Move over Hollywood, there’s a real-life spectacle that puts all others to shame. Every May and June, a tiny island nation in the Irish Sea transforms into a pilgrimage site for adrenaline junkies and motorsport aficionados. This isn’t your average racetrack; this is the Isle of Man TT, a legendary motorbike race where the course is not a sterile circuit, but […]
Read More Buckle Up for the Greatest Show on Earth: The Isle of Man TTThe year just gone was a funny old year full of change. Some changes were enforced on me and some of my own making. I attended a couple of Overland events with the announcement at the September event that would be the last for the foreseeable future. While tinged with disappointment, I think I’ve had […]
Read More Looking back at 2023 AND FORWARD TO 2024It seems strange for a traveller to complain about travel. However, since Brexit and the loss of a number of bike transportation options the journey to get to the European ‘good bits’ feels tedious. I don’t want to spend my limited time riding motorways. Having said that a lot of overland travel worldwide involves shipping […]
Read More Swapping continental travel for something closer to homeI’ve previously written about my planning workflow when creating routes. My preference is to start in MyRoute-app before exporting to GPX. The GPX files are then opened in Garmin Basecamp and recalculated. This uses the latest map data on the Navigator VI which is also loaded on the computer. You can use a plugin to […]
Read More Navigating the joys of GPX routes in Garmin BasecampDespite being surrounded by the green patches of the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, I spend the most time in North Wales. Snowdonia particularly has an abundance of spectacular roads, so I was thrilled to see that Overland and Motocamp Wales had arranged a Spring event in Dolgellau. Spring into Action The […]
Read More Motocamp, myself and I at the Overland Spring EventA feeling of being behind schedule It’s already spring and I feel I’ve done nothing! Usually, my hibernation has been and gone by the end of January. However, as the milestones on the calendar pass, I’ve been stuck in a perpetual routine of ennui. Perhaps the weather is to blame. We had a couple of […]
Read More Following the footsteps of the Wild Atlantic Way