Around-The-World
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Bernd Tesch. Motorcycle-WORLD-Travel-Expert No. 1. It is free for you
to read this and learn out of it. It is not allowed to take off or to publish
any information of this without written permission of Bernd Tesch. This all is
a part of the book in work Motorrad-Welt-Reisen" = Motorcycle-Travels Around-The-World.
ISBN 3-9800099-8-x.
GLOBETROTT-ZENTRALE Bernd TESCH. Zur Fernsicht 18.
D-52224 Zweifall. Germany. Tel + Fax: 02402-75375. email: berndtesch@gmx.de
homepage http://www.berndtesch.de
01.10.2000 - 27.10.2001
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Müller, Sven (German, born-date??)
and Susan Smith (British, born-date??) your http://www.???
Solo Around
the World with BMW R 100 GS. 50.000 kms. Sven rode together with Susan Smith (British)
who rode a HONDA 500 XL. Route: Europe 12.000 kms (Germany - Austria -
Switzerland - Italy - Greek - Turkey ....) - Asia 15.000 kms (Iran - Pakistan
- India - Nepal. Bike solo by plane to Singapure. I flew to Singapure. Malaysia
- Thailand - back to Singapure). - Australia 16.000 kms (I flew together with
bike to Darwin. Around Australia 16.000 kms. Or offer names like: Darwin
- Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney ...) - North-America (I flew with bike to Los
Angeles. LA - New York) - Africa - Europe (Bike by ship to Netherlands / Amsterdam
- Germany / Cologne).
The best: I wanted to find myself. Freedom. Sun.
Friendship of Turkey people. invitation by Pakistani. Climbing the Himalayas........)
The worst: I got Malaria in Nairobi. Attack of soldiers with weapons in
Iran.....)...
Important useful informations for others:...
Book
or publication (about your tour):...
Earlier motorcyle-travel-expereinces::....
Around-The-World by Motorcycle
(Summarises by year of start)
2001 - 2010
2004
2001 -2004
Maurice, Jérôme et Sophie.
+ Around the world by scootee. Tour du monde en scooters 2001 - 2004, 70 000 km à la rencontre des enfants du globe. Un livre, une exposition, une projection
07.09.2006 1st information by www.horizonsunlimited.com
07.09.2006 Askled Werner Zwick to buy a signed book.
13.04.2001 - ? 2 Jahre
Demandt, Dorothea (German, born 20.06.71) and Rene Landsee (German, born 19.02.1966) http://www.bike-odyssee.de
- Plan Around-The-World. Both want to travel two years on two BMW R80 G/S.
Route: 10.000 km in (Germany - Austria - Italy - Croatia - Italy - Greece - Cyprus - Israel - Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Libanon - Syria - Turkey). Planned continuation Asia (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - fly to Thailand (Bankog) - Malaysia) - Australia - North-America ....
Purpose of travel: Look at the UNESCO listed Spots, Meeting the people, Cultural Exchange Landscape
The best: So far Wadi Rum Sinai too many.. Syrian Libanese Turkey people friendships and invitation
The worst: Gearbox problems. Gizah Hassle. Border Crossings in Egypt.
15.04.2001 1st information by http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
27.07.2001 Send 1st email
27.07.2001 1st contact.
From L to R: Martin (Bavaria, Africa Twin), Dorothea (Bad Homburg, R 80 GS), Benni (Bavaria, Transalp), Rene (Bad Homburg, R 80 GS) and Christian (Bavaria, Transalp).
19.03.2003 René: We are afraid to tell you that we cannot join the 25th Meeting of Motorcycle-WORLD-Travellers in april. Our family wants us to join their party.
19.03.2003 2nd request for update
< Foto Patricia Govers: Ted Simon and Bernd Tesch in Amsterdam in 1996
Ted SIMON started with 70 years his second RTW tour after 25 years
Simon, Ted (British, born 01.05.1931) http://www.jupitalia.com
+ Around-The-World. Ted rode solo on a sponsored BMW R 80 GS 59,000 miles (= 94,400 km) on motorcycle.
Purpose: Second time around the world, repeating the first journey after quarter of a century, to see how things have changed in the world.
Following the same route which I rode in "Jupiter's Travels in 1974". My idea was to revisit the people and the places I wrote about 25 years ago, to find out what has REALLY happened to the planet in that time.
Route: Europe (England, France, Germany Switzerland, Italy) - Africa (Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa) - South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama) - North America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, USA) - Australia (New Zealand, Australia) - Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, India) - Europe (Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Serbska, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France, England).
The Best: ??
The Worst: Accident in Sudan. ??
Book and publication: During the tour Ted published details on his webiste, and in a German/British TV-Film. After the tour Ted offered a CD Jupiter Returns on which you may find all details about this journey.which is only available from www.jupitalia.com. In 2007 will be published his new book Dreaming of Jupiter in English, German and Dutch. This books you might get via book-shops or via http://www.jupitalia.com or via http://www.berndtesch.de
All details about this journey may be found on a CD: Jupiter Returns, available from www.jupitalia.com
Earlier Experiences:
06.10.1973 - June 1977.
Simon, Ted (British, born 01.05.1931) www.jupitalia.com Triumph T-100 Tiger, 500 cc. Around the world, first time, solo. Began 06.10.1973 England, France, Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, Austria, Switzerland, France, England Ended, June 1977. Total distance: 78,000 miles, On motorcycle, 64,000 miles. Two books about this journey: Jupiter's Travels and Riding Home (now republished under the title Riding High.
28.10.1991 Bernd Teschs first contact with Ted after I had been searching for 3 years. Neraly nobody in England / Germany / USA knew where he was living.
1994 Bernd Tesch visited Ted in USA.
1995 Ted was participant of the Tesch-Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers 3 times since 1995.
02.10.2000 Ted visits Bernd Tesch again.
01.2001: Ted is planning a new mc-tour Round-The-World jorney to compare it with his tour in the seventies.
11.2001 Ted´s route so far: Europe (GB - Germany - Italy) - Africa (Tunisia - Libya - Egypt (Cairo) - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenia - Tanzania - Zimbabwe - South Africa) - by plane (?) to South America (Brazil) - ...
12.02.2003 Ted is in Kuala Lumpur and will transfer his bike to Nepa. He wWill not be able to come to the 25th. Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers 11th.-13th.04.2003 but asks to greet everyone!.
09.06.2003 Ted Simon wrote to Bernd Tesch: Tomorrow I start the journey back from Turkey to England. Sofia, Sarajevo, Lubliana, Milan, Montpellie, Paris, and Dorchester. I expect to arrive back at CW Motorcycles in London on or after June 18th. There will be a celebration, certainly by me, and I hope also by others. It's been two and a half years, 54,000 miles, and a hell of an experience. I feel fine.
24.06.2003 Ted Simon plans to visit Bernd Tesch in Hammer again.
"Motorrad-Reisen im Alter"
26.02.2001 - ??.??.??.
Dirk Bachmann (Germany, living in New Zealand, born 20.02.1965) and Jürgen Homann (Germany, living in /New Zealand, born 17.01.1967) http://www.2-mad.com
- Plan Around The World. Dirk and Juergen are riding around the world on BMW F650 and BMW R80GS. RTW Official Ambassadors for UNICEF NZ. Until 21.11.2001 they have done 35,000 km until Panama.
Route: New Zealand - Tahiti - Chile - Agentina - Uruguay - Brazil - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Venezuela - Colombia - Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua - Honduras - El Salvador - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - U.S.A. Dirk will then continue to Alaska and from there into Siberia, Russia. Further on into Europe before going down south into Africa. then... ??? Juergen will proceed after California, through Asia hopefully into China, Mongolia, Russia and then Europe. Then he plans to proceed through Afrika to Capetown and then back to New Zealand.
Purpose of travel: Polio-campaign for UNICEF (www.2-mad.com) and fun
The best: Mud up to the kneecap between Brazil and Bolivia, snowstorm at 4,800 m, in the Peruvian Altiplano: A farmer´s remark, Colombia
The worst: 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Arequipa, Peru
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Travel light!
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: NZ, Europe
01.11.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
15.11.2001 1st contact via Michael Schwamborn who met them.
22.11.2001 1st summary from them.
01.04.2003 Intend to particape the "25th Meeting fro World-Travellers" 11.-13.04.2003
01.04.2003 next request for update
21.04.2006 Participant of the 28th. Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers
28.04.2006 next request for update
04.03.2001 (plus 3 years was planned) - 05.08.2006
Lucassen, Sjaak (Dutch, born 02.10.1961) http://www.sjaaklucassen.nl/
- Around-The-World. Sjaak is "on the road" and plans with a YAMAHA R1 road bike solo about years Around-The-World. ? kms.
Route: Is a lot to write down. In short its the west coast of Africa down. The south of Africa. Crossed to Argentina. Did all the countries in South America and am now on my way up north. 05.04.2004 I am in Guatemala. After that Asia, middle east, north Afrika and back to Europe.
