like Greeced Lightning! Wild horses could not stop us from our search of Ancient Greek temples and ruins.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/327.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/327.htmlFri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Albanian Riviera I had no idea there was such a thing as the Albanian Riviera! We find out what exactly this is.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/326.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/326.htmlThu, 09 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Best Motorcycle Road in Albania! Also we meet an Albanian who actually travels slower than we do! But only by a little bit...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/325.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/325.htmlTue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Not So Osum in Albania Sick and tired of listening to me whine, Neda threw her hands up in disgust. "I'm done planning. If you think you can do better, then go ahead!" ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/324.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/324.htmlSun, 05 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Albanian Man On Horse Says Hi You meet the nicest people when you ride the back roads of the Albanian Alps!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/323.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/323.htmlFri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Bla-Blah in Montenegro Delving into Montenegro's amazing mountain roads by motorcycle! Not Blah-Blah at all!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/322.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/322.htmlWed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Serpent and the Cats of Kotor A huge cruise ship vomits tourists out into the old town, so we hit the twisties instead.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/321.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/321.htmlSun, 29 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Long Lost Family in Montenegro We walk the same boardwalk where Neda's grandparents first met (almost 70 years ago!), and we hang out with family that she's never met before!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/320.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/320.htmlFri, 27 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Game of Thrones Guide to Dubrovnik Neda says: "A millennia of history and culture and the only reason why people come here is because of a TV show..." Not that there's anything wrong with that!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/319.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/319.htmlWed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Peaut Butter and Pomalo Sandwiches What is Pomalo, you might ask? It's the secret ingredient in our Dalmatian travels. Read on to find out more!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/318.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/318.htmlMon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Bol Me Over Riding the beautiful Dalmatian Islands with a little bit of Croatian nudity thrown in for good measure.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/317.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/317.htmlSat, 21 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Harrassing Neda with Bad Jokes Oh Split, you are ripe (like a Banana) for so many puns. I can't wait to try them out on Neda. I am sure she will find them side-Splitting.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/316.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/316.htmlThu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Game of Thrones: When Dragons Attack! North of Yunkai and Astapoor, lies the Bay of Dragons, formerly Slavers Bay before the Mother of Dragons brought freedom to Meereen...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/315.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/315.htmlTue, 17 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500A Lazy Adriatic Pace We love discovering all the places that the other tourists haven't discovered yet! Even if it involves a little hiking...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/314.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/314.htmlSun, 15 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Doesn't Rhyme With Radar All throughout the day, the expanse of blue photovoltaic cells on the boardwalk charges up and when night falls, it releases all this pent-up energy in a disco-inspired dazzling lightshow.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/313.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/313.htmlThu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Haggling and Bargaining at Plitvice We've dealt with our fair share of hustlers in Cuba and Morocco. Little did I know I would also have to do some heavy negotiating in Croatia...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/312.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/312.htmlTue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Return Of The GS Neda sparks up a bitter feud with our new neighbours. And I notice something horribly wrong with my motorcycle. Somebody must have broken into the garage over the wintertime and tampered with it.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/311.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/311.htmlThu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Moving Pictures from Thailand We spent the last half year in SE Asia, four months in Thailand alone. Here's a little video of the places we saw and the things we did!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/310.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/310.htmlSun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Red Tape and Goats Russian through Phuket and we leave SE Asia with more of a whimper than a bang.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/309.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/309.htmlTue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500What's It Like Living Under Sharia Law? Well, no wheelies for starters...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/308.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/308.htmlSat, 23 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500East Coast Problems This time it was my bike's turn to break...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/307.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/307.htmlThu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Troubles at the Singapore Border At customs, they ask us for: Passport? Check. Registration? Check. ICP? Check. We had everything except for the one piece of paper everyone inside the country had... Would we be stuck staring at Singapore from outside its borders?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/306.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/306.htmlMon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Malacca Visited a museum in Malacca and saw my childhood home preserved in a display. If that doesn't make you feel old then...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/305.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/305.htmlSat, 16 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Race tracks, Soya Sauce and Batik Lizards Look what Neda made!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/304.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/304.htmlWed, 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Batu Cave Guards At the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, some very strange guards demand an even more unusual entrance fee]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/303.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/303.htmlSat, 09 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Breaking Vintage British Cars in Malaysia With a shudder, the old Sunbeam Alpina sputtered and died. Neda's eyes grew wide, "WHAT DID YOU DO?!?" In the rearview mirror, I watched as my 83-year old uncle slowly walked towards his beautiful darling car that I had killed. I slunk lower in the seat dreading the moment I had to face his accusing eyes.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/302.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/302.htmlFri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Mural, Mural on the Wall A tour of Penang's interactive murals. New country, new motorcycle...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/301.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/301.htmlThu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500We Eat Penang! The waitress still had her arm outstretched and finger pointing out the restaurant. She was telling us to get out.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/300.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/300.htmlThu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Hometown Boy I left Malaysia shortly before my ninth birthday. I never thought that I would visit it again... on a motorcycle!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/299.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/299.htmlWed, 06 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Beach Bum Trials What would it be like to walk away from the world and just live on a beach in Thailand forever? This is what it's like.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/298.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/298.htmlSun, 03 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500Just a Karst-Away... (an island lost at sea, oh) What happens when everyone discovers how great Thailand is and they invade your country in droves? You get damn krabi, is what...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/297.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/297.htmlTue, 29 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500When Monkeys Attack! We've been warned to stay away from the Monkey Temple of Lopburi because of reports of rabies. We go anyway. What's the worse that could happen?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/296.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/296.htmlSat, 26 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500Burma vs Siam 1767 Buddha's head amongst the tree roots is one of Thailand's most iconic images. No one knows exactly how this came to be, but one theory is that...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/295.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/295.htmlThu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500Tha-island Hopping Part II Neda got a nasty sunburn *EVERYWHERE*! If you are not easily offended by a bit of skin, here's a small peek.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/294.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/294.htmlMon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500Tha-island Hopping Part I We're back on two wheels (yet again)! And we inadvertently pass on an infectious disease to our friends...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/293.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/293.htmlSat, 19 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500Pants On Time It was bound to happen. After almost 4 years on the road joined at the hip for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week... Neda and I hardly talk to each other any more.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/292.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/292.htmlThu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500Bonding with Superglue More temples. And our trip takes yet another tangent.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/291.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/291.htmlMon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Four Guys You'll Meet in the Sales Office Even if you don't know much about motorcycle racing, you'll be able to relate to these four guys who are chasing the World Superbike Championship in 2016.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/290.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/290.htmlSun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600Eggs for dinner. Ant Eggs, that is... Also, we're warned to beware of elephants on the road and we discover a mini Angkor Wat in Thailand. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/289.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/289.htmlThu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600Eventful First Steps Our first day as moto-nomads in South-East Asia. Ever try fixing your bike when you don't speak the
language or don't know where anything is? Here's what it looks like...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/288.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/288.htmlMon, 07 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600Home is where the Cat Balloon is What makes a place suitable to call home? I thought about all the "almost homes" we considered moving to over the last four years - La Paz in Mexico, Medellin in Colombia...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/287.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/287.htmlSat, 05 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600Mae Sariang Trail Riding Getting lost and dirty. Picking up chicks in the village. And contemplating sneaking into Myanmar. Video included.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/286.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/286.htmlSat, 27 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600The Search For Opium Yields Tea and Thai Babies And perhaps going riding while Northern Thailand burns all around us was not the best idea in the world...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/285.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/285.htmlWed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600The (Square?) Route of Pai We wind the Hondas up and shoot them up the steep climbs, negotiating a combination of tight switchbacks and 4th gear sweepers on the Mae Hong Son Loop. We pass hordes of farangs on scooters and dodge the oncoming trucks and buses that cross the middle line...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/284.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/284.htmlSun, 21 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600Dam Houseboats House-shopping by kayak and watching Thailand burn around us while in bed... on the water.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/283.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/283.htmlFri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600Damn you, Thai Pringles!!! Even Thai Pringles and The Burn can't stop us from exploring Northern Thailand by motorcycle!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/282.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/282.htmlMon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600Elephant Sanctuary Did you know that riding an elephant is bad for its back? It's way more fun feeding and playing with them. Spread the word!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/281.