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Red's Ramblings v.3

Making random thoughts into something coherently understandable

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Are we doing the Stelvio today?

Book launch28th July 2020
My book is now available to purchase in paperback and eBook. Signed copies are available from this website.
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I ride motorcycles and I share my experiences of touring, the gear I use and the routes I take. Author of Are We Doing the Stelvio Today?

Martin Smith
Sometimes you just need a nap Sometimes you just need a nap
Rory likes adventure bikes especially #adventureca Rory likes adventure bikes especially #adventurecats
This is Rory. He lives with us now. This is Rory. He lives with us now.
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True story 😜 True story 😜
Happy July 4th to my guys. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Happy July 4th to my guys. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
I’ve often used this photo but on closer inspect I’ve often used this photo but on closer inspection I see I have my phone in hand capturing the person who took it @shanemckerchie 😜

#alps #adventurebike #mountaingoat #coldeliseran #arewedoingthestelviotoday
The Picos and Asturias were great but I need a to The Picos and Asturias were great but I need a to see this post Brexit transportation problem sorted to get me further with my allocated time. I’ve seen some promising developments recently that gives me hope. 

#eurotravel #brexitshambles #adventurebikerider #bikeshuttle
I took the opportunity to look back at my choices I took the opportunity to look back at my choices that led to the selection of camp gear I have. https://www.redsmartie.com/2022/06/on-the-road-with-camp-2-0/

#adventurecamping #adventurebike #camping #theoverlandevent #abrfestival
What? An empty box? Well, yes but. I noticed that What? An empty box? Well, yes but. I noticed that the roll sacks I use to organise my equipment in the top box were rubbing through against the aluminium. I got this 1mm thick adhesive foam and now I have a soft touch interior. 

#motorrad #topbox #gsadventure #diy
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Belgium beer and Yorkshire Blue. Signing books and Belgium beer and Yorkshire Blue. Signing books and planning Morocco πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ 

#arewedoingthestelviotoday 
#adventuretravel 
#cheese 
#beer
I found this shirt at the back of my wardrobe. Not I found this shirt at the back of my wardrobe. Not worn it for a while and I’d forgotten about it. 

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‰ 🏍 

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#tailofthedragon @dealsgapmotorcycleresort 
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I got changed and then realised I’d not put the I got changed and then realised I’d not put the bike away. I needed to lose the flip flops.
This little fella sat with me for a while in the s This little fella sat with me for a while in the sunshine
I reached the sea. I stayed for a while. I reached the sea. I stayed for a while.
A gift to myself. #hellfireclub #strangerthings A gift to myself. #hellfireclub #strangerthings
Father’s Day presents 🎁 Father’s Day presents 🎁
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Month: July 2022

My survival is more Gloria Gaynor than Bear Grylls

I’ve mentioned survival often, but only in the context of surviving a festival or surviving retail therapy. They say that you’re always three minutes away from death. Breathing resets the clock. That’s probably the only survival technique I’ll ever need. Dib dib dob Maybe it’s an unfulfilled childhood where I dropped out of the cubs […]

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How to survive the many options of motorcycle luggage

What is the best luggage you can buy for a motorcycle? There is no single answer to that question. It depends on what you want to carry? Where are you going and for how long? Are you camping or staying in accommodation? Many factors apply when considering not only what suits you but what suits […]

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Brewing a roadside adventure with a cup of tea

Way back when you were almost obliged to have a Lemsip to treat a cold at least once a year. You may have been unlucky to have had influenza. Should you complain you then had stage two flu, otherwise known as man flu. For most of us a global pandemic never crossed our mind, and […]

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