Purpose of your travel: Satisfy adiction.
The best: The start till now. And specialy crossing the Sahara, the Congo´s, being in the Andes and seeing a Ariana 5 rocket lanch.
The worst: Knowing there will be an end. Being on a drug boat, getting muged and the same person wants to rape my girlfriend so I have to go against somebody pointing a gun at me.
Book or publication (about your tour): Articles get publlshed in the Dutch magazines MOTOR (no website) and MotoPort Magazine. www.motorsport.nl That one contains video clips.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Do what you like to do in live.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: See 23.05.1995 - 30.05.1998his first RTWorld-Tour with a YAMAHA R1.HONDA fireblade
1999 1st contact. We had a long telephone call. Sjaak plans to leave in 2000 again with his Fireblad
27.12.2001 1st info by Dafne de Jong: He is "on the road" again with a YAMAHA R1. He published in Motor.
09.03.2004 Dr. -Ing. Markus Grave informed me about an article in Riders Magazine in USA which he will send me
09.03.2004 1st request for update
05.04.2004 last update !
17.04.2006 2nd request for update. Especially please answer the question if you have CIRCLED the world somehow another time
"Arbeitsteilung" laut Uwe. Fotos: Links Ramona Eichhorn, rechts Uwe Krauss
08. 03. 2001 - Fall 2007
Ramona Eichhorn (German, birthday 28.05.1976) and Uwe Krauss, (German, birthday 05.11.1969) www.motorradkarawane.de
- Around-The-World. We are trying to ride around the world with two KTM 640 Adventure within 6 years .
Purpose of your travel: Loking what is behind the horizon.
Route:
Europe (Germany (Steinach) - Italy - Greece - Turkey) - Asia (Syria - Jordan) - Africa (Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda - Rwanda - Tansania - Malawi - Sambia - Simbabwe - Botswana - Namibia - South Africa - Lesotho - Swasiland - South Africa) 35.000 km. By plane from
South Africa (Johannesburg) to Australia (Perth) - by plane to NZ (Auckland). By motorcycle in Aus and NZ 30.000 km. By plane from Australia (NZ (Auckland)) to South America (Argentina (Buenos Aires)) - in South America 50.000 km by motorcycle - North America up to Inuvik 40.000 km - in december 2006 in ?? - in march 2007 they plan to fly to Japan.
Highlights:
Some glacier in Peru at 5200 m, otherwise the whole journey.
The worst: The end I guess.
Book or publication: A book might come afterwards, otherwise: Motorradabenteuer, Motorrad News, Enduroabenteuer in Germany. Two Wheels in Australia. Getaway in South Africa. S-Depoertes in Chile. Roadrunner in USA. Bike in Sweden. 0-300 in Greece.
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: DON'T listen to any negative preoccupations, go and find out yourself. And take as little stuff with you as you could possibly think of.
Earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Corse, Scotland and Blechhammer (that was the first).
12.12.2006 1st contact and request.
14.12.2006 last update.
11.05.2001 - 01.10.2002
Lamers, Harald und Udo (Dutch) www.gopherpublishers.com Ride till it hurts...
+ Around The World. The BikeBrothers Harald & Udo rode all continenst in different years always with two SUZUKI DR600. The last route 64.000 km. They are missing to fly with bike from Asia to Americas to complete a full circle RTW. But have covered much more kms in the continents than other who call themselves Around-The-World- travellers.
Purpose of Tour: learning cultures, discover the world.
Route: : Europe (Holland - Germany - Tsjechie - Slowakije - Hongaria - Rumania - Bulgaria - Turkey) - Asia (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - Thailand - Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia - Malaysia) - New Zealand + Australia - Asia (Japan - Russia) - Europe (Baltic States - Netherlands).
The best: Hospitality of Siberian people
The worst: Taken hostage for one day in Pakistan.
Earlier / later experiences of motorcycle tours: All our motorcycle tours are made on Suzuki DR600's.
01.06.1991 - 01.09.1991: North-America (Canada - USA - Mexico). 24.000 km.
04.11.1993 - 03.02.1994: Australia. 23.000 km
04.11.1995 - 01.03.1996: Transafrica. 25.000 kms though 18 African countries.Europe (Netherlands - Belgium - Spain) - Africa (Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Mali - Burkina Faso - Niger - Nigeria - Cameroons - Central Africa - Zaire - Uganda - Kenia - Tanzania - Malawi - Sambia - Zimbabwe - Botswana - South Africa.
Book: "Waar de weg opgoudt". Dwars door Africa. 2001. 8 chapters. 258 pp. 18 b&w. pictures. In Dutch language. www.gopherpublishers.com
11.11.1997 - 05.03.1998: South America (Venezuela- Brasil - Bolivia - Peru - Chile - Argentinia). 24.000 km
August-september 2002. We rode indeed all the way from Vladivostic to the Netherlands by motorcycle. In fact the Russians are working hard to build the Trans Siberian Highway. when we travelled there in many parts of the highway between Chita and Skovorodino could allready be used. some parts were a good gravel road, other parts larger stones or sand (the foundations of the highway). A detailed description i think would be out of date. we still had to use some tracks between the villages, but no major river crossings. the bridges were already in use, or a detour was available through the village. maybe it lost a part of the spirit of adventure, but is becomes more reachable for more travellers.
Information: Our website is: www.geocities.com/bikebrothers. Harald's book is available at the Verlag Gopher. Book: "Waar de weg opgoudt". Dwars door Africa. 2001. 8 chapters. 258 pp. 18 b&w pictures. In Dutch language.
10.03.2004 Thanks for your invitation but unfortunately Harald and I are at that time in South Africa on a little trip. we won a prize at the Motor RAI (like IFMA) with H photo match and we can go 2 weeks to South Africa and visit the moto grandprix in Welkom. So we hope to come next year.
10.03.2004 Next request for update.
B.T. in 12.2002: Both have been several times on the "Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers". I am still grateful that they offered me a wonderful picture for my catalogue many years ago and now for my website .
27.05.2001 - ??
Cichon, Mariola (born in Poland / American citizien) http://www.rideoftheheart.com
- Plans solo Around-The-World. Mariola (40) from Chicago in USA left on the "First American Woman's Solo Motorcycle Journey Around the World". She rides a Kawasaki KLR650.
Route: I will ride form Chicago (Moab Utha - ..) to Alaska. Later I will travel through South and Central America, Australia and New Zealand. Southern part of Africa is next on the list. I will then continue to Asia and Europe. The northern parts of Africa will complete the journey. From there I will go back to the States. The journey is planned to take about 2-3 years.
The best: I am really looking forward to meeting people around the world. I am interested in other cultures as well as the beauty of the nature.
11.2001: German Michael Schwamborn met American RTW-Traveller Mariola Cichon (now with short hair) in Panama: "One of the nicest travel-woman I met".
Publications: The itinerary from the journey will be posted and updated on http://www.rideofftheheart.com. There will also be articles in the Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com
Tips: It takes a lot of preparations to get ready for such a journey. But the most important thing is to... just do it. Everything else will fall into its own place later. Just go!
Motto: The greatest risk is not taking any.
Ca. 08.2000 first contact before she started.
Ca. 16.11.2001 Mariola transferred North-America. German Michael Schwamborn met her in Panama with now short hair.
01.03.2002 Mariola made it with "roma (her bike)" from Alaska - Tierra del Fuego: Ushuaia! Next Australia ! She send me pesronal smiles from there !
31.05.01 Mariolas first email "on the road". She wrote: "Definitely I will try to get to your place "25th Meeting for Motorcyle World-Travellers" in 11.-13.04.2003.
27.-28.09.2002 Mariola visited B.T. for recommendation "Transafrica" im Zweifall with Michael Schwamborn who will accompine her to Spain. They both got a fire-party in Hammer
06.2001 - open end
Kroher, Thomas (born 10.06.1957, German) http://www.techno-data.com (changing soon)
- Plan Around-The-World. I`m planning an Around-The-World-Tour with Honda Transalp.
Planned route: Morocco - Mauretania - Mali - Niger - Tchad - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenia - South Africa - India - Nepal - EastAsia - Australia - South - and North-America. Plan can be changed during the tour.
Search: I am in search of a female motor-cyclist who has the courage for a trip across Africa and the rest of the world.
25.02.2001 1st information with route.
Ca. 20.07.06.2001 - no time limit?
Wouters, Walter (born 10.08.1956, German)
- Plan Around-The-World. The gas-water-technican (Meister) Walter plans to travel solo around-The-World with BMW R 80 G/S.
Route: Germany - France - Spain - Portugal - Africa (Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal- Congos - Angola ? - Namibia - South Africa - East Africa - Ethiopia - Djibouti) - Asia (Jemen - Saudi Arabia) - or Africa (Sudan - Egypt) - Asia (Israel - Jordan - Syria - Turkey - Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - Thailand - Laos - Vietnam - Thailand) - Papua New Guinea - Australia - Americas (Canada - North - and South America).