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/281.htmlWed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600Life in Chiang Mai What would life look like if we lived in Thailand? Here's a glimpse...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/280.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/280.htmlTue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600Umbrella Festival Umbrella girls everywhere! Where's the motorcycle race?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/279.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/279.htmlSat, 16 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600Out-Laos from Thailand We find a solution to our backpacking problem. One that doesn't involve mugging a monk.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/278.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/278.htmlWed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600Getting Stupa on Beerlaowdark We're kicked out of Thailand without our motorcycles. So we turn to the drink.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/277.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/277.htmlThu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600Back On Two Wheels in South-East Asia! Off the line I'm redlining it in every gear: Brp-Braaaap-BRAAAAAAAP! Sounds like it's gonna blow up! Mentally, I'm calculating: 6th gear times a million revs a minute... must be at least 150km/h! I glance down at the speedo to confirm: 80 km/h...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/276.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/276.htmlThu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600Cooking up Some Big Decisions Although coming to Thailand was a last-minute decision for us, it would have a huge impact on the course of our trip and the rest of our lives.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/275.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/275.htmlTue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600Sunday Night Walking Street Market Soaps and shoes, Fire Trucks and Hill Tribe People all come together every Sunday evening in Chiang Mai.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/274.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/274.htmlSun, 29 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600Festival of Lights It was breathtaking. Thousands of orange lights, like fireflies rising up into the dark clouds of the night sky. It all seemed to be coming from Wat Phan Tao temple, so we quickly headed over there to see what was going on.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/273.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/273.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600Passage to Bangkok People are always asking us where we're going next. We always tell them that we have no plan; that we're free spirits and just go where the wind takes us. Which is a complete lie. We come clean in this blog entry.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/272.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/272.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600Damnoen Saduak Floating Market The food vendor paddled back to the main marketplace, her oar dipped into the water on one side, then up and over to the other side, dripping dirty canal water onto the open food in front of her. OMGWTF! My stomach made a loud sound like air bubbles rising from a pit of hot tar, and I quickly got up and made a beeline for the washroom.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/271.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/271.htmlSat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600It's not all Temples and Sunshine It becomes very clear that the grey skies above us just cannot tolerate the fact that we are dry. They welcome us to Thailand the RideDOT.com way.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/270.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/270.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600The Ferengi in Bangkok Our taxi driver asks us for the name of our hotel. "We're going to Thara House", Iva replies. "Okay. Talahow", he nods confidently. Just for confirmation, I ask him, "So uh... Thara House, right?" "Yes, Talahow".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/269.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/269.htmlWed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600A Change of Scenery It's interesting how our meandering route has taken a couple of drastic turns that we could not have foreseen. We've been so heads-down on a path that's seemed laid out for months ahead of us and now everything is wide open again. Exciting!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/268.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/268.htmlSun, 08 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600Smell Roses You can travel for years and years, turn miles and miles beneath your wheels. You can chase every burning sunset to the ground of a different country each night, lie awake till morning to breathe in the foreign sky of a brand new day.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/267.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/267.htmlSun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500Learn how to speak Croatian Basically, if you make a lot of involuntary noises, you're already well on your way to speaking Croatian!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/266.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/266.htmlSun, 25 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500But I wanted to show you... The weather conspires to ruin Neda's guided tour of Slovenia.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/265.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/265.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500Back to the Italian Alps The road carves a narrow path alongside the steep face of the mountain. Slate grey peaks covered in greenery peek through a shroud of clouds in the distance, and the valley drops off dramatically beside us. The late autumn trees look like they are on fire in contrast to the brilliant blue sky above - that sky that seems to be borrowed from the summer that we never had.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/264.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/264.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500Como Ver Here They call this town the "Pearl of the Lake" and it's where rich Italians go on vacation in the summer months to escape the heat of the lowlands of Milan. Since we are neither rich nor Italian, it's off to do more riding. Andiamo!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/263.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/263.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Swiss Alps Woke up in a tent. Traversed the whole length of Switzerland in a day. Marvelous scenery. Great roads. Good company. Life is simple, but it's good.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/262.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/262.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Black Forest All the buildings in the small villages here look as if they came straight out of a Brother's Grimm fairy tale. It feels like there's a big bad wolf or gingerbread-baking witch lurking behind every shop door.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/261.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/261.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Great Beer Feud of the North You may know about Liverpool vs Manchester United. Canadiens vs Maple Leafs. Red Sox vs Yankees. But have you heard of the one between Cologne and Dusseldorf?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/260.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/260.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500Our Freunde Deutschland-Tour Continues Perhaps for those of our ilk, "real life" *IS* the nomadic existence. And the long periods in between travel are spent sleepwalking through the routines of whatever needs to be done - anything to taste again the freedom of our waking and most-alive moments wandering the world on the back of a motorcycle.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/259.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/259.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500Smarties, Panniers and Rings The Nurburgring parking lot is full of exotic cars and motorcycles, tweaking suspension, tire pressures, anything that will help shave seconds off their lap time. And me, ditching all the luggage off my big dirtbike...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/258.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/258.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500BMW Zamboni Park It's like being invited to go mountain-bike riding and showing up with a zamboni. And then realizing once you're out on the trails that it's a magical BMW Motorrad Zamboni that's capable of wheelying and jumping over hills. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/257.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/257.htmlSat, 26 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500Baltic Run, Polish Shrines and German Beer Whenever there are mountains or lakes, you're almost guaranteed curvy roads in the vicinity. I can't remember the last time we rode just for the pleasure of riding and not as a means to get somewhere.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/256.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/256.htmlSun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500Hot Estonian Women After coming back from her Yoga class, Neda exclaimed to me, "Estonian women are so beautiful!" She looked at me expectantly, waiting for my reply. I've been married for 11 years now and I know a trap when I hear one. So I carefully measured my response, looked her straight in the eye and told her...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/255.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/255.htmlTue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500KGB Found Us! Catching up with a friend we haven't seen in a while. And KGB catches up with us too.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/254.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/254.htmlSun, 16 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500Searching for the Soviet Union I wanted to talk to an older Russian person, to ask them what it was like experiencing the Cold War from the other side of the Iron Curtain. Did they fear and villainize us like we did them?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/253.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/253.htmlFri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour From the way the Russian tourists were staring at me, I got the impression that everyone on the tour knew that we had brought the rains with us. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/252.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/252.htmlThu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500Warming up the Cold War The ex-KGB officer glares menacingly at our paperwork, like a much older Ivan Drago staring down Rocky Balboa. Will we be let into Mother Russia?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/251.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/251.htmlWed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500Crossing the Finnish Line Mulling over the future of our trip and the rest of our lives.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/250.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/250.htmlMon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500It's 24 Hours of Sun and Rain, Dear We stood around waiting for the sun to fall slowly out of the sky. Then we watched in wonder as it bounced off the horizon at exactly midnight, then rose up to mark a brand new day.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/249.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/249.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Lofoten Islands We tour all the tiny fishing villages on the Lofoten archipelago, and Neda becomes an honorary Norwegian fisherman!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/248.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/248.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500We're in the Arctic now! Oh yeah, and also crossing the "most dangerous bridge in the world"...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/247.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/247.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Geirangerfjord and Trollstigen Road We hit two of the most popular tourist sights in Norway in one day!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/246.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/246.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Belly of the Mountain is on Fire! Riding through a disco inferno in the heart of the wet western fjordlands.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/245.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/245.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Church of THOR! I think the next Marvel movie is going to be shot here.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/244.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/244.htmlMon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Swimming in Norway with ABBA So wet here. And our waterproof gear isn't. And also ABBA...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/243.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/243.htmlSun, 19 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Canadians Invade Norway And it's movie-time once again!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/242.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/242.htmlFri, 17 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Dear Swedish People, Don't Bother Coming To Canada So surprised at the similarities between Sweden and Northern Ontario. They even have Ikea here!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/241.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/241.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Gateway to Scandinavia Just how far will our Canadian peso get us in the most expensive place in Europe?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/240.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/240.htmlTue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Town Musicians of Bremen "Ah, there is a horrible witch sitting in the house, who spat on me and scratched my face with her long claws"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/239.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/239.htmlSun, 12 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500Tribal Summer There is a tribe out there. The people in this tribe don't all live in one place. Though they may be scattered all over the world, they all share a dream of wandering across the face of it, discovering all the beautiful and wondrous things in it.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/238.