I’m fresh off the Dalton Highway (haul road) taking a day of rest in Fairbanks, Alaska to recover and reflect on the experience. I’ve had the chance to see riders successfully navigate the Dalton as well as those that were not so fortunate. My intent is to put together a post that includes helpful advice […]
Travel Stories the Guide Book Won't Tell You
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Private Pilot Caribbean Adventure – Live Tracking
It’s happening! In just two short weeks four adventurers leave from Cleveland to fly a single-engine airplane down the length of the Caribbean island chain. You can use this live tracker to follow our ~5,000-mile adventure as we seek out isolated beaches, off the beaten track hangout spots, and the finest rum the world has […]
Motorcycle to the Arctic Circle – The Alaska Highway (ALCAN)
My relationship with the Alaska Highway is a bit of a love hate affair. I’ve had some damn miserable times on this road. This blog got started shortly after my first go of the ALCAN 8 years ago in my 1971 Volkswagen Bus. It was quite a bit more eventful from snow storms, multiple break […]
Motorcycle to the Arctic Circle – The Icefields Parkway – Banff to Jasper
Some things in life just shouldn’t be missed. The exit for 93 North off of the Trans-Canada Highway is one of those things. Also known as the Icefields Parkway, this fantastic road winds almost 150 miles along the Continental Divide through the Northern Rockies from Lake Louise to Jasper. She climbs mountains, meanders through vast […]
Motorcycle to the Arctic Circle – Cleveland to Calgary
It’s been a week on the road and we’ve covered ~ 2,400 miles from Cleveland to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There have been no mishaps to report less Steve narrowly avoiding a high speed encounter with an antelope just outside of Calgary. Both of our hearts have been successfully transplanted from our stomachs back to our […]
Trust your Pilot – Aboard Smoke-Filled Fiji Airways Flight FJ415
Thousands of tiny islands make up the archipelago of Fiji but only 332 of those islands are large enough to be counted, and of those, a mere 106 inhabited. Once known as the Cannibal Islands because the natives had a taste for the pit-roasted flesh of their fallen enemies, the people, these days are warm and […]
Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza – Bullfighting in Manizales, Colombia
First, it is not the purpose of this blog to be or debate your moral compass. You certainly don’t want to follow mine. It gives you all kinds of faulty directions before finally pointing due good. I’m not here to pass moral judgment on the sport of Bullfighting. I’m here to bring you the facts […]
Manizales, Colombia – Mission Casa de Don Adam
I left Baltimore on the 29th of December for Bogota, Columbia. It seems like a lifetime, but I’ve been here a mere nine days. I took no guidebook, no map and didn’t know a soul in the country. The one thing I did know is that my buddy from Cordova, Alaska, Adam, had a cabin […]
Tipping in Mexico and Central America
First, if you’re coming down from the states you are just going to have to check all of your expectations of service at the border. Things work differently down here. At home, we’ll tip in excess of 20 or 25% for good or great service. Servers know this and cater to our needs accordingly. In […]
Whitewater Rafting the Grand Canyon – Master Packing List
Here’s the irony. A year ago this very week we were packing up the motorcycle for a five month trip across nine countries. To the left you’ll find a photo of the total of our gear. Yesterday we packed up the Honda Civic for the first leg of our trip to Arizona. We easily have […]