24.02.01 1st visit. Walter lived in the next village Stolberg-Dorff.
12.11.01 Heard by accident that Walter had an accident in Rumania where a car hit him. Walter is back in Germany so far.
08.2001 + 2 years
Whitman, Sharon and Bill Berwick (Americans) http://www.classicharley.com
- Plan Around The World. Sharon and Bill plan to circle the world with two Harleys Sportzers in two years.
Planned Route: USA (Pennsylvania) - traveling west - up to Alaska - back down west coast through Mexico - Central America - South America, reaching Tierra del Fuego by New Years eve 2001. Then we fly the bikes across the Atlantic to South Africa - north through Africa across to Spain - through Europe (arriving aproximately summer 2002) - then east through Asia - flying to Australia - New Zealand - north to Japan - then back across the Pacific to Canada. A two year trip all together.
12.2000 first contact
04.09.2001 - ?
Miller, Andrew (British)
Route: Seven days through Europe - then I was getting my Turkish visa at the Bulgarian border when the first plane hit the twin towers in the US. One month in Turkey - Iran for two weeks heading south to bandar-e abbass the shipping port . Its here I got the ferry accross the gulf to Dubai. Spending only four days here due to its very expensive and only to freight the bike to Delhi, India. Idid not like that much especialy as I came from Dubai, and so I did not get that gradual cultrial change that you get when going overland. Anyway I had only four days in India inc the taj mahal before entering Nepal on the western border. Here I had one month in Nepal then over to darjeeling for a few days, I was going to assam but they had a maleria outbreak so i headed back to Nepal where I flew my self and my bike to Perth Australia. The reason for missing the far east was after 11th sept and because I had fly around Pakistan I was three months over budget and ahead three months and Australia and N-Z. where I am now was more in my heart.
Once in Perth I toured all the south west then headed east through the middle ie the great central road [dirt road] all the way to Alice Springs - Coober Pedy - Oodnadata track to lyndhurst - Adelaide - Melbourne - Snowey Mountains - Canbera - Blue Mountains - then Sydney to spend time with friends before flying both me and the bike to N.Z. Auckland.
With regards to the Far East ie Thailand - Cambodia - Laos - Singapore etc well I will do these another time, as i hope to do the trip again soon incuding the above and hopefully Pakistan.
Re the end well i have only planed to go to n.z then home to thee uk but this may change, I will keep you posted.
12.04.02 1st upadte
09.2001 - ?
Baldewerk, Wojtek (Poland)
- Plan Around The World. With another Polish friend on two KTM Adventure.
Route: Germany - India - Americas.
02.02.2001 1st contact
09.2001 - ?
- Pfaff, Thomas and ??? (Swiss) www.lunarpages.com/odyssey2001
- Plan Around-The-World. both plan to ride RTW with two BMW. For this reason we are looking for easy ship possibilities on Freight-Ships/Container-Ships to cross
Route: Europe to East-Coast USA or Canada. Argentina to New-Zealand. New-Zealand to Australia. Australia to Europe. We have already organised all necessary documents (Carnet de Passage for Motorbikes and Passports with Visa) for all countries. We ride directly to the correspondi: thpfaff@bluemail.chng departure port, and if possible directly on the ship if a ramp is available.
25.02.2001 1st information. Thomas Pfaff Schartenstrasse 68 5430 Wettingen/Schweiz thpfaff@bluemail.ch
26.06.01 Asked by email for more information.
13.07.01 Asked by email for more information. Email does not work.
27.07.01 A letter to him came back. Do you know his addrese?? Email?
01.03.2002 2nd try for update
03.03.2002 Answer without details. Asked 3rd time for update.
16.09.2001 - ??.??.??.
Antcliff, Helen and Patrick Watson (born 28.04.1963) (England) http://www.patandhelen.co.uk
On one ? R100GS.
- Plan Around The World.
Purpose:
Round the world in aid of Cystic Fibrosis and VSO
Route: Belgium - Holland - Germany - Poland - Slovakia - Heading South to South Africa - thence S. America - Central America - N. America - Asia. Not too organised as it all may change when America seeks revenge. Riding two up on BMW R100 GS/PD. Started with 35k miles on clock. First problem starter motor solenoid working part time. Pillion working part time to start bike! No real major hassles. Best moment so far - beautiful autumn afternoon crossing edge of Tatra mountains from Poland into Slovakia. It keeps getting better.
03.10.2001 They look nice on their homepage
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
04.10.2001 1st answer and contact
09.04.2007 2nd request for update
I would love to come to the gathering but it is the same time as my birthday and Helen already has plans for me! Give my best wishes to anyone who knows us or knows of us.
2002
2002
Wunsch, Volker (German, geb. 13.01.1969)
- Plan Around-The-World. The lorry-driver Volker plans to circle the world in 2002 with BMW R 1100 GS 1,5 - 2 years.
14.11.1998 Visit of Volker Wunsch who plans to ride Around the World 2002. He intends to ride by his own via Russia to Wladiwostok - Alasca - Argentinia (Tierra del Fuego) - Australia and .... So far Volker has a lot of experience driving by lorry to Russia, Ukraine and Tunisia.
01.03.2002 2nd request for update by letter.
Januar 2002
Serena and Eiko (Germans)
- Plan Around-The-World. Serena (BMW Funduro) and Eiko (HPN-BMW) plan to ride RTW Januar 2001 without a time limit. We had that dream about travelling around the world and not coming back as well as not having a home place to turn back since a long time. Now we made our decision. We will give up our home and sell our furniture. Luckily, we have some money saved. Nevertheless, we want to work on our journey, earn money and acquire new skills. Our heros - if we can use that word - are Claudia and Klaus Schubert (see there). They just wanted to visit Klaus' sister in Japan on their motorbikes and then they have been on the road for 16 years. There is no definite plan about our route. But we think that we will start in South Africa and cross the continent until we would like to move on to Asia or wherever.
15.07.2001 1st contact.
01.04.2002 - 06.06.2004
Salzmann, Sibylle (born 1975 Swiss) and Marco Meier (born 1973, Swiss) www.sima.li
+ Around The World. Sibylle and Marco have travelled already in Europe 80.000 kms with BMW R 1100 GS (Scandinavia, France, Italy, Spain, Greek, Turkey), Africa (Maroc) and Canada (BC). But their "travel bug" is not satisfied. So they started for a Around-The-World tour in april 2002 with two BMW F-650 GS Dakar to circle the world. They wanted to travel the open world open end but came back 06.06.2004.
Purpose of Travel: Meeting other cultures/people. To break out of the safe live here. Adventures - and to ride a motorcycle every day!
Planned Route in 2001: Switzerland, Italy, Greek, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Lhadak, Nepal, Thailand, Tiger States, Australia.........?
Planned Route in 2002: Because of the situation in the region of Kashmir we changed the route now. The new planned route: CH - Italy - Greek - Turkey - Georgia - Russia - Kazakhstan - Siberia (Wladiwostok) - Japan. Arriving in Japan, we look what we will do.
Planned Route in 2002 finally: CH - Italy - Greek - Turkey (Ferry) - Russia - Siberia (Wladiwostok arrival 29.07.02) - Japan. Arriving in Japan, we look what we will do. We have open-end.
Done Route: 2002-2004: April 2002 start in Zürich, Italy, Greece and Turkey, 05.05.2002 arrived in Sochi, Russia, travel trough Russia, Altaj mountains and Baikal area until Vladiwostok, 02.08.2002 arrived in Japan, travel trough Honshu and Hokkaido, 05.09.2002 shipping of the bikes to South America, Santiago de Chile, 17.11.02, bikes arrived in Valparaiso, Chile, next 8 months travel trough Chile and Argentinia, arrived 25.12.2002 in Ushuaia for the great traveller party, then we worked 7 months in south chile as tourguides, continue the travel to Bolivia and travelled there about 5 months trough Bolivia and Peru and 3 months in Brasil, 1 month in Uruguay, 09.05.2004 boarding with the bikes on a freighter Grimaldi-line in Argentina (Buenos Aires) to Germany (Hamburg), arriving in Hamburg on the 02.06.2004, arriving by motorbike and end of the travel in Zürich on the 06.06.2004
2001 1st contact
20.07.02 Arrived in Russia in Chabarowsk having passed a part of the the Armur river area: 800 km bad off-road, 500 km by train from Chernoschevsk to Skovoridin.
19.02.2003 Marco from Bariloche in Argentina: We will be on the road for a while. Perhaps we see at the 26th oder 27th or.... Motorcycle-WORLD-Traveller Meeting..
12.07.2004 Last update
04.06.2002 (departure) - ????