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/238.htmlWed, 24 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500RideDOT.com Mini-Documentary The RideDOT.com mini-documentary is here! With interviews! And flying drone shots! And dinosaur robots + tons of explosions!!!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/237.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/237.htmlWed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500A Chain-ge of Plans We were 50 kms away from the border and I noticed Neda's bike behind me slowing down. I tap on the communicator and she yells, "I think my chain broke!" Oh no. Her bike is rapidly disappearing in my mirrors...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/236.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/236.htmlSat, 16 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500Climbing Up and Down the Affluence Staircase On the way to Budapest, our arms got tired in Slovakia.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/235.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/235.htmlSun, 10 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500Auschwitz A visit to the Nazi concentration camp.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/234.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/234.htmlThu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500Tarzan in Poland What a cool name for a city! Rock-Claw! Sounds like a super-villain!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/233.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/233.htmlSat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500Culture Junkie and Yugo Girl Ride the Swamp! Moving in Mysterious Ways through Zoo Station, this One was Even Better Than The Real Thing, and the memories would last Until The End Of The World.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/232.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/232.htmlThu, 30 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500End-to-End through Germany Trying not to get photon torpedoed in Germany by a Galaxy-class starship. Or a Porsche or Mercedes. Oh yeah, and a video!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/231.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/231.htmlSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500Pits'n Assen Umbrella girls get a lot of flack from the feminists, but it really is a lot of hard work making sure your rider is shielded from the sun, all the while looking as beautiful as you can for the camera. I know this because...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/230.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/230.htmlSun, 19 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500The NedaLands! We've renamed this country.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/229.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/229.htmlThu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500What do Windmills and Dikes have in Common? They help the Netherlands kick India's ass. True story...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/228.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/228.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500We are Huge Movie Stars in Belgium Watch us call KTM up and ask them to give us free motorcycles.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/227.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/227.htmlFri, 10 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500Neda's Belgian Birthday! Neda has a huge Smack-Lick on her face!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/226.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/226.htmlFri, 03 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500Motorcycling around Paris Terrorizing the City of Love on two wheels!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/225.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/225.htmlWed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500If I Had A Million Dollars We'd still eat Kraft Dinner. We'd just eat more. And buy really expensive ketchup with it. Mmmmm...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/224.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/224.htmlSun, 22 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Hidden City inside Lyon We walked through the same passageways that resistance fighters used to evade the Nazis during WWII]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/223.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/223.htmlTue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500Riding Through The Cevennes Maybe it's a bit too early in the season...?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/222.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/222.htmlMon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500Europe, Tentatively... The gargoyles are throwing us a pity party.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/221.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/221.htmlSat, 14 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500Going Off on a Tangier Tangier in comparison was lawless and disrespectful. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/220.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/220.htmlWed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600The RideDOT.com Morocco Mini-Movie! After almost a month in Morocco on motorcycles, here's a little movie of the places and things that we saw.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/219.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/219.htmlSun, 22 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Goats Climbing Trees If it's not interesting enough that these goats are climbing trees, they're actually doing it for the Moroccan economy!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/218.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/218.htmlSat, 21 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Everyone Gets Paid Even the snake...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/217.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/217.htmlWed, 18 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Things Continue To Break and Disappear The bikes are parked right outside the reception area and we are assured that everything should be secure. We woke up the next morning to find that was not the case...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/216.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/216.htmlSun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Gorge-Us We couldn't help but ride as slow as we could to take in how beautiful the orange rocks were as they rose up to engulf the sky above us. The colours were reminiscent of the hues we saw in Arizona and Utah.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/215.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/215.htmlThu, 12 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Drums, Droms but No Camel Toe We venture out into the Sahara Desert again, this time on dromedaries!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/214.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/214.htmlWed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Dune World We woke up an hour before sunrise to trek out to a spot in the desert where we would be surrounded by the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. We're told the colours are absolutely magical at this time of day. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/213.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/213.htmlTue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Sahara Desert!!! There's absolutely no shame at all in dropping your bike in the freakin' Sahara Desert, baby!!!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/212.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/212.htmlMon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Snow Problem, If You Catch My Drift? Despite Rashid's warning, we ventured up and over the mountain range of the Middle Atlas. Surely there's no snow in Africa!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/211.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/211.htmlSun, 08 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600GPS Set To Stun Armed with a Treasure-Island-style map on my smartphone, I dive into the medina on foot. I ignore several hustlers who offer to guide me for a fee while holding my GPS in front of me as if it were an electromagnetic shield that would ward off the touts!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/210.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/210.htmlFri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Fes-ant and Pigeon Droppings Hustlers offer to show us the way to the tanneries. Not that they needed to - you can smell them from a mile away. Just follow the pungent aroma of animal excrement...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/209.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/209.htmlTue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Two-Fesed We had to forcefully talk ourselves into an attitude adjustment. "Snap out of it, Gene and Neda! Look at where you are!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/208.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/208.htmlMon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600Feeling Blue in Chefchaouen We're thrust out into a brilliant, alien blue landscape. The buildings are all painted as if to blend in with the colour of the cloudless sky above us.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/207.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/207.htmlSun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600AFRICA! We're in Africa! On motorcycles! IN AFRICA!!! How freakin' cool is that?!?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/206.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/206.htmlSat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600A Return to the Algarve Lagos is the #1 vacation destination in Europe, but our Canadian pesos have informed us that we can't actually afford to be swanky, European vacationers]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/205.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/205.htmlWed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Warranty Has Expired Everything around us is disintegrating.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/204.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/204.htmlFri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600It's All About The Food We were about to witness gluttony on an epic scale tonight! :)]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/203.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/203.htmlMon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Dark Skies over Portugal I'm not a superstitious person, but this might just make me believe in hexes and curses, rain dances and black magic. Because it really seems like someone has placed a permanent rain cloud over our bikes...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/202.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/202.htmlSat, 17 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Pueblo Blanco Prisoners I am not a prisoner! I am a free man!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/201.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/201.htmlMon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Sevillian Casualties I'm angrier than I've ever been in a long time. I just couldn't get over the thought of someone willfully scamming us and getting away with it.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/200.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/200.htmlThu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600El Hombre in Alhambra I've never read One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, but I did see the Disney Alladin movie... I could
imagine flying carpets all over the place and Robin Williams bottled up in every lamp here!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/199.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/199.htmlTue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Ham, Lamps and Iberian Raggae I know the Istrians also are well-known for their dried ham, called pršut, so I tried not to be too enthusiastic about the Jamon Serrano, lest I fall into the Pula Amphitheatre trap again: "It's okay, but I prefer the ham in Pula!"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/198.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/198.htmlMon, 05 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600The Difference between Skiers and Snowboarders When we reach the top of the lift, the skiers would stand around impatiently and watch us as we sat down on the snow to fuss around with our bindings before heading down. "We'll meet you at the chalet for lunch", they tell us.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/197.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/197.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600Valencing Act I may not know how many years I have left in my life, but I'm going to try to put as much life as I can in those years.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/196.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/196.htmlWed, 31 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600Living with Women For me, I've never lived with a bunch of women before and it was eye-opening how much talking, giggling, talking, finger-nail painting and talking goes on...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/195.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/195.htmlSun, 28 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600A Dali-ance at the Monastery You know how you can walk around with a pained expression most of the time and when someone points a camera
