Blog: Motorcycle Travel Around the World
I blog roughly each week about my motorcycle travel around the world and generally what's going on. Sometimes it's about motorcycle riding, and other times it's about anything else that is happening. Sign up to the email list for notifications about new blog posts.
I offer my apologies for no recent updates. Thank you to those who contacted me to see how I am getting on and for the gentle nudge! So, time for a blog post...
Tanzania has been slow paced for me, mostly because a tourist visa is 50 USD for three months. Incredibly good value considering Nigeria...
I've been a bit quiet recently, so just checking in! Finding noteworthy and interesting content feels like a challenge sometimes.
Crossing the border into Tanzania was a breeze. No issues!
The luscious landscape was a good indicator that the climate has changed after the border. Within a few hou...
At the Malawi border, a computer problem at customs delayed my importation paperwork. The customs officer smiled at my offer of technical support and waved me into the office. Unfortunately, I couldn't help, but the problem seemed resolved when I was given my temporary import permit.
Many have rec...
A friend had given me contact details of a guy living on Lake Kariba who also rides. It just so happened that my planned route would run passed his house, so I called into say hello.
Keen to use my dirt tyre off-road, I left the tarmac just after Kalomo. The gravel road gradually deteriorated maki...
There are Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and I visited one of those today—Victoria Falls. It's a very touristy area.
The water level was low, which can be seen in the photos and video below. A rainbow appeared with very vivid colours. The brightest I've ever seen. Probably because I was so cl...
My rear shock was weeping oil. Not good! Discussing this with my cousin's neighbour, Greg Stead, he suggested someone who would know best how to fix it in Harare. As it happens, I was meeting that bloke ("oak" in Zimbabwe), Graeme Sharp, the next day for lunch.
Graeme Sharp also rides, which is a...
Whilst staying with family in Harare, Jaakko and I went for a ride to explore the area. A good opportunity to make the most of riding without our luggage on the bikes.
We headed towards Domboshowa but were deterred by the expensive tourist rate. Riding further North, we found Cross Kopje, and...
Entering Mozambique was slow! Immigration allowed a queue for visas to build up until it was sufficiently large for them to process everyone in one batch. A two-hour wait. Biding time, I got talking to a South African and he asked me to write my website URL in the back of his passport!
Riding in...
Crossing back into South Africa from Eswatini, I rode to some tourist spots that would be my last for South Africa having stayed here for nearly two months.
First stop, Blyde River Canon. A nice view!
A bit further South, I found a viewing point fo...