Milaniin , Valeria (Italian, born Lucca 31.08.1969) and George Migliorelli (USA / Italian, born 1952)
- Plan Around-The-World. Both plan to travel Around-The-World. George with HONDA Africa Twin and Valeria is by sponsored HONDA Transalp.
Purpose of travel: Follow a dream which George have had for twenty years. Religious follower of Ted Simon.
Valeria has no particular reason. She is a journalist and loves riding a bike.
Planned route: Italy (Lucca - Milana) - Switzerland - Slovenia - Croatia - Serbia - Bulgaria - Greece - Turkey (04.07.02) - Syria - Turkey - Iran (A motorbike driven by a woman is anusual in Iran, so I stimulated curiosity in both sexes. It was funny!!!) - Pakistan (Pakistan didn't cause any problem; we met interesting people (Pastun tribes) in Baluchistan and police scorted us in the second part of the journey, through Punjab to India border) - India (India's roads are very dangerous: crazy traffic of people and animals without any roules, but we survived) - Nepal (Nepal was a very interesting country, I didn't expect to find a "war" down there! Fortunatly "maoist" are not interested in tourists and are fighting only against the police) - they flew with their bikes from Nepal to Thailand (Bangkok) - Laos (10.10.02 Vientiane) - Plan: Cambodia - Vietnam - Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia - Australia.. etc
04.2000 George: Participant of the Tesch-Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers.
The best: Just beginning...
The worst: ...Getting the Carnet in Milan, Italy
Book or publication (about your tour): ...Motociclismo magazine will follow the RTW with a monthly box..
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ..Keep your head down and your tail up and do not let bureacracies stop you..
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: China, Africa, North Cape, Europe, Coast to Coast, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hawaii..
11.10.2002 : Valeria: Hi Bernd, I did'nt write you since long time; sorry but... you know, on the road weeks are shorter.
18.10.02 Part 2 from George:
Its been quite some time since I sent part 1. I believe it was from Turkey in July. Hey, its hard so I won't try to convince that we have been busy. Since part 1 we have been through Syria, back to Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal and now Thailand.
01.03.2003 "Sorry Bernd, we could not come to the meeting of world traveller, because we are "on the road" in ?? Valeria e Giorgio "IL GIRO"
Before starting we laid out a tentative schedule for the trip which tried to consider weather patterns (hot,cold,rainy season etc.) and balance it against time constraints. We have been a complete failure. We have been in the hottest areas at the hottest time of year. The Syrian desert in August. Baluchistan desert (Pakistan) early September. One 7 hour day in Baluchestan found us in 49 degree centigrade weather. We were just in time for the rainy season in India, Nepal and now Indochina. Several days ago we left for a four day tour from Chang Mai on the Mae Hong Son Loup which some claim to be the most beautiful motorcycle drive in the world. We were 200 kilometers out when we were told that the road had collapsed 100 kilometers ahead and there was no passing. We decided to return to CM, went 5 kilometers and the road was blocked by a partial collapse due to a river overflowing. We were trapped. We were fortunate in that the water subsided and the police let us pass although still in knee high water. The flooding in Thailand this season has been the worst in the past 50 years.
Each country provided some intersting encounters with humans, mother nature and the ground:
Syria: There was the middle aged Palestinian/Brit always dressed in Bedoin whites who is a Biology professor in Britian and a specialist in worms. He plays the stockmarket trades in antique Korans. Was last seen chatting up any "young thing" that passed his way.
Iran: The American Flag underwear for sale in a Teheran department store. The U.S. military uniforms for sale at a quasi army/navy store. The many Iranians who came up to us to express almost embarassment with their government. The many, many invitations we received from ordinary Iranians to come to their house for dinner.
Pakistan: "Sounding the Retreat" at the Pak/Indo border in 100 degrees humidity. On both sides of the border troops march in synchro, shout at each other in synchro with circa 8000 people on each side in stadium type seating shouting obscenties at each other. Spending an evening with the Pashtuns in Baluchestan, sleeping in a gas station and playing with their AK-47's. Being escorted for a day and a half by automatic weapon armed police so that we would have a "safe" time in Pakistan. G tasting dirt for the first time while off road (The Africa Twin only got a few scratches)
India: The Traffic, the Pastafarians. the monsoons. Every type of human, animal and inanimate being exists in Indain roads. The most dangerous I have ever seen. No regulations, passing on either side and at whatever speed. V at a standstill had her bike toppled by a water buffalo. With the bike down a second water buffalo put his hoof through the Givi extra long windscreen and made a 100 piece puzzle out of it. The Pastafarians (european youth in ethnic clothes with rasta matted hair) Maybe I am too old? Is it youth immitating their parents who took the magic bus in '68 from Amsterdam to Katmandu. Very much enjoyed the Israeli "hippies" in McCloud Ganj (exiled home of the Dalai Lama). The dichotomy was wonderful. After three years with the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) go to a safe (no muslims) place and play hippie.
Nepal: Civil war, Maoists, loss of documents/money, pastafarians again. Everyone has asked if we were frightened in Pakistan. The simple answer is no. Yes, there are too many weapons floating around and there are pockets one must avoid. However, the general sensation is that with a bit of caution there should be no trouble. On the other hand Nepal, Shangrila in the himmalayas, gives one the feeling that anything can happen at any time and at any place. There are circa 5000 "Maoists" (this is 2002 isn't it?) fighting the government and they are heavily armed. Several hundred soldiers, Maoists and civilians were killed while we were in country. Everyone is nervous, the army patrols Kastmandu with their fingers on the trigger. We decided to drive to Pokara, first we encountered an army patrol in full camoflage then 15k's later a bus was stopped in the center of the road. As we drove up several (6-7) young boys no more than 19 years of age appeared in Nike sneakers and North Face backpacks. They were all carrying automatic weapons. We the realized our encounter with The Maoists. They looked as though they still should be breast feeding. Fortunately their high command enforces a "No Foreignors" rule so we were not made part of the battle plan. We encountered so many army roadblocks. One in particular, after duslk in Jiri frightened us, solely because the soldier involved was also frightened and he was armed.
We had to ship the bikes from Katmandu to Bangkok since the Myanmar/Thai border was closed. One morning I left Katmandu by taxi to meet with a shipping agent. As I got out of the taxi I left my small pack in the taxi. I realized this gross act of negligence only after I was in the office and the taxi was long gone. The pack contained most of the remaining money for the trip along with every necessary document, passport etc. The trip was over. I started running, everyone in the office hopped on their respective scooters combing the city for the phantom taxi of which I had no identifying marks or numbers. It appeared to be a futile effort. We searched for an hour and a half and then returned to the office where the taxi driver was quietly waiting for my return. I wanted to kiss him. He told me he was married with three children. I gave him a not inconsequential tip but it could never be enough for his act of pure honesty. He did not even open the pack. You meet all types of people and the good ones make all the difference.
Met great Pastafarians in Katmandu. Three Italians from Rome, one in a Sari, the second in a Lawrence of Arabia costume and the third with everything pierced all jammed into a telephone booth calling home. All we heard was "MAMA MAMA, stiamo bene, stiamo bene!" (MOM, MOM we are fine, we are fine!) I guess I miss Italy..... All the best, George
17.11.2003 I asked for update: I did not hear from you since years..... Any huge problem not to answer anymore ??
13.07.2004 Iasked for update: I did not hear from both of you "since years"..
28.07.2004 Asked again for update. Still alive and travelling ??
01.07. 2002 - 07.11. 2002
Werner Bausenhart (born in Germany, 1937, living in Canada)
+ Around the World. Werner rode 46,846 km solo RTW in 4 months and 7 days with a BMW F 650.
Route: Nort America (Canada (Ottawa) - by air with bike to Europe (England (London) - France - H
Purpose of travel: infection by travel virus.
Route: Holland - Germany - Denmark - Sweden - Norway (Nordkapp) - Russia (Murmansk, Moscow, Sochi, Moscow, St. Petersburg) - Finland - Sweden - Denmark - Germany - Austria - Italy - Greece - Turkey) - Asia ( Iran - Pakistan - India - Bangladesh - by air with bike to Thailand - Bangkok) - Malaysia - Singapore - Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) - by air with bike to Australia ( Perth, Darwin, Cairns, Bamaga (top of Cape York), Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney) - by air with bike to North America (USA (Los Angeles, Phoenix, El Paso, Atlanta, Washington, Watertown) - Canada (Ottawa, home)).
10.03.2003: Book in preparation.
BAUSENHART, Werner
Book: "From Nordkap Cape York on a Motorcycle". € 21,90. English. TB + TG. www.legaspublishing.com
182 pp. Softcover. 1st edition. 15 B x 23 H. 2003. Illustrations: 32 color, 11 b.and w.; maps.