at you and tells you to smile, you can turn on a happy face for an instant? Well, this is what that looks like...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/194.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/194.htmlSat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600In Search Of... Warmer Weather When in Spain, do as the Romans do...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/193.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/193.htmlMon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600The End of a Life-Long Love Affair France is supposed to be a country full of romance. Who knew it would be the place where Neda decided to end her life-long love affair.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/192.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/192.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600Have Marseille On Me! I just can't Bear it anymore!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/191.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/191.htmlSat, 29 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Rain in Spain falls mainly in France Neda says, "Nice!" No, not nice as in pleasant, but "Nice" as in the city in France!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/190.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/190.htmlTue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600Last Days in Croatia The weather has turned very dark and rainy in Pula. Although snow doesn't accumulate too much in Pula, it's still a reminder that we need to be on the move soon.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/189.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/189.htmlSun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600Pants Off Time The pants come off in Pula!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/188.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/188.htmlSun, 02 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500Houseguests, Like Fish... They say that houseguests, like fish, start to smell after three days. So I made sure to take many long, hot showers every day. I even used Bettina's special bath soaps so I could smell extra-pretty. They looked kind of expensive.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/187.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/187.htmlTue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Swiss Motorcycle Gang So we rode up to Switzerland and joined a motorcycle gang. Don't mess with us now or we'll put holes in your cheese and slash your interest rates!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/186.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/186.htmlTue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Old Age and Treachery in Milan AKA a weekend with the in-laws...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/185.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/185.htmlFri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Speeding Firenze So we're riding around the area and we pass a town sign that reads, "Sant'Agata". Why does that name sound so familiar? I radio Neda, "Hey, I think the Lambo.." *zooom* a brand new, lime-green Aventador whizzes by us at high speed "...rghini factory is around here..."]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/184.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/184.htmlTue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Mime Convention What the heck are these people doing?!?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/183.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/183.htmlSat, 11 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Greek Ruins in Italy When I was a kid, I devoured all the books I could find about Greek mythology, reading all the stories about the jealous and philandering gods and their heroic half-mortal offspring. Images of Ancient Greece filled my child-hood fantasies as I pictured myself slaying three-headed dogs and one-eyed giants. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/182.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/182.htmlTue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500The Chocolate Mafia Modica chocolate is well-known for it's particular dry, grainy texture, they say once you have it, you can't go back to regular milk chocolate. We bought several bars for the trip, but they all magically disappeared before we even left the farm.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/181.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/181.htmlSun, 05 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Heavy Metal Puppets in Sicily We set off for the Necropolis of Pantalica, however every time I saw the sign for Pantalica, I couldn't help but think that would make a great name for a heavy metal band. Like if Pantera and Metallica ever decided to get together, this is what they would call themselves.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/180.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/180.htmlThu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Wine-ing our way down Southern Italy Sun sets, wine finished, back to the tent. Stumble, giggle, stumble. Pee a couple of times in the middle of the night... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/179.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/179.htmlMon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast really lived up to its reputation. But don't take our word for it, here's a video!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/178.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/178.htmlSat, 27 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500The Ruins of Pompeii One of my favorite TV programs growing up was a sci-fi-documentary series called In Search Of... I remember vividly the plaster casts of the bodies caught in their last moment of anguish as the hot ashes of Mount Vesuvius rained down on Pompeii, and how that both haunted and fascinated me at the same time.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/177.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/177.htmlWed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500Rome, If You want To Neda turned to me and asked, "Do you think that girl is prettier than me?" I hesitated. Big mistake...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/176.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/176.htmlMon, 22 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500Camping out in Perugia But first we rob a convenience store...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/175.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/175.htmlThu, 18 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500San Marino and Urbino It's been so long since we just rode twisty roads for the enjoyment of it. Feels good to be wandering around on two wheels again!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/174.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/174.htmlTue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500San Marino MotoGP, Baby!!! As Rossi rode past us, everyone stood up and screamed and yelled at the top of their lungs. It
was as if 54,543 of his immediate family members, neighbours and closest personal friends all
came to the stadium today. You could only see flashes of his signature yellow leathers through
a forest of raised arms and pumped fists! It was totally awesome!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/173.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/173.htmlSun, 14 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500On The Road Again! I relax comfortably in the support vehicle while Neda continues the tour on two wheels.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/172.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/172.htmlWed, 10 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500We Finally Get Our Bikes! The batteries were flat. I pulled out the portable jumpstarter from out of my pocket and connected the clips. Multiple sets of eyebrows went up in Spock-like anticipation. Will we be riding back to Pula or taking the bus?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/171.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/171.htmlThu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500Beautiful Istria Iva and Tajana have taken it upon themselves to be our official tour guides, ferrying us all over the Istrian peninsula to show us just how beautiful the region is.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/170.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/170.htmlSat, 23 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500Life in Pula Neda hissed into the phone: "If you ever want to see your dog again, meet us in the park in 30 minutes and bring small unmarked bills"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/169.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/169.htmlFri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500Memorial to Mirjana A memorial to Neda's mom.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/168.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/168.htmlMon, 21 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500How Warm Blankets Talk To Me We are going to be in Croatia for quite a while longer, but we are surrounded by good people.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/167.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/167.htmlSat, 19 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500Reunited in Croatia! Neda is super-excited to share her home-town with me. She showed me all the places where she used to roam around when she was a little girl.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/166.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/166.htmlFri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500Culture Shock in Munich! One man fell asleep, his briefcase sitting unattended on the seat beside him. I glanced around wondering which one of the other passengers would steal his bag first...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/165.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/165.htmlSun, 29 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500Two Years and End of the Line in Lima With the future very much uncertain, we reminisced about all the experiences we had in the last couple of years and toasted our last days in South America.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/164.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/164.htmlSun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500The Extraordinary Life of a 3,000 year Old Seahorse In the afternoons, the horses take to the ocean dragging fishing nets behind them]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/163.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/163.htmlWed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500From Russia With Love Hairless dogs! Skinless Guinea Pigs! Incan Ruins! And Neda is coming From Russia With Love!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/162.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/162.htmlSat, 24 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500Deepest, Darkest Peru All the scary Peruvian gangsters in Huaquillas pale in comparison to Neda running on low blood sugar... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/161.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/161.htmlSun, 18 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500Yoga and UFOs in Vilcabamba We're told that there are frequent UFO sitings there, and all sorts of alien encounter enthusiasts descend on the town hoping to catch a glimpse of ET, Alf, Mork or Mindy. I want to believe, too! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/160.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/160.htmlSat, 10 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500Shrunken Voodoo Heads! Neda told me there was a display of shrunken heads at the museum, the result of a ritual by a native Ecuadorian tribe. That was the coolest thing I'd heard in a while!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/159.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/159.htmlFri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500Porn-on-the-Knob Inside, we warmed up to the 24-hours-a-day porn channel. The plastic under-bedding made crinkly noises beneath us and in the mirror above the bed, we watched ourselves slowly drift off into a fatigue-induced unconsciousness. As the rain raged on outside, I had strange dreams about riding in and out of long, dark tunnels.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/158.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/158.htmlSat, 26 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Life's a Beach! Ecuador is known for so much diversity, but we're beach people at heart, and we always seem to end up drifting to the coast over and over again.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/157.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/157.htmlTue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Semana Santa in Quito The penitent pushed his way through the crowd and I reached up to help him support the cross as he brushed past us. Even with several people helping him hold up the wooden cross, I could feel the weight of it on his shoulder. It was as heavy as a telephone pole!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/156.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/156.htmlFri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Galapagos, The Video! It's been awhile since I exercised my video editing skills, so here's a wrap-up of our time in the Galapagos Islands. We're going to miss all the fun, sun and wildlife here!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/155.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/155.htmlSun, 13 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Cruising the Galapagos Islands When the first explorers landed on Galapagos, they thought these marine iguanas were monsters. I tried to take an up-close video of one while snorkeling ahead of it, however as I turned around to face it, it didn't slow down or change course, but headed directly towards me. AHHHH!!!!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/154.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/154.htmlSun, 06 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Food Poisoning, Earthquakes and Tsunamis One evening we got a knock at our door. There had just been an earthquake in Chile and they were evacuating everyone in the island to higher ground because of the threat of a tsunami. Holy crap!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/153.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/153.htmlTue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500Breaking through the Equator All this travel over this quarter of the Earth really accentuates the fact that we're crawling across a humongous ball hurtling through space.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/152.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/152.htmlWed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500Knockin' on Ecua-Door The policeman working the checkpoint looked at my face through my visor and decided to pull us over. Oh no. Nononono. What kind of trouble are we going to get into without proper insurance? Fines? Impoundment? Would we have to bribe him? ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/151.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/151.htmlSat, 22 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500Final Days in Colombia They play this funny game in Latin America, it goes like this: whenever you see an Asian person, the first one to yell out, "Chino!" wins.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/150.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/150.htmlThu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500Bicycle Diaries I can imagine traveling on a bicycle, watching the scenery move past you at such a languorous pace. Your heart pumping, muscles working hard, the only fuel you burn is whatever you last ate, and time dilates in such a way that the horizon only looks attainable at the end of the day.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/149.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/149.htmlSun, 16 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head We roll into town, and just as we had predicted, the rains makes their appearance again. Depressing...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/148.