Photos as Last!

I have managed to sift through most of the photographs I took during the trip, with a only the last few days worth left to go. Even though not yet finished, I have put some of the best photos that best represent the trip on the website.
Each photo has lovingly and by hand, been converted, [...]

The Ride is Over!

I survived in one piece, albeit a little battered and bruised. I will put up a day by day account of the ride over the course of the next few weeks, together with photos.
In the meantime, for the briefest summary of the trip, please see my tweets at www.twitter.com/stevemoriarty
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Motorbike Licence in the Bag!

It’s a long time since I passed my driving test,so it’s difficult to recall how easy or difficult it was. When I returned to the UK in 1985 I had to take the local test to drive here. The only thing I remember about was taking the test in my brand new Vauxhall Astra GTX [...]

Bike Licence on Track!

Today I took the second step towards getting a full motor bike licence. I successfully completed a days tuition at the Passmasters training ground in Northolt, west of London. This covered the fundamentals of motorbike riding, ecompassing dress, controls, braking and handling of the bikes at the ground.
After lunch (from the local kebab shop), we [...]

Stay Away From The Hospital!

I thought I would share this little incident that happened a few weeks ago whilst I was in Cape Town.
It was a Saturday morning and I had a 2:30pm flight to Jo’burg on my way back to the UK. I was a bit annoyed that in my eagerness to get home to see my wife [...]

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