Anmerkung von B.T.: Diese letzte Reise, eine Weltumrundung, ist "NUR" eine Addition zu den enormen Amerika, Asien und Afrika-Motorrad-Reisen, die Werner in den letzten Jahren vorher gemacht hat. Sehe dazu seine Bücher in meiner website. Jede Reise davon ist eine Leistung und ein Rekord für sich. Ich müßte einmal nachrechnen: Wahrscheinlich hat kein älterer Motorrad-Reisender so viele Reise-Kilometer gefahren. In keinem Fall ein Canadier oder Deutscher. Und in keinem Fall in so kurzer Zeit.
Earlier experiences:
01.07.1997 - 25.02.1998
Bausenhart, Werner Ph.D. (German living in Canada, born 1937)
"8 Around the Americas on a Motorcycle." North - and South-America. Alaska-Ushuaia. 47,543 miles (=76.069 kms). Book: € 21,90
The German Werner (60, living in Canada) rode around North and South America after he retired. He wrote a book with a day-to-day account of a trip by BMW R 100 GSPD from Ontario, Canada, to Prudhoe Bay (Alaska) to Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina), and back to Canada. It gives an insight into matters specific to motorcycle adventure travel: the documents required, the maintenance of the bike, road and riding conditions as they affect the motorcyclist, border crossings, transporting the bike by air freight, and accommodation and security for bike and rider. An appendix lists exact distances, and the names of secure campgrounds and hotels. The travelogue includes conversations with many of the fellow travellers Bausenhart met along the route. The book also touches on more personal questions. How does the family-oriented traveller obtain a leave of absence from a significant other who hates motorcycles? How does one overcome one's own fear of the unknown? The writer demonstrates that anyone with a strong desire to do so can indulge in motorcycle adventure travel. All that is required is a reliable
motorcycle, a bit of money, and a lot of time. Appendix: Route with kms, camping places and hotels.
Tour North America: 01.07.1997 - 21.08.97 28,864 Miles. Canada - U.S.A (Alaska) - Canada - U.S.A (Oregon - California) - Mexico - U.S.A (Texas - Florida - New York) - Canada.
Tour: South America: 20.10.1997-02.02.1998. 37,038 miles. Canada - U.S.A - Mexico - Guatemala - El Salvador -
Honduras - Nicaragua- Costa Rica - Panama - Colombia - Venezuela - Brazil - Paraguay - Argentina - Chile - Argentina - Chile - Bolivia - Peru - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia.
Tour: Central America and Mexico: 03.02.98 - 25.02.98. 47,543-37,090 =10.453 miles Panama - Costa Rica -
Nicaragua - Honduras - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - U.S.A - Canada.
English. 240 pp. 23 b +w fotos, 1 map. 47,543miles (= 76.069 km)".
The best: End of the road in Alaska. End of the road on Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Riding in the Andes.
The worst: Rain, rain, rain, thanks to El Niño.
Book in 2000: This private published book is available from Werner or Bernd Tesch: "8 Around the Americas on a Motorcycle."
1 July, 1997 - 6 April,1998:
1991 BMW R100 GSPD Around North and South America in a figure eight. 76,407 km. Ottawa, Canada - Winnipeg - Dawson Creek - Fairbanks - Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska) - Vancouver - USA -San Francisco - Mexico City - Panama to Colombia by air with bike - Venezuela - Brazil - Ushuaia (Argentina; end of the road) - Punta Arenas
(Chile) - Bolivia - Peru - Colombia by air with bike to Panama - Belize - Mexico - USA - Key West (Florida) - Ottawa, Canada.
15.06. - 25.10.1999
Bausenhart, Werner Ph. D. (Canada, German born 1937)
England - Russia - China - England. The in German born and in Canada living Werner (62) rode solo 31.686 km with BMW R 100 GS PD.
Route: From Canada (Ottawa) to England (London) by air with bike - France (Paris) - Germany (Berlin) - Poland (Warzaw) - White Russia (Minsk) - Russia (Moscow - Novosibirsk - Irkutsk - Chita - from Chernishevsk to Skovorodino by train (700 km) - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok - Pogranichny/Suifenhe Russ) - China border - China (the trip in China was by Chinese escort: Harbin - Beijing - Lanzhow - Kashgar - Khunjerab Pass - Pakistan (Rawalpindi - Islamabad - Iran - Turkey - Greece - Italy- Austria - Germany - France - England (London). By air to Canada with bike.
The best: Meeting the Russians. Chinese food. Riding in Baluchistan.
The worst: Broken driveshaft in China. 19-day wait in Islamabad for Iranian visa.
Book: "Into the Den of the Bear and the Lair of the Dragon on a Motorcycle" Appears. 2001.
28.09.2000 B.T.: A huge trip nobody had done before in this way solo or in a group.
16.10.2000 - 22.05.2001
+ Bausenhart, Werner Ph.D. (Canadian, German born 1937)
Around Africa. Werner (63) circled solo nearly Africa in total with BMW F 650. 35.645 km.
Route: From Canada (Ottawa) to England (London) by air - with bike to France - Spain - Morocco - Mauritania - Mali - Burkina Faso - Niger - Nigeria - Cameroon - Gabon - Congo (Brazzaville) - Angola - Namibia - South Africa (Capetown 30.12.2000) - Zimbabwe - Zambia - Malawi - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Kenya - Ethiopia - Sudan - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece (ship) - Italy -
France - England (London) to Canada by air with bike.
France - Spain - Morocco - Mauritania - Nigeria - Gabon - Congo - Angola (12.2000 already) - Namibia - South Africa (Capetown 30.12.2000) - Kenya - Egypt - Lybia - Morocco - Spain - England (London) to Canada by air with bike.
Book: planned.
26.09.2000 B.T. So far nobody has circeld Africa in TOTAL by bike. Werner has circeld North - and South-America already and published a book. See Bausenhart NAmerica.
Book: Africa Against the Clock on a Motorcycle, 2002
07.2002 + ca. 5 years
Hable, Martin (Austrich) www. ??
- Plan Around-The-World. The monteur Martin plans to circle the world without timelimit.
Planned Route: Austria (Lochen) - Germany - France - Spain - Portugal -Spain - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Libya - Egypt - Jordania - along coast Saudi Arabia - Jemen - Oman bis V.A.E. - by ship to Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - Bangladesch - Burma - Thailand - Malaysia - Indonesia - Australia - Back via Neuguinea - Indonesia - Philippines - Taiwan - China - Japan - Hawaii - Mexico - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Costa Rica - Panama - Kolumbia - Ecuador - Peru - Bolivia - Chile - Argentinia - Uruguay od. Paraguay - Brasilia - Suriname - Guyana - Venezuela. To islands Dominik. Rep. - Tahiti - Jamaika - Bahamas to USA - Canada - Island - Scottland - GB - Netherlands - Germany - Austria.
01.2001 1st contact.
18.01.2001 Martin visited me for recommendation. Austrian ministry "Auswärtiges Amt": http://www.bmaa.gv.at
14.03.2003 : Martin: Sorry Bernd, aber mir ist es aus beruflichen Gründen nicht möglich zu kommen. Du glaubst ja nicht wie hart es ist sich 75.000€ zusammenzusparen um meine Reise für 5 Jahre zu finanzieren. Daher muß ich auch auf so einiges was mir lieb ist verzichten.
Sobald es jedoch los geht, meld ich mich bei dir nochmals persönlich.
17.03.2003: Request for update
05.08.2002 - 06. 11.2002
Sanders, Nick (British) www.nicksanders.com and other 21 travellers Around-The-World below
+ Around-The-World fifth time. This time Nick guided a group of 21 who all made it Around-The-World : 31,000 in 92 days
< Foto: Jason Mardell: India at a stoplight. In India all rode Enfields.
B.T.:
The only person which Bernd Tesch knows ist the woman with the black spectacle (Plate I NO 7): Elspeth Beard who rode earlier solo around-The-World.
To me the very wellknown Nick passed bye in Zweifall / Germany with his YAMAHA R1 the last day before he finished his 4th Around-The-World-Tour in GB. What for other travellers is the highlight of their life Nick completed this 4th RTW tour like a "normal journey". This RTWorld he had undertaken just to prepare the fifth RTWorld tour with 24 others motorcycle riders.
For Bernd Tesch who is watching all Around-The-World- Tours by motorcycle it is always interesting to compare the "plan of the tour" and "the real tour". Below you find at first the plan. and afzer what came out.
When Nick told me here that the travellers have so many miles (600-800) to ride per day it came out that the journey is a mixture about travelling (where you want to see something and need time) and sport (where you like to motorcyle). I doubted that ALL of the starters would make it under those conditions. What could happen on a trip with 21 persons x 31.0000 miles => 651.0000 miles = 1.041.600 km ?? Nick guided them RTW: My congratulation !