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/148.htmlWed, 12 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500Greyed Out The rocks here were slate grey and seemed a lot more dusty and powdery than the red rocks we saw yesterday at El Cusco. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/147.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/147.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600Redshift Within the shapes of the labyrinth, you can make out the areas where water once flowed to sculpt these weird stone shapes that we were walking around and on top of.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/146.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/146.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600Jedi Nights in the Tatacoa Desert The guide and I were locked in mortal Jedi combat, his green weapon inches from my face as I tried to wrest the deadly sword from his clutches!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/145.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/145.htmlThu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600Mudder-FAH...!!! My front wheel hits the far edge wrong and gets deflected sideways. I lose all momentum and the bike is leaning precariously to the left, so I put a foot down to dab myself back up so I can throttle out. But all my foot touches is air... ocrap...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/144.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/144.htmlTue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600Down and Out of Commission in Cali More bike troubles force us to visit our second home on the road: BMW Service Centre.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/143.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/143.htmlMon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Caf-Fiend! All I could focus on was how my right knee was tapping out a frenetic message in morse code against the underneath of the tabletop. Strange.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/142.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/142.htmlFri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Many Zealous Churches After dinner we're going to fly us and the bikes to the Sahara Desert.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/141.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/141.htmlThu, 20 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Lost Carcosa The shadows lengthen in Carcosa, where black stars hang in the heavens, and strange moons
circle through the sky. But stranger still is Lost Carcosa!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/140.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/140.htmlTue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Progress is Arrested We're told the fine for crossing a double yellow is that our motorcycles would be impounded for five days, and that we'll have to wait till Monday morning to plead our case with the judge.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/139.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/139.htmlSat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Salturday Night Fever They've really put a lot of effort into making salt look sexy! All it did was make me hella thirsty for grape soda... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/138.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/138.htmlFri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Bound in Bogota Free is good. Not getting arrested is even better!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/137.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/137.htmlThu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Bogota-Bound! We're basically the Morlocks of the hostel, treated with disdain by the Eloi...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/136.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/136.htmlWed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Climbing up the Face of a Meteorite We climb up a huge rock from outer space that landed in the middle of Colombia. Unexplained lights are seen nightly around the meteorite and cattle are reported abducted from the surrounding fields and subjected to alien anal probes.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/135.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/135.htmlMon, 10 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Walking on Eggshells to Guatape Perhaps this day is salvageable after all and I won't wind up hanging from the rafters tonight with a 20-gauge noose wrapped around my neck...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/134.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/134.htmlSat, 08 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600Up-Paisa-Down in the Park AcroYoga combines Acrobatics with static Yoga poses. I quickly learned why they practiced in the park because if you're a novice, the poses involve a lot of falling down, hopefully on a soft surface like grass.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/133.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/133.htmlTue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600La Vida Colombiana We're two weeks into our month-long lease on our Medellin apartment and we are loving it! Life is muy tranquil.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/132.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/132.htmlWed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600Settling into Medellin It's as if a convention of giant Jedis just threw their lightsabers into the ground and went off to have lunch somewhere.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/131.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/131.htmlSat, 28 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600Love and lights in the Air We asked around for accommodations and we're directed to a place just outside of town. It was a Love Hotel!!! The first room we saw was the deluxe suite and it had a stripper pole in the middle...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/130.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/130.htmlSat, 21 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600Walking the Camino Real We visited the small pueblo of Barichara, which is called "the most beautiful town in Colombia". Funny how every town or city has to have some kind of distinction around here, but in this case, it is definitely the most prettiest town we've visited in the country so far. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/129.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/129.htmlFri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600Run to the Hills (Run for your Life) The plan is to head further south into the Cordillera Oriental, otherwise known as the East Andes mountain range of Colombia. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/128.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/128.htmlTue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600The Lion and the Bear, and a touch of Dengue I felt like I was living with a caged lion, pacing restlessly back and forth in the confined little space of this tiny Caribbean resort-town.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/127.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/127.htmlThu, 05 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600Tayrona Rex trampling through the jungle Meanwhile in the ever-frightening darkness, we could hear sounds of animals moving around close to the trail we were on. A bat flew past my head brushing past my hair. We saw glowing points of light that looked like the nocturnal eyes of beasts that prey on lost hikers in the northern Colombian forest. That freaked us out plenty...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/126.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/126.htmlTue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600Permanent Residency in Taganga I race downstairs to see that a fire has started in the dry grass on the front yard, not 50m away from our parked bikes. I tell Neda to be ready to move the motorcycles in case the blaze spreads, and I rush outside to help put the fire out.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/125.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/125.htmlSun, 03 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500Melting in Cartagena The little kids were captivated with pictures of Toronto and wanted to see more. So I brought up our wedding photos. They loved it! They said Neda looked like a movie star. Then they looked at me. Nothing. And then pictures of Neda... "So pretty!" Then me... confused silence. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/124.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/124.htmlThu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Postcards from a Pirate Ship Another extra-special video blog post about shipping our bikes to South America by Pirate Ship!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/123.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/123.htmlSun, 27 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Panama Canal Private yachts typically pay around $1,000-$2,000 to cross the Panama Canal, while commercial ships and tankers are charged up to $150,000. However, the lowest toll ever paid was 38 cents...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/122.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/122.htmlWed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Painama-ass As we got closer to Panama City, Neda started developing a very high fever. By the time we checked into our hotel, she had a full blown flu and was bed-ridden for a few days.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/121.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/121.htmlSun, 20 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Monkeys howling at Antonio Banderas Neda said that it'd be pretty cool to have fruit being thrown at you by a monkey, and I replied, "You mean, like a coconut?"...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/120.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/120.htmlFri, 18 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Costa Rican Thanksgiving Yanil told me that he was going to try to score us some local admission tickets instead of having us pay the full tourist price. All I had to do was convince the guard at the gate that I was a Costa Rican.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/119.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/119.htmlWed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Landslides on the way to Arenal There was a dirt road to our left and it looked like we could have detoured around the roadblock, but the construction guy told us two people just died in a landslide in that area earlier. Because that was quite the opposite of what we wanted to do, we turned back towards Nuevo Arenal.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/118.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/118.htmlSat, 12 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Costa Rica, beach! Tamarindo is a great beach-side town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Beautiful sandy beaches and lots of tourists flocking to the surf lessons and snorkel tours.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/117.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/117.htmlWed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500I'd catch a Granada for ya Granada is deserted during the weekdays on the off-season. The heavy rains in the afternoon deter many tourists from visiting Central America, but if you time your excursions right, you can get a lot of sightseeing and traveling done and not get too wet.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/116.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/116.htmlMon, 07 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Batman & Robin cross the Twilight Zone Neda has given me the UberImportant task of keeping guard over the bikes while she attends to business. This is the action-movie equivalent of being told to stay in the van during the exciting fight scenes. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/115.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/115.htmlFri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Surf's Up at El Tunco Everybody here knows we're the motorcycle people. Because we're the only ones here with pasty skin and not carrying a surfboard everywhere we go...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/114.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/114.htmlWed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500Astronomical Festival Neda found out there was a Gastronomical Festival every weekend in town. Seeing how I am trying to lose weight, I trick myself into mishearing that we are attending an Astronomical Conference. I always wanted to be an astronaut!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/113.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/113.htmlSun, 29 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Stranded in El Salvador! "EWS" stands for "Elektronische Wegfahr Sperre" and is a fancy German way of saying "Chu're not going anywhere, mein freund." I'm stranded. The sky is darkening and it looks like it's going to rain. Great. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/112.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/112.htmlFri, 27 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Adios Guatemala, Hola El Salvador! "I am not in danger. I *AM* the danger. I am the one who knocks! Please pass the fried chicken?"]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/111.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/111.htmlThu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500The way that's less secure Neda: You go first so if you fall, I know where not to go.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/110.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/110.htmlFri, 20 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500*Braaping* in the Guatemalan Alps The food is fresh from the farm - cheese and beans served during every meal. Did I mention we are both a little bit lactose intolerant? After every meal, our little bungalow rocks with the sounds of two-stroke motorcycles... *BRAAAAP* ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/109.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/109.htmlTue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Guatemalan Independence Day When we got back to our hotel, the afternoon rains kicked in, but that didn't stop the party - music, cars honking and fireworks carried on until the late hours of the night!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/108.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/108.htmlSun, 15 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Semuc Shalom! Semuc Champey means "The water hides beneath the earth" in Mayan. The steps that we are swimming in are actually part of a limestone bridge where the Cahabon river is running underneath us. A little bit of the river makes it above the limestone bridge and that's what forms the turquoise pools and mini waterfalls.