Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ Beautiful Balkans Adventure
Greg Drevenstedt
March 10, 2012
The Balkans. Not usually the first place that comes to mind when planning a motorcycle trip. When tasked with reviewing Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ 15-day, four-country Beautiful Balkans Adventure, I had few preconceived notions about the region. As it turns out, vast forests, deep canyons, rugged mountains... Read more »
Muskoka by Motorcycle: Riding in Ontario, Canada
Scott A. Williams
June 3, 2011
I have never owned a boat. That is not to say I don’t enjoy them. I learned to sail aboard catamarans and to water ski behind speedboats. I have zipped across the water on many personal watercraft, none more fun than the Suzuki-powered Wetbike hydrofoil that behaves remarkably like a motorcycle on... Read more »
Iceland Adventure Motorcycle Tour
Jeremy Bullard
April 11, 2011
story and photography by Jeremy Bullard [this review of KTM Adventure Tours' Iceland adventure motorcycle tour was originally published under the title "Fire and Ice" in the April 2008 issue of Rider] Riding a wave of euphoria off the ferry from Scotland, upon arriving in Seyisfjrur, Iceland, I turned... Read more »
Catalunya MotoGP Motorcycle Tour
David Mittleman
April 11, 2011
story and photography by David Mittleman [this review of IMTBike's Catalunya MotoGP motorcycle tour was originally published in the November 2007 issue of Rider] Spain is the mecca of motorcycling and the epicenter of the Formula One equivalent of motorcycle racing, MotoGP. If you’re looking to immerse... Read more »
Edelweiss Baja Motorcycle Tour
Rich Cox
April 11, 2011
story and photography by Rich Cox [This Edelweiss Bike Travel Baja motorcycle tour was originally published in the April 2007 issue of Rider magazine] Mexico’s Baja California cape is 800 miles long, the fourth longest peninsula in the world. Known as La Frontera (The Frontier), it’s a sparsely populated... Read more »
Exploring Vietnam With Explore Indochina Motorcycle Tours
Perri Capell
April 11, 2011
by Perri Capell; photography by the author and Lynn Brown It was twilight when we pulled into Cao Bang, and traffic was picking up. Digby, our guide, motioned to us to park the Minsks at a nondescript building on a street corner about halfway into town. There a grinning man approached carrying a small... Read more »
Experiencing Southern Italy from an Edelweiss Tour Center
Bill Stermer
April 8, 2011
story and photography by Bill Stermer Calabria, the region located in the lower foot of the “boot” that is Italy, is a much more laid-back, slower-paced region than the more bustling, upscale north. Warm, rural and hilly, Calabria’s livin’ is simpler and quieter than the more popular Alps. That’s... Read more »
Beach’s Classic Alpine Tour
Clement Salvadori
April 8, 2011
by Clement Salvadori photography by the author and Sue Salvadori It had been a long day over many glorious miles. Late in the afternoon half a dozen of us, admittedly a bit weary, were standing high on a mountainside overlooking a beautiful Alpine valley…with no sign of our destination. One of our... Read more »
Tierra del Fuego Motorcycle Tour with MotoDiscovery
Bill Dutcher
April 8, 2011
by Bill Dutcher; photography by the author, Christian and Mickey Dutcher, Dan Murphy, Joaquin Rosales, Roberto Livingston [this review of a Tierra del Fuego motorcycle tour with MotoDiscovery was originally published in the June 2008 issue of Rider] High-siding 6 feet in the air, Joaquin and his BMW... Read more »
Cabot Trail: Nova Scotia Island Getaway
Bruce Hansen
April 6, 2011
See if you can name this place. The children in the grocery store speak French to their parents and to one another. The previous village used all Scottish names on the gravestones. If you hike on a bog trail, instead of the fetid stench of decay, you smell an uncanny sweetness, view delicate orchids,... Read more »