The Plan: 06.01.2002 - 31.03.2002
WHAT'S THE OBJECTIVE? Riders, positioned in teams of three, will compete in a total of 9 staged legs and within 75 to 80 days, encircle the globe. The route, ratified by UK motoring organisations and The Guinness Book of Records as being a true overland circumnavigation of the world will involve five continents, seven deserts, four mountain chains and 27 countries, the total journey will cover more than 18 000 miles. Selected teams of three riders will line up at each daily stage start location. Flagged away by ride officials at short timed intervals, each team will ride via pre-determined checkpoints and then proceed to a daily end destination. Photographs taken at each check point site will be presented as proof to the judges and daily points accumulated will give an eventual around the world winning team.
Route: Stage 1: Riders will leave London and fly to New York for the start of the 18,000 mile long Motorcycle World Challenge. 8 teams of 3 riders will cross Canada in stage 1 along the Yellowhead Highway and include one 1000 mile time trial before easing off in the Banff and Jasper National Park in Alberta and British Columbia. After this, they journey into Yukon Territory where the Top of the World Highway will lead us through Fairbanks into Alaska. Continuing west along the Glenn Highway the Challenge will at Anchorage make its first pit stop and tyre change.
Stage 2: Re-routing east on the Glenn to Tok the teams turn south to ride nearly the full length of the Alaskan Highway. Descending through British Columbia to Vancouver and Seattle, there will be an overnight service stop in Olympia prior to stage 3.
Stage 3: The Challenge travels south along Highway 101 set against the Pacific Ocean before turning inland into Oregon, NE California and across the deserts of Nevada and Death Valley. After a deserved night off in Las Vegas the journey continues on through the Grand Canyon National Park, Marble Canyon, the Canyons of the ancients and onto Durango along one of the finest road journeys in America, to end up in UFO country and Roswell before the third overnight service stop in El Paso.
Stage 4: The route through Mexico will head towards Copper Canyon and cross the Sierra Madre Occidental before boarding the car ferry for the southern tip of Baja California. For the next three days the Challenge proceeds north through magnificent desert landscapes before reaching San Diego and a rest stop in Los Angeles. Bikes will be air freighted to Sydney where the fiths stage begins.
Stage 5: This leg around Australia will include two 1000 mile timed trials across central Australia and the west coast towards Perth. Teams have a choice of gaining points by riding to Perth via Broome or taking a more leisurely route across the Nullarbor. Irrespective of other accolades, this continent is an awesome motoring experience.
Stage 6: Stage 6 takes the riders to South East Asia. After air freighting the bikes from Perth to Singapore the teams will head north through Malaysia and Thailand to Bangkok. Riders can sightsee in Bangkok and Chang Mai or again, teams can decide to ride east to Cambodia via the 9th century Buddhist temple Angkor Wat. The route will only provisionally head to Vietnam before returning across eastern Thailand.
Stage 7: After reaching Bangkok, riders will head 1500 miles south to Singapore where the bikes will be freighted to Madras as riders rest in Malaysia.
Stage 8: The next leg of the Challenge will take riders to Delhi. Teams can choose to fly on to Istanbul or head west to the Rajasthan Desert before entering Pakistan at Lahore to cross the Indus Valley and ride overland through Iran and Turkey, to finish in Istanbul over 6000 miles later.
Stage 9: Istanbul to London across Europe. The final 1800 mile run in. The winning team will be presented with the Challenge Bowl as all competitors each receive a bronze sculptured winners medal having motorcycled around the world
CONTACT DETAILS: Address. NIck Sanders. P.O. Box 27. MACHYNLLETH. POWYS, WALES, UK SY20 8WT. Email: enquiries@nicksanders.com
The REAL Tour: 05.08.2002 - 06. 11.2002
24 wanted to circle the world but 21 started AND made it !
Nick is a high experienced Around-the-World motorcycle traveller. This time he guided a group of 21 motorcycle travellers Around-The-World. They were accompanied by a service-car which was driven by British Elspeth Beard who rode already solo Around-The-World by bike (search on this site).
Jason Mardell kindly wrote the first and most complete summary out the tour. Information by the others will be added with their names.
All the participants were:
Richard Andrew (British, BMW R1150GS)
Elspeth Beard (British, on this RTW-tour she drove the service-car and in India an Enfield Bullet)
John Baggaley (British R1100GS)
Gary Clacket (British, Honda Shadow)
Ian Clarke (British, VFR800)
Leigh Dowell (British, Moto Guzz V11 sport)
Jane Holmyard (British, woman BMW R1150RS)
Rob Hughes (British, born 09.03.55, Yamaha Thundercat)
Rob drove solo on a Yamaha YZF600R as part of the Nick Sanders motorcycle world challenge.
Rob's purpose of travel: Fun, and to see all that I could.
Rob´s The best: Too many to mention or too many to remember, but to sum it up. Eye poppin, Jaw droppin sights n sounds of the Americas and Austraila to the emotional culture shock of S.E. Asia and the sad ride home from Europe.
Rob´s worst: Wish I had the cash for more.
Earlier experiences: Brief forays into Europe (bro lives in Belgium) lots of UK riding. Was a motorcycle instructor for 5 years. Do 20,000-30,000 miles a year.
18.02.2003 1st contact and request for update.
11th-13th.04.2003: Rob takes part in the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers.
Calire Janssenswillen (British, woman BMW K100RT)
Frank Lloyd (Welsh, BMW R1150GS)
Jason Mardell (British, born 09.03.1964, software engineer) www.compers.demon.co.uk/mwc.htm
Jason drove solo 31,000 in 92 days on a BMW R1100S as part of the Nick Sanders motorcycle world challenge.
Jason´s pourpose of travel: Fun, fun fun and more fun
Jason´s The best: SOOOOO many. Traveling the length of the alaskan highway. Top of the world highway. Through the mountains of Alaska. Seeing bears in British columbia. Giant redwood forests. Driving on the Bonneville salt flats. The huge plains of Nevada, the awesome 'Ruta Espinoza el Diablo' in Mexico, the 50 degree heat of the Majabe desert, the speed limitless roads of australia together with the amazing wildlife, and the great coastal highway. The rains of the tropics. Seeing a headless body in the Meking river, the flooded villages, the storms and winds and mountains. The mountain motorways of Malaysia and madness of the drivers. The absolute chaos of traffic in India, the surprizing fantastic mountain roads in Greece. The beauty of Italy and the autostrada in the clouds. The pyranese racetracks and the Sierra Nevada views. The absolutley unbeatable Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert. The endless 6,7 and 800 mile 16, 17 or 18 hour days. The fun, the laughter and the million other little things.
Jason´s The Worst: Not much really. Getting food poisioning in Mexico, the incredible debilitating 50 degree heat of the Majbe desert, driving through the concrete nightmare of Los Angeles, hitting a pack of dogs and then hitting the road in India. The only really bad experience of the whole trip was finishing it!!
Jason´s Earlier experiences: Not many. I've only been riding 2 1/2 years but regulary do 15,000 miles a year commuting. I've competed in the 24hr Welsh rally in 2002 and will again this year. I've really started my motorcycle touring with the ultimate trip.
18.02.2003 1st contact and request for update.
11th-13th.04.2003: Jason takes part in the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers .
Matt Mason (British Triumph Speed Triple)
Kennet T.M. McLennan (Scottish, born ?? BMW R1150GS Adventure, plumber + enigineer)
Kenny drove solo 31,000 in 92 days on a BMW R1150GS Adventure as part of the Nick Sanders motorcycle world challenge.
25.02.2003 1st contact and request for update
111th-13th.04.2003: Kenny takes part in the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers with his wife Alice and daughter Harly-Jane (10) coming in a sidecar BMW R 100 R.
John Phillipson (British, Honda NTV 650)
05.08.2002 - 06.11.2002 www.getjealous.com/ninaplumbe
Nina Plumbe (British, woman, born 13.08.1951 BMW R850R)
The Best : Trying to get to Angkor Wat in Cambodia when we were defeated by flood water. The Cambodians were wonderful and it is 24 hrs I will not forget. The very best bit was our two bikes being towed by a 'toot toot (tut tut ?)' in line in Aranyapathet in Thailand.
The worst : The worst day during my round the world challenge with Nick Sanders was in India on the main road to Puna from the south. The traffic was very heavy and the concentration was very high as we tried to go as fast as possible to get to our destination. Hazards included every kind of vehicular traffic as well as many kind of animals. It was mentally exhausting and we were very hot and very dirty.
Earlier Experiences : I have been riding since I was 16...that was a long time ago. I began on a scootor, a Lambretta model F; I still have this scootor ! That was in 1966. I have now been riding motorbikes for 36 years . I ride all year round ! Before doing the world trip I had only taken trips in Europe . During the world trip I rode 32,000 miles (51,000k) in 95 days on my R850R BMW. I travelled through USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Morocco, England. During this trip I rode 810 miles (1300k) on one day. We averaged 340 miles (540km) over the whole of the trip.