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/107.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/107.htmlSat, 14 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Pfft! That's FutureGene's problem! We turned the key and... no lights. No ignition. Our batteries were completely dead. Then it came back to me. Back in June, while storing the bikes away, I asked myself, "Should I disconnect the batteries? Pffft! That's FutureGene's problem".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/106.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/106.htmlSun, 08 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Arrivals from Belgium, Departures from Toronto Our friends have been such a joy to hang out with this summer and it was much more difficult leaving them this time around than it was last year. But there's still so much to see out there so we're suiting up for the next exciting season of RideDOT.com!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/105.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/105.htmlSun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500Tourists in Toronto "After a year on the road, do you feel any different coming back?" "What has been the best part of your trip?" "What did you miss the most?" We'll try to answer these Frequently Asked Questions in Toronto.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/104.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/104.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500Extra-Special Video Trailer! Neda had taken a whole bunch of videos on her iPhone, and I wanted to learn how to do some video-editing, so here's a trailer for our next couple of blog posts.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/103.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/103.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500Vacation-time! Living on the road for an extended period brings up a unique set of issues, mainly around residency and citizenship. Annual chores like filing taxes and renewing licenses and passports present new challenges as we've got to figure out how to do all this while being out of Canada.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/102.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/102.htmlSun, 30 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500Guatemalan Socialites When riding back from Guatemala City, Maya's rear brake seized, forcing us to pull over in heavy traffic. We couldn't pull over safely for quite a distance and when we finally stopped, the rear pads were smoking more than Neda did in Cuba. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/101.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/101.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500Relaxing in Antigua After the wi-fi Internet got installed in our apartment, that sealed the deal. I was never ever ever leaving this place. Like, ever... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/100.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/100.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500Mexican Love Songs Everyone here is friendly and helpful and not after our money. Everything is familiar again. We know how much everything should cost and where to go to get stuff. Being in Mexico felt like being able to breathe again! Figuratively, of course... since there are no air pollution laws here... :) ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/99.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/99.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500Last days in Cuba We did feel a bit trapped, not able to leave when we wanted to, and I understood now the plight of many on the island, not having the resources to leave the country. Never did we look so forward to throwing up our lunches overboard! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/98.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/98.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500Sometimes a cigar is... We've never smoked a cigar in our lives, so Juan found it quite funny when I coughed up a lung after deeply inhaling some of the thick cigar smoke. So apparently you have to make like Clinton and not inhale, just puff. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/97.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/97.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500Havana Rough Time... Cuba is wearing us thin. I can tell that I've lost my humour and we're spending more time sequestered away in our room than out exploring. I don't think we're normally this sensitive to being hustled, but we've been on the road for almost a year now and travel fatigue is setting in.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/96.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/96.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500¡Viva la Revolución! We learned about the young Argentine doctor, who came from a privileged family, gave up everything and fought in the jungles of Cuba to free the oppressed workers of the country and the corruption of the Batista dictatorship. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/95.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/95.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500Holed up in Holguin One of the two policemen who were there keeping a watch pulled me aside and said something in Spanish, which to my ears sounded like, "You're under arrest". ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/94.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/94.htmlSun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500Nickels and Dimes in Baracoa I couldn't shrug off the growing feeling that everywhere we went on the island, we were going to be nickeled and dimed, and that most of the locals just viewed us and all the other tourists as walking wallets. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/93.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/93.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500One-Ton-of-Mayo-Guantana-Guantanamera... I didn't know much about Che Guevara besides the fact that he was some big capitalist pig who licensed his image to tons of T-shirt and poster manufacturers...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/92.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/92.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500Landing on Cuban Shores We were told that bikes like ours never make it onto the island and to see one was like seeing a "lion roaming the streets" or seeing a "spacecraft parked in the town square". ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/91.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/91.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500Jamaican me crazy! Salt water spray cleaned the contents of my stomach off my face as huge waves monstered the bow of the Stahlratte, drenching our covered motorcycles. Ludwig seemed entirely at home striking a Captain Morgan pose looking out into the black waters of the moonless night. In contrast, I felt like I had 7 limbs wrapped around various railings and holds, desperate to stop myself from falling off]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/90.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/90.htmlSun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500Colombian haze, Cartagena nights We're staying in a part of town called Getsamani, a seedier district of Cartagena that recently has undergone a transformation from a past checkered with drugs and prostitution to a vibrant, hip neighbourhood of cafes, restaurants and nightclubs. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/89.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/89.htmlFri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500Pirates of the Caribbean The next morning, a dinghy picked us up and we sailed off on the Stahlratte in search of a more deserted island to lounge around in the sun and the warm waters of the Caribbean. This truly was a vacation from our regular trip, bikes bundled against the salt water spray for the duration and us frolicking and relaxing on the boat. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/88.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/88.htmlSun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500South America by Pirate Ship We watch nervously as the bikes are hoisted up into the air, dangling precariously for some time above the waters of the Caribbean, before being pulled onto the deck of the pirate ship Stahlratte.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/87.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/87.htmlFri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500Russian the PanAmerican The infamous Auto Hotel in Central America is also called a Love Hotel, and is usually rented out by the hour, if you get what I mean... Each room has its own private garage with a door that closes. We thought it was for security, but it's really to hide the license plate of the car parked there for a few hours. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/86.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/86.htmlThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500Relaxing in Panajachel It was quite a claustrophic adventure navigating the many tiny alleyways off the main Calle Santander, some of them small enough to only fit a Tuk Tuk or motorcycle!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/85.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/85.htmlTue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500Hot Springs and Chicken Buses! We play a game of Rate The Chicken Bus as we pass them. We boo and hiss at the ones that still have the yellow paint showing and very little decorations and cheer the buses that are multi-coloured and are blinged out with chrome and additional foglights.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/84.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/84.htmlSat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600Colourful Skirts and Outlaw Saints We visited a shrine set up to the Mayan god, San Simon. Worshiped by the ancient Mayans as a symbol of male sexual power, today he is depicted as a man dressed in 20th century clothing, smoking a cigarette with bottles of booze around his waist, sometimes carrying a rifle. Not joking!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/83.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/83.htmlThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600Learning in Quetzaltenango Xela is quite a popular place for Spanish classes. Since it's a university town, there's an air of scholarliness everywhere, and it's not uncommon to see coffee shops and diners filled with students deep in study in a textbook.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/82.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/82.htmlTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600Riding through the Guatemalan mountains The thief hid between Neda's bike and a parked car next to it while he worked away at cutting the straps holding the drybag down. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/81.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/81.htmlSun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600Guatever you want! I took each of the twins out separately to the corner store for chocolate. The second twin was very sneaky - while in town, he wanted to extend his ride a bit longer so he made me do 7 left-hand turns in a row... all the while the GPS in front of me was drawing nice overlapping squares all over the map... :) ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/80.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/80.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Snorkeling the Belize Barrier Reef The barrier reef just off the coast of the Belize is the main attraction for tourists. It provides a natural habitat for all sorts of coral and marine wildlife.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/79.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/79.htmlMon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Belize, Belize, Belize (let me get what I want) The entire strip from north to south is maybe a mile long, but there are golf-carts everywhere shuttling lazy tourists from shop to restaurant to souvenir store. SMH... Actually, aren't I the one that hates hiking? I think maybe Neda is finally rubbing off on me!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/78.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/78.htmlSat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Farewell, Mexico! After three months of wandering around this country, here is a little retrospective of our time in Mexico, filled with some pictures and memories of daily life that didn't make the blog the first time around.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/77.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/77.htmlWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Underwater Caves and Fake Bird Calls Dos Ojos (Two Eyes) boasts one of the longest underwater cave systems in the world. The light flowing from the mouth of the cave through the crystal clear waters was astoundingly beautiful! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/76.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/76.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Flamingo Lines, Flamenco Lines When flamingos are born, they are white in colour, but slowly turn pink because of their seafood diet. Which makes me think of my own Mexican diet and then I realize I'm not really tanned, I'm taco-coloured...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/75.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/75.htmlTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600San Cristobal and Palenque Ruins Waiting for a giant ball to come crashing down on us while being shot at by poisonous blow darts...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/74.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/74.htmlThu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Taking a dip in Boiling Waters Although the mineral-rich water bubbling up from the ground looks like it's boiling, it's actually carbonated and quite cold, and creates psychedelic-looking pools where it calcifies.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/73.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/73.htmlSun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600Bungy Jumping and Eating Grasshoppers We saw baskets of Chapulines for sale, or as the English-speakers call it, Grasshoppers. I didn't really mind cleaning the wings and legs from my teeth, however for the next few hours I was burping up grasshopper, and that didn't taste very pleasant.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/72.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/72.htmlThu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Biker Boyz in Tres Marias Neda asked Garry what happens if the cops show. He replies, "Well, they close down the street to other traffic until the stunt show is over". Now *THAT'S* the way it's done! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/71.