motorcycle adventure touring
Getting To and Around Hydra Located at the far eastern tip of the Peloponnese, the island of Hydra is a place where time has nearly stood still. With no roads and no motorized vehicles allowed (except the trash truck) there is no pressure to cover lots of ground and no[…]
Greece is a country that just oozes history. Many of the people that visit only ever visit the white sandy beaches or perhaps the Parthenon/Acropolis…maybe a ruin that happens to be close to their resort. For me, I wanted to see more than just the typical and easy to reach[…]
Monastery of Ayios Ioannis Prodromos (Prodromos Monastery) We’ve been to many monasteries on our trips including several in Tibet, which are really breathtaking. All are beautiful and fascinating and there is a sense of peace about them all. The Monastery of Ayios Ioannis Prodromos (Prodromos Monastery) was pretty special given[…]
Monastery of Agiou Ioanni Prodromou, Lousios Gorge, Greece Lousios Gorge and Prodromou Monastery Just a few miles down the road from our lunch spot in Dimitsana is a spectacular gorge with amazing nature and spectacular views. Just off the main road and down a set of switchbacks, we came to[…]
Riding the Peloponnese Peninsula The Peloponnese peninsula reminded us of the California coast in many ways. The winding roads up into the mountains, the coastal drives, the flowers! As we toured the Peloponnese peninsula, we saw huge trees reminiscent of the Sierras and snow capped peaks that could have been[…]
The most convenient ways across the Adriatic is by ferry from Ancona Italy to Patras Greece. It saves several days of riding, find out how…
As we left our Swiss family, we headed out of Flims toward Ancona to catch our ferry over the Lukmanier Pass, also known as Ospizio del Lucomagno if you’re Italian. On the boarder everything has both Italian and German names – great if you speak one of the two languages[…]
TwoUpRiders headed Southeast through Greece and Turkey. We started our trip from Milan where we last left the motorcycle. We were nervous, because we heard driving is crazy in Greece and even crazier in Turkey, but excited for this next adventure. Is it really an adventure if there isn’t a[…]
Lake Louise Lake Louise is as breath taking as all of the millions of photos illustrate. Whether cloaked in the deep, powdery winter snows, or showing off its classically aqua blue water in summer, the lake is mobbed by tourists year round. Once we got over the hordes of tourists,[…]
Vancouver, BC best of West and farther West, with a touch of East We visited Vancouver, BC at Christmas time in 2005. It was an unplanned detour from our trip to Seattle for the holidays, and we really loved it. We couldn’t wait to go back. We had visited the[…]