07.03.2003 1st contact
11th-13th.04.2003: Nina takes part in the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers in Malmedy / Belgium.
13th.02.2007 Nina infomrs B.T.: Dear Bernd, Just to let you know that I have just ridden down Africa on my own bike R1200GS. I am 56 years old now. Having gone round the world with Nick Sanders in 2002, I have now been round the Mediteranean sea, the Black sea , the Baltic sea and now down Africa. Good for an old lady, heh ?
16th.02.2007 B.T. asked Nina for update
16th.02.2007 An update of motorcycle trips.
Sept 04 A month round Morocco on R850R BMW.
May 05 A trip round the Baltic, including Russia , North Cape . It took about 5 Weeks. On R850R BMW
Sept 05 A trip round the Meditterranean Sea . It took about 5 weeks. On R850R BMW
May 06 A trip round the Black Sea . It took about 5 weeks ! On R1200GS BMW
Oct 06 Set off to do Norfolk , UK to Cape Town ,SA. took easterly route and arrived after 17 weeks and 12700 miles. On R1200GS BMW
PURPOSE...always to enjoy the people and countries and motorcycling.
WORST: Dropping bike in water, seeing child hit in accident.Egyptian border formalities.
21th.02.2007 Asked NIna vor an extra overview of her Trans-African-Tour
Adrian Rountree (British Suzuki Hayabusa)
Graham Saunders (British, Honda Blackbird) http://www.grahamsaunders.com
Clive Sheward (British BMW R1150GS Adventure)
Bill Smith (Scottish BMW R1150RS)
Marco Valente (Scotland, born 02.05.1976, BMW R1150GS Adventure)
I started riding motorcycles in the winter of 1997, but just recently I have started to make trips outside the UK. My latest and biggest trip was with the "Nick Sanders motorcycle world challenge" and enjoyed every second of it. I rode 31,000 miles in 92 days. And to my surprise I had no breakdowns with my bike which is a BMW 1150 GS ADVENTURE apart from having to change an indicator light bulb which had worked lose due to the off road riding to get to an ice glacier. Although the trip was long and hard some days it was made easier and more fun with the other riders. On some parts of the trip (Canada/Alaska) we were riding in freezing conditions but in other parts of the world we were over come with the heat (Majabe desert) where I was close to passing out due to heat exhaustion. Most days we rode between 500 miles and 700 miles but the furthest I rode in one day was from Port Headland to Perth (Australia) which was 1,116 miles which took us 18 1/2 hours. No matter where we were the locals made us welcome. But watch out for there driving especially in India, Malaysia and Thailand there crazy. Not only are you looking out for the locals but livestock as well which was needing a lot of onsecration. There is no favourite place that I liked because they all had there very different qualities. My worst moment on the trip was getting sea sick on the ferry crossing from Spain to Morocco (thanks again Richard). My best moment of the trip was crossing and getting stuck a river in Morocco and getting the perfect picture (thanks to Elspeth).
28.03.2003 1st contact and request for update.
11th-13th.04.2003: Marco takes part in the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers.
Tim White (British Honda Pan European)
Graeme Willet (British BMW R1150GS)
Route: New York to Ankorage Alaska, down west coast then Texas and Mexico before coming back up to LA : 14.000 miles in 1st month. USA (LA) to Australia (Sydney) by air -> Sydney -> Melbourne -> Adelaide -> Katherine -> then over the top and round the west coast Port Hedland then to Perth doing 1100 miles in a day -> Australia (Perth) to Singapore by air -> from Singapore through Malaysia and Thailand to Meykong river -> then back down to Thailand (Bangkok) and back through Malaysia to Singapore. Singapore to India (Madras) to pick up Enfields -> Madras to Mangalore, Bangalore, Puna up through Agra to Delhi app. 2000 miles -> Delhi to Istanbul by air -> Istanbul through Greece then ferry to Italy -> Italy -> France -> Spain -> Morrocco -> then back through Spain -> Andora -> France -> Italy -> France -> Spain -> to UK
Find out more about the man who's been round the world more times than your average satellite and probably faster. Once on a bicycle in 79 days and round again on a motorcycle in 31 days; breaking the World Record on both occassions.
Nick Sanders had done so many extra ordinary travels / races / tours of which most of us are just dreaming off. To pay those adventures sometimes needs just to be satisfied with water and a piece of bread. But always when I met Nick he was happy: THIS COUNTS ! You can easily take a bit part in his adventures by buying his videos via www.nicksanders.com
The view of his Videos for sale: Road Head. The Emerald Way 4 go to Europe. Edge of the Sahara. American Dream. Journey to the top of the World. Fastest Man around the World. Black Sea Odyssey. The Longest Narrow Boat Journey. Kaleidoscope Coast. The Nick Sanders Motorcycle World Challenge.If you would like to order a video please send a cheque with your details to the address below.
Road Head is £9.99, all other videos are £14.99. Plus £1.50 P&P in England.
The details of his Videos for sale:
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: Road Head... English Pounds £9.99 + postage
the art of riding round the world in 16 minutes and 30 seconds. Eye candy for the true motorcylcle artisan. Road Head takes a trip beyond the asphalt into the realm of biker dreams. A montage of the biker mind on circling a planet called Earth. To find out how Roadhead was made and preview video clips.
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: The Emerald Way English Pounds £14.99 + postage
Eleven days in Ireland and it rained almost without ceasing. This gave vent to a moody sky which was somehow a necessary condition for historical atmosphere. Biking back to distant roots, I was discovering an Irishness in me which had long lay hidden. Maybe there's a bit of the blarney in all of us. It was becoming clear that the fairies had led me to people and places which were more a measure of my own character than anything I could say about it myself.
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: 4 go to Europe English Pounds £14.99 + postage
This exquisite little film records Nick Sanders’ round trip journey from Wales to southern Spain. Travelling with wife Hennie and their two boys, Willow and Juno, they opted to use motorbike and side car. Packed with a tent, tools and an assortment of teddies they set off, like characters from a story book, to make up their own adventure. The film is a simple tableau of things they saw and places they passed. A small but deceptively hard jewel of an adventure. A beautiful biker movie of the first order.
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: Journey to the Edge of the Sahara English Pounds £14.99 + postage
14 riders journeyed along some of the most beautiful roads in France and Spain before reaching the magnificent country of Morocco. Venturing into Africa, the expedition stepped far back into history. It continued on to the Tiz n'Ticha Mountain Pass, routed between Marrakesh and Ait Ben Haddou. This is one of the most stunning sections of road in Morocco, and perhaps one of the most dramatic in the world. This is a journey which contains the deeper kind of resonance that only real adventure brings.
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: American Dream Road-warriors...... English Pounds £14.99 + postage
>ou are never happy unless you're on the road. I know that. Cars and trucks and people on the pavement come into view within a landscape that flashes past. But locked in your helmet, it's all very fleeting. Hypnotised along that thin grey line which never seems to end........ You are seduced. "Come with me ," the road seems to say, "let me show you places you’ve never seen."
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: Journey to the Top of the World English Pounds £14.99 + postage
This film is a story about achievement, speed, endurance and beautiful landscapes - and the simple love of motorcycling. It's about 20 motorcyclists who wanted a break from their normal way of life. Over 27 days, 15 men and 5 women, together with team leader Nick Sanders, rode for nearly 12,000 miles through blistering heat, torrential rain and an unparalleled variety of bad road conditions. They went from New York to Death Valley, on to Alaska and back. And this is their story.
Motorcycle-Race and Travel-Video: Fastest Man around the World English Pounds £14.99 + postage
Riding a 900cc Triumph Daytona, Nick rode 19,930 miles in a Guinness recorded time of 31 days 20 hours, also beating the previous car-driving record by 2 days! This digital broadcast quality video follows Nick on his mission, through 21 countries, 4 deserts and 4 continents in one serious month! This is a race against the clock. And it's never been done on a motorbike before...........
Boat journey: Black Sea Odyssey English Pounds £14.99 + postage
Nick and friends took a narrowboat from London to the Black Sea. This film is the tale of their return journey, ending in a crossing of the English Channel at night! The film covers the concluding part of what had already become an epic adventure - will it ever be repeated? The Longest Narrow
Boat Journey in the World English Pounds £14.99 + postage
In June 1994, Nick Sanders and his two-man crew started out on a wee adventure. They left the Black Country, home of the Industrial Revolution, canals and Banks's Beer, and set off for the Black Sea, 4000 miles away, on two narrowboats. And they got there!
This film is the story of their adventure, involving open seas, the swirling currents of the Rhine and Danube, of sinkings and salvagings, of getting their barges through the war-zone of Serbia and finally reaching the port of Agigea at the end of the Black Sea Canal.