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/71.htmlSun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600No facts in this entry, just pyramids... Garry made up some stories about how northern Mexico City was the dangerous part of town, 'cause that's where they cut people's arms off. But when Ivonne hit the automatic locks when we were driving through the north, it scared us a little... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/70.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/70.htmlWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Butterfly Sanctuary in El Rosario El Rosario is one of several butterfly sanctuaries in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, which covers the area around Angangueo. Every winter, almost a billion Monarch butterflies migrate 4,500 kms from Canada. Kinda like us!!! :) ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/69.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/69.htmlSun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600"Are you sure this volcano is dormant...?" We slid down as if we were on snowboards down a Double Black Diamond run - smoke still rising all around us! When we reached the bottom, we got a bit lost and spent almost an hour rummaging through thick foliage trying to find the path back to the field we came in from. We had less than an hour of sun left and I was starting to panic a bit...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/68.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/68.htmlTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Los Luchadores in Uruapan The WWWE got its inspiration from Lucha Libres, a very popular Mexican sport founded in 1933. The wrestlers wear colourful masks and matches mostly consist of Battle Royales, tag teams or trios, such as the one we were watching today. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/67.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/67.htmlSat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Aliens and Virgens in Tapalpa La Piedrotas are a set of huge boulders sitting in an empty field. Nobody knows how they got there since there doesn't seem to be any mountains immediately in the area, the field is just bounded by forests. It's speculated that aliens moved them. Really hard-working aliens that don't fiesta 200 days out of the year... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/66.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/66.htmlThu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Ex-Pat Enclave at Lake Chapala Our internal organs are given a bit of a shuffle as we bounced up and down over the cobblestone streets of the old city.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/65.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/65.htmlMon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600In Search Of... Ancient Civilizations These pyramids were built to honor the God of the Wind. At the very top, a long pole was erected where Velodores (flyers) would leap off with ropes tied around their ankles and slowly descend while rotating around the pole.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/64.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/64.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600Tequila Escapades I put our guide in a headlock and then I gave him a little noogie while screaming, "Who's your daddy, Dani! That's right, Jorge's your daddy!", then we were kicked out of the tasting room...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/63.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/63.htmlSun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Getting to know you, Guadalajara I've fallen in love with the taco asada (shredded beef) and chorizo (sausage), but one item on the menu intrigued me - Brain Tacos! Walking Dead Style?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/62.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/62.htmlFri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Feliz Navidad from Durango! The restaurant is staffed by two Chinese women, I think the three of us represented the entire Asian population in the state of Durango! They seemed just as amused as I was to see a brotha! :)]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/61.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/61.htmlTue, 25 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Life's a Beach in Mazatlan Although the owner spoke fluent English, Neda made me talk to him in Spanish. From the look on his face, I think I may have ordered "moldy laundry"... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/60.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/60.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Ferry to Mainland Mexico! The contents of my stomach were less secure, and as the ferry undulated up and down and back and forth, my face got greener and greener until I had to rush to the closest bano.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/59.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/59.htmlTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Coral Reef at Cabo Pulmo There are only three coral reefs in North America, and the one located at Cabo Pulmo is the oldest at 20,000 years, and provides shelter to a whole host of marine wildlife. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/58.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/58.htmlSun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600La Paz Nights Our homestay family has taken us out every Friday night to Stella on the Malecon. We (try to) dance to salsa music, drink lots of Negra Modelo and enjoy the company that has temporarily adopted us for our time in La Paz.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/57.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/57.htmlWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Day 1 of 100 Years Sea turtles live to about 100 years. I got a bit choked up when I realized that we were here on their Day 1, helping them increase their odds to make it to Year 100.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/56.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/56.htmlSun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600La Paz Every once in a while, Alicia yells, "EN ESPAGNOL!" :) She takes her job very seriously and I'm very glad that she pretends not to understand English. I can only nod, "Si" and "Gracias" and my goal by the end of two weeks is to actually utter a complete and intelligible sentence for her approval! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/55.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/55.htmlMon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600Baja California Sur We heard some music coming from inside the Mission, so we sat in on some musicians and singers at the front of the church. We stayed for quite some time, enjoying the sounds of Spanish hymns sung softly in reverence. We are having such a wonderful experience wandering through Baja Sur.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/54.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/54.htmlThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Bahia de Los Angeles Later that night, a well liquored-up Neda passes out in the cabin. Meanwhile, I am enthralled by the view and walk around the area taking lots of pictures. I don't sleep too much as I want to get a picture of the rising sun over the bay. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/53.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/53.htmlWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Baja 1000 Piercing the veil between San Diego and Tijuana, we were assaulted by the acrid smell of pollution and the haphazard sprawl of shanties lining the hills. My immediately thought was, "It's India all over again!".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/52.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/52.htmlSat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600American Thanksgiving in San Diego This was our first ever American Thanksgiving, in America, with Americans, and it was such a heart (and belly) warming experience. Mark and Susie don't have a lot of family in the area, so every year they have an "Orphans' Thanksgiving", inviting all of their friends who also don't have family nearby to spend the holidays with. We definitely fell into that category!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/51.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/51.htmlThu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Holed up in Vegas We strolled through the 1/2 km stretch of Fremont St while 12 million LEDs flashed hypnotic commercials overhead.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/50.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/50.htmlSun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Coyote Buttes and The Wave The Wave was formed when 190-million year old sand dunes were packed down with other layers of rock and sandstone over time, then this whole mass was slowly carved away by wind and water, leaving behind one really cool acid-trip of a sculpture! ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/49.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/49.htmlMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Shafer Trail It's at this very spot that they filmed Thelma and Louise driving their car off the cliff after being chased by cops. Hmmm... I hope I didn't ruin the movie for anyone. They also filmed Star Wars here as well, the part where Darth Vader told Luke Skywalker that he was his father...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/48.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/48.htmlTue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600Arches to Another World Sunset - we were told that that was the magical time that elves and unicorns would emerge from the portal created by the sun's rays hitting the Delicate Arch.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/47.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/47.htmlSun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500Bonneville Salt Flats By contrast to our sedate pace, the land speed record set by a vehicle with wheels is 1,228 km/h (faster than the speed of sound). This record was set just around the corner at the Bonneville Salt Flats, just across the Nevada/Utah border.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/46.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/46.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500Lonely Ghost Towns of Nevada "It's totally empty. There are no points of interest. We don't recommend it. We warn all motorists not to drive there unless they're confident of their survival skills." ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/45.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/45.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500The Lonely Desert We're beginning a two-day ride through the desolation of the Nevada desert, trying to discover what led Life Magazine to dub this the "Loneliest Road in America".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/44.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/44.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500Earthquakes and Elephants in California A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit King City, just 60 miles away from Cambria. We were in our tent shortly after midnight when the quake hit. We thought it was someone shaking our tent as a practical joke! The next morning, all the California locals shrugged their shoulders - "If it ain't the Big One, nothing to worry about..." ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/43.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/43.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500The Hottest Place on Earth We're about 200 feet below sea level. Death Valley is so hot because of the natural basin created by the high valley walls that trap the heated desert air, allowing no outside circulation.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/42.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/42.htmlSun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500Giants and Yosemite Before the current Highway 101 was built, the wider trucks would graze the edges of the Redwood trees on the Avenue of the Giants, because the road was built so close to the trees. It was easier to build the road around some of the largest trees than cut them down!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/41.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/41.htmlFri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500The Kindness of Strangers Even though we've been offered accommodations and meals and plenty more while we're on the road, I always marvel at how generous people are to virtual strangers. We made sure we didn't remains strangers, sharing our travel stories with Jean and Don, and learning a bit about their lives and family.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/40.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/40.htmlWed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500Thanksgiving at Stonehenge! It's Canadian Thanksgiving and to commemorate our ex-pat holiday, we eat a turkey sandwich at Stonehenge! We've been keeping in touch with family and friends over the Internet and social media but it's just not the same as being there with them in person, especially during the holidays!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/39.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/39.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500Pacific Northwest Vampires We spend the night at a campsite just outside of Forks, and I keep a tent-stake under my sleeping bag in case one of those sun-sparkly vampires mistakes me for a whiny 17-year-old girl named Bella...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/38.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/38.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500RideDOT.com Riders: Seattle Chapter Yaw and Hélène were perfect ambassadors for their city, taking us riding around all of their favorite spots in Seattle, and we ended up eating dripping Cuban sandwiches from Paseo's on the shores of the Golden Gardens beach, watching the sun set over the waters of Puget Sound.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/37.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/37.htmlSat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Farewell Canada, Hello US! US Border Patrol: "So let me get this straight: you don't have a place of residence in Canada, no jobs and you want to come into the United States *and* you can't tell me when you're going to return?!?!" ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/36.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/36.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Cupcakes and shoes in Vancouver Kevin showed me Gangnam Style on YouTube and told me this was probably the most important thing that's happened in the last couple of months. What... The...?]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/35.