Roadtripping: Living with the Road Ghosts
After a road trip is over there are ghosts from the journey that move through my mind. They are the whispers of people who have crossed my path. People that I will likely not...
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Void Rally 7: Tales of a First Timer
In the days leading up to my departure to Allentown for the Void Rally 7, I’d managed work myself up into a bit of a lather. One might say the biggest thing that I...
Day 4: We Had Georgia on Our Minds
On Monday night, after we’d rolled into a hotel in Franklin, North Carolina not an hour passed before the skies went dark and we watched the rain pelt our motorcycles parked outside of our...
California Love: Sequoia National Park
As we climbed up into the mountains of Sequoia National Park, the temperature dropped sharply. We rode from Porterville and it’s scorched earth up into the park where the roads were wet and the...
Following My Heart Back Home
I stood in the gas station near Windham, NY, sweating. My shadow stretched out on the ground in front of me, surrounded by an orangey glow. This was it. Decision time. In an instinctive...
Free Maps and Travel Guides – New for 2020
Looking for free paper maps by mail? This is the guide for you. Though most people these days have a GPS, a paper map does come in handy. Mishaps take place, things get broken,...
Three Mountain Roads I Would Love to Ride On a Motorcycle
I could fill a book with all of the places I’d like to go. These three alpine passes are among the highest paved passes in the Alps. They’re also officially filed on my wishful thinking list.
A Few Short Hours in Innsbruck, Austria
After a long day in the saddle we pulled in to the city of Innsbruck around dinner time. We found a nice, inexpensive hotel on the outskirts in the town of Rum. We got...
Visiting Italy: Motorcycling from Lake Como to Bormio
We awoke long before the revelers of the night before and departed Como heading towards the town of Bellagio. The picturesque town sits at the tip of Lake Como’s peninsula. From there you can...
Check Out Our Fabulous Motorcycle Road Trip T-Shirts!
When Kenny and I rendezvoused with Pimmie in Bormio, Italy he came bearing gifts for us. Apparently he and Novos had been scheming for weeks – making t-shirts for Kenny and I. Novos along...
Motorcycle Luggage: Oxford Handysack Helmet Backpack
Five or six years ago, my dear friend from Wales brought Kenny and I each a nifty little motorcycle luggage bag. It’s called the Oxford Handysack. It looks like a pretty standard foldaway nylon...
Motorcycle Travel Underwear and Socks – Reader Suggestions
When asked for advice on different brands and styles of wash and wear, comfortable underwear and socks that would be good for motorcycle traveling – my blog readers came through with some great ideas....
Avoiding Animals While Riding Your Motorcycle
When I first started riding, one of the sage pieces of advice that I received regarding dealing with animals out on the road was: “if you you can eat it in one sitting, you...
Memory Lane: Visiting Bodie, California an American Ghost Town
Frozen in time, Bodie, California is a great American ghost town.
Past Motorcycle Road Trips: Mount Rushmore
In 2005, Kenny and I headed west to visit Mount Rushmore. He on his 3 week old Triumph Speed Triple and me on my 98′ Kawasaki ZX6R. We pointed our headlights west to see...
Collecting Road Trip Travel Mementos
Rick from keeptherubbersidedown.net posted a blog about having stickers on his motorcycle start a conversation at a stoplight. His blog inspired me to talk about my own sticker collection. That sounds so third grade,...
A Quick Stop in Newport, Rhode Island: Mansions, Cliff Walk and a 10 Mile Drive
A Great Weekend Destination Beyond the pull of the large Gilded Age mansions that draw so many visitors to Newport, it is a terrific place to spend a Saturday night having a beer and...
On the Road: Foggy Photos from the Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway runs from Waynesboro, Virginia in the north for 469 miles to the border of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. Though it’s beautifully paved surface and...
Remembering California: Serendipity Strikes Outside of Redding
Leaving Mount Shasta in the early morning we began to work our way south. We were headed towards Redding so that I could see Calatrava
Road Trips: What type of lodging do you seek out?
When it comes to traveling for several days on a motorcycle road trip, barring any unforeseen mishaps or frivolous souvenir purchases your lodging costs will most likely make up the bulk of your expenses. What type of lodging do you seek out when on the road?