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/35.htmlFri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Sleepy GSes on the Cache Creek back roads Around the bend I see Neda standing over her sleeping GS. The road switches back on itself as it steeply ascends one of the mountains and the inside line that Neda's taken is full of sand. Her recumbent bike becomes a cautionary tale and I take the outside line...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/34.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/34.htmlTue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Hot Springs, Buffalo and Crashes The Liard Hot Springs is the second-largest hot springs in Canada. It's still pretty cold out, about 10C, but the waters are 42C in the "cold" pool, and the 52C in the hot one, the constant steam rising providing an eerie backdrop against the bathers in the springs.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/33.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/33.htmlThu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Out of Gas in the Yukon All the gas stations are closed and when you're empty, 3L doesn't give you a lot more range, as the gauges on our bikes have barely budged at all after refueling! Then again, GS fuel gauges are notoriously inaccurate. Mine came with a sticker below the gauge reading, "For Entertainment Purposes Only"...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/32.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/32.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Chased out of Alaska As we arrive at the campsite, a couple of Eastern Europeans hop out of a rental car at the gas station and ask what kind of tires we were running. Strange question. They told us that it was snowing heavily just an hour east at Destruction Bay! We assured them we were staying put for the night.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/31.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/31.htmlSun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Frozen solid in the Kenai Peninsula We're introduced to a new Alaskan term, "Termination Dust". No, it's not a military bio-chemical weapon, it's the first trace of snow that appears on the summit of the mountains around southern Alaska, which signals the start of winter. As the last days of autumn start counting down, the termination dust starts creeping lower and lower until it reaches the ground.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/30.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/30.htmlFri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500Anchored Down in Anchorage During the night, a storm whipped through the city toppling down trees and power lines. Weather equipment recorded 210 km/h winds before their data feed got cut. If we had tented, we would have woken up in a tree somewhere in Oz.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/29.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/29.htmlMon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500ColdFeet in the Arctic Ocean The mud on the road quickly multiplied. This was the Dalton's final assualt on us. My speed dropped to a crawl as the motorcycle wobbled in every direction but straight. Traction was non-existant. The high and heavy weight of all the laundry detergent and potato chips from the Prudhoe Bay Hotel threatened to topple my GS at every inch.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/28.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/28.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Beating the Deadhorse The Atigun Pass climbs 4739 feet above sea level, and as we make the ascent up the wet, gravelly road, we encounter white-out conditions, the shoulders and mountain-sides slowly accumulating with snow. Our speed drops, not only because of the road conditions, but because we are also busy marveling at the amazing views unfolding before us.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/27.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/27.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Getting ColdFoot on the Dalton Highway The Automobile Associations refuse to service the Dalton, not considering it a proper road. Any catastrophic breakdowns/crashes along the way will involve you hiring a private towing company to come out and fetch you at $5/mile back to Fairbanks. My mental calculator was working out how high the financial stakes were the further north we headed.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/26.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/26.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Top of the World to the North Pole The patchy pavement quickly turns to gravel and starts to climb up above the timberline. We're on the Top of The World Highway, one of the most northern highways in North America. It probably got its name because most of the road rests on the spine of the mountains that overlooks the Yukon to the north and colourful valleys on both sides of the ridge. ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/25.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/25.htmlSun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Striking Gold in the Yukon The original buildings were built right on the permafrost land during the summer of the gold rush. However, once the winters came, the warmth of the floor melted the waters of the ground underneath and caused the first structures to cave in on themselves.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/24.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/24.htmlWed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Fake Alaska! Hyder is the southern-most city in Alaska accessible by road. There's way more bragging rights in saying, "I rode all the way to Alaska!" than, "I rode all the way to the middle of British Columbia!" But now you know: Hyder, Alaska = Fake Alaska...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/23.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/23.htmlTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Riding through the BC Drylands We tried to figure out which fish they tagged and which they just released without tagging, the fish that were the most interesting to them were the ones that jumped straight into the net...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/22.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/22.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Highline Trail to Lillooet The Highline Trail climbs rapidly from D'Arcy, and you soon can see Anderson Lake from a high vantage point. Open only in the summertime, it is only recommended for 4WD vehicles. Or 1wd... ]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/21.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/21.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -05002 Wheelin' in Whistler We spent half the day watching the mountain bikers launch themselves off a platform 50-feet from the ground, perform physics-defying feats of acrobatics and then land on a huge downhill dirt ramp, all against the backdrop of the magnificent Rocky Mountains.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/20.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/20.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Vancouver Island ...it's kind of special for us, since we've got a shot of us in Cape Speer out on the east coast of Newfoundland, and now we're in Tofino, out in the west coast of Vancouver Island. We've crossed Canada coast-to-coast and seen a lot of the country along the way, and I feel this was a proper way to say goodbye to the place that we've lived in for so long.]]>http://www.ridedot.com/rtw/19.htmlhttp://www.ridedot.com/rtw/19.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Tattooed in Vancouver! "The blue heron feathers are a style mash-up. The inside of the feathers is done in Haida First Nations-style, and the outside is a more realistic feather to soften the design. The beads represent Gene and I. Blue is Gene, red is me, and yellow represents my bike and the sun."]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/18.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/18.htmlSun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500Banff to Jasper The park has provided bear lockers where campers can store their food away from their tents. So we raid the other lockers for some free food before we head out to hike around the area.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/17.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/17.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500The Road to Banff We hit it at just the right time, as the sun was low in the horizon. The colours took on a beautiful, lazy hue lit by the setting sun and for the first time on this trip, I felt that zen-like feeling, when all the turns in the road come to you telepathically and everything is right in the world.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/16.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/16.htmlSun, 29 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Recovering in Calgary On the weekend, we all visited a rodeo in nearby Rockyford, about an hour east of Calgary. We had missed Stampede by about a couple of weeks, but Rockyford's rodeo billed itself as the "biggest little show in Alberta".]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/15.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/15.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Ouch in Saskatchewan The motorcycle starts to weave left and right, as the front wheel moves side-to-side, each oscillation getting worse in amplitude. Logically, I know what needs to be done: I need to relax my grip on the handlebars, grip the bike with my knees, and roll off the throttle slowly. But my natural instincts kick in and I do none of that. In fact, I do the exact opposite...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/14.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/14.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Big Muddy Badlands ...the outlaw is running away from the US Marshalls, takes refuge in a cave in the hills and is in turn ambushed by Indians, and then all of them are chased by alien bounty hunters that look like Olivia Wilde...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/13.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/13.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Winnipeg We stayed for quite a while at the pow wow listening to the rhythmic drumming and hypnotic chanting and watching the many different tribes come together and dance around the circle. It was a feast of colours...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/12.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/12.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Goodbye, Ontario! Part II We've taken a few pictures of the goose over the years and just recently, rust spots have appeared on the wings and body. The town is trying to raise funds to repair the statue. Poor goose!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/11.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/11.htmlMon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Goodbye, Ontario! Instead, we're now riding Hwy 129 north from Thessalon. It's often called Ontario's Tail of the Dragon, because Tennessee 129 shares the same number.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/10.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/10.htmlSun, 15 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500Bay of Fun-Day These bizarre rock formations called flowerpot rocks, are created by the erosion of the twice-daily tides. The larger heads of the rocks are the parts untouched by the high tide. During low tide, it is possible to walk on the sea-floor and between the flowerpot rocks.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/9.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/9.htmlThu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Cabot Trail ... and set against the backdrop of the blue waters of the Gulf of St Lawrence and the clear skies above just made the riding day perfect! Scenic pullouts regularly line the Cabot Trail every few kms, offering picture-taking opportunities of the coastline, but we pass those up gobbling up the curves with unbroken rhythm!]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/8.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/8.htmlTue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Hangin' in Halifax Just like Buckingham Palace in England, Neda tries to make the guard smile at the Citadel. Unsuccessfully...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/7.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/7.htmlSun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Around St. John's The legend is that the fog was so thick in St John's that when the fisherman came home, they couldn't distinguish which house was theirs, so they painted them all different colours so they wouldn't walk into the wrong home. Dunno if it's true, but it's pretty...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/6.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/6.htmlSat, 23 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Out on The Rock The scenery off the main highway was pretty uniform as it cut its way through the boreal forest of the island. I had the depressing feeling that we were missing so much of Newfoundland and I vowed that after we wrapped things up at home, I mean Toronto... :), we would go about the rest of our journey very differently...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/5.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/5.htmlFri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Out to Newfoundland Our bikes get to travel across the Gulf of St Lawrence in the underbelly of the ferry, comforted by the weight of dozens of 18-wheelers above our heads...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/4.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/4.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Gaspe Peninsula The Gaspe peninsula lies on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It's kind of a pain to get to for most Torontonians because of the sheer distance to get to the start of the peninsula - about 1,000 kms by slab - definitely more than a long weekend trip]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/3.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/3.htmlSun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Off to Quebec City! ...I've always wanted to ride through the narrow streets of the old city, soaking up the European atmosphere. We passed through the city walls, remnants of the military presence in the 1600s and found the streets were soaked from the rains the night before...]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/2.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/2.htmlSat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500Escape Velocity! ...took even longer trips, and then dealt with the aftermath, the ensuing ennui of "real life" - the anchor of a home, the jobs and the bills; the maintenance of everything we've accumulated in our collective seven decades on earth.]]>http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/1.htmlhttp://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/1.htmlThu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500