Motorcycle-Travel-Video: Kaleidoscope Coast English Pounds £14.99 + postage
The circumnavigation of the entire British coastline - the film of a journey through a kaleidoscope of human and landscape diversity. From the elephant on skis at John O'Groats to the isolation of the Highlands and the magnificent Pass of the Cattle, to the mad roller-coaster ride through Blackpool, this is a wonderful sequence of images and music, central to which is of course the bike riding to whisk you along!
06.04.2002 - 03.2004
Danna, Vincent (France, born 23.03.1972) http://vincent.danna.free.fr
- Plan Around-The-World. The French man Vincent plans to ride solo Around-The-World with a BMW 100GS Paris Dakar.
Route: Europe - Russia - Mongolia - Kazakhstan - Kirghistan - Ouzbekistan - Turkmenistan - Iran (12.2002) - Plans : Pakistan, maybe afghanistan and tajikistan (according to the dangers and weathers) then india, se asia, australia, nz, south and central america, africa, back to france.
Purpose of travel: None, fun
The best so far: Russia, Mongolia, in Central Asia especially Kirghistan.
The Worst so far: I got stuck because of the bike, especially in Teheran. Iran.
Earlier experiences: None with bike, backpacking yes in SE Asia
08.07.2002 1st contact
18.02.2003 Vincent is in Pakistan. Will not be able to come to the 25th. Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers 11th.-13th.04.2003. Vincent has the possibility to travel to Afghanistan. Bernd Tesch connected him with Ted Simon.
02.03.2004 Vincent in India on his way to Nepal. Now ridig with a Swiss tephane, a swiss guy, on a very nice bmw hpn
02.03.2004 Asked for update
02.05.2002 - 20.09.2003 and 29.02.2004 - 31.07.2004
YOU can take part in this personal organised tour:
Around-The-World in total or in special parts for YOUHH:
Kurt Weidner (German, based in Australia) fuer BIKE TOURS AUSTRALIA. http://www.biketours.com.au
- Plan Around-The-World. 71.600 Km auf BMW R 1150 GS und Yamaha XT 600.
Route: Europe (Germany), North-America (Canada, Alaska, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) - South America (Venezuela, Brasil, Argentina, Chile), Australia (New Zealand, Australia) - Asia (Hong Kong, Peking, Mongolia, Russia) - Germany.
Purpose of travel: I have founded "BIKE TOURS AUSTRALIA" almost 20 years ago. Back then, it was one of the very first motorcycle touring companies. For our 20th, anniversary, we organise a motorcycle tour "Round The Globe", the: "BIKE TOURS ALLROUND". Since many of us motorcycle enthusiasts would love to do a trip around the world on a bike, most can't afford the 16 months to do it. So the BIKE TOURS ALLROUND gives you the chance to be part of this great adventure, because you can only book the sections in your favourite country, you would like to travel in. The world tour consists of 14 sections, which can be booked individually. So you might not be a "Round the world traveller" but you can be definately part of a great WORLD TOUR. Information: e-mails: bike@biketours.com.au or travelaction@t-online.de End of October 01, the tour will be advertised on our website: http://www.biketours.com.au
General: The whole trip will be "life" on the net, and there will be a great video production about the project.
B.T.: Bernd Tesch knows Kurt Weidner and his firm BIKE TOURS AUSTRALIA in Australia personally. Kurt gave a wonderful party and offered us two YAMAHA XT 600 E in good condition for our tour three months tour in Australia 1999 / 2000. You can rent your bike there as well or take part in his well organised tours in Australia or the USA with him or Hardy.
This is the FIRST organised tour Around-The-World in which you can take part in the sections you like or in total or 3- or 4-weeks sections.
Here you find all informations and can book yourself:
http://www.biketours.com.au/worldtour/htm
02. June - 22. June 2002 Tour sections: BTA 1: Canada : Montreal - Vancouver.
30. June - 20. July 2002, BTA 2, Canada / Alaska,Vancouver- Fairbanks
28. July - 17. Aug 2002, BTA 3, Alaska / Canada, Fairbanks- Vancouver
25. Aug.- 14. Sept. 2002, BTA 4, Canada / USA, Vancouver- San Francisco
22. Sept.- 12. Oct. 2002, BTA 5, USA / Mexico, San Francisco- Mexico City
20. Oct. - 9. Nov. 2002, BTA 6, MEXICO/ GUATEMALA/ HONDURAS/ NICARAGUA/ COSTA RICA/ PANAMA. Mexico City - Panama
01. Dec. - 28. Dec.2002, BTA 7, Venezuela / Brazil, Caracas - Rio de Janeiro
05. Jan.- 25. Jan. 2003, BTA 8, Brazil / Paraguay / Argentina, Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires
02. Feb.- 22. Feb. 2003, BTA 9, Argentina / Chile, Buenos Aires - Terra del Fuego
30.Mar. - 19.Apr. 2003BTA 10, New Zealand, Christchurch - Auckland
11.May - 31. May 2003, BTA 11, Australia, Melbourne - Darwin
22.Jun. - 12. Jul. 2003, BTA 12, China, Hong Kong - Beijing
20. Jul. - 23. Aug. 2003, BTA 13, China /Mongolia / Russia, Beijing - Moscow
31.Aug- 20. Sept. 2003, BTA 14, Russia / Baltic States / Germany, Moscow - Germany
The first tours have benn completed as planned. Because of illness SARS in China the organiser Kurt will continue the last four trips in 2004:
29.02. - 20.03.2004 Australia (Darwin > Melbourne)
02.05. - 22.05.2004 China: Hongkong > Peking
30.05. - 03.07.2004 China > Mongolei > Russland (Moskau)
11.07. - 31.07.2004 Russland (Moskau) > Deutschland (Sauerland)
07th.10.2004 Next request for update
03.05.2002 - 01.05.2003
Palladino, Carol (Canadian, born 17/08/1952) and Peter Cameron (Canadian, born 25/10/1959)
+ Around-The-World. Carol and Peter rode around the world 55,000 kms in 12 months with the motorcycle 1984 BMW R80 RT.
Route: Europe 25.000 kms (GB, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey). Flew ourselves and bike from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bangkok (Thailand)11/02/2002. S.E. Asia 14.000 kms (Thailand, Laos, Malaysia). Shipped bike from Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) to Australia (Perth). We flew K.L. to Perth 22/01/2003. Around southern/eastern coast of Australia 12.000 kms to Townsville. Townsville back down to Brisbane. Flew bike and ouselves Australia, (Brisbane ) to New Zealand (Auckland) 20/02/2003. Around New Zealand 4,000 kms. Flew bike and ourselves, Auckland (New Zealand) to Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) 19/04/2003. Rode Vancouver to Revelstoke B.C. (Home).
Purpose of travel: Fun. Holidays.Adventure worldwide.
The best: Meeting new friends everywhere.
The worst: Riding in the worlds major cities, London, Paris, Rome, Bangkok....
Book or publication : ....no
Useful information and TIPS for others: Horizons Unlimited website.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:...Around North America.
15.01.2003 1st information by David Böll.
30.10.2003 1st update
02.11.2003 1st request for overview Around North America.
11.05.2002 + 21 days
Sanders, Kevin and Julia (England) www.globebusters.com
+ Around-The-World - in 18,661 miles (29.858kms) and in 21 DAYS, R 1150GS.
Earlier experiences: "Remember us - Kevin and Julia Sanders (now married!) - a couple of years ago, we sent you tales from the road when we travelled two-up on a 1989 BMW R80GS around Central and South America for 7 months. We are leaving on 11 May and are aiming to break the World record for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the World by Motorcycle. Riding a modified BMW R1150GS, we will be trying to take 10 days off the current record. (Nick Sanders, 31 days.) This time, we have a dedicated website to our ride, so rather than tell you all about it, go to www.globebusters.com and find out all about what we are up to. The site has diary updates about our long preparations and just before we leave it will be linked through to our satellite tracker fitted on the bike and you will be able to track our progress on-line. Hope you find it interesting !
I am sure the gut reaction from most long distance motorbike travellers is to say - 'what is the point? you don't get to see / do anything relating to the countries you are in'. I suppose for this ride, the point isn't travelling in it's purest sense. It is an endurance ride, clocking up hard miles over long hours, and we wanted to see how we can work as rider and pillion in these circumstances.
...After this, then we will plan something more relaxed over a couple of years. Every time we get the e-zine we feel sick with envy at all the photos and the memories of the good old days. Perhaps you should do a 'where are they now / what are they doing now?'
01.04.2002 1st information by www.horizontsunlilimted.com
01.04.2002 1st request for update!
14.03.2003 Kevin and Julia: Hi Bernd, we will not be coming this year. Too many other things to plan and not enough time!
We are the Guinness World Record Holders for the Fastest Motorbike Ride Around the World (June 2002). We are the pillion ride that broke Nick Sanders record last year - no relative, just coincidence that we have the same name!
18.08.2003 - ?? , Kevin & Julia Sanders(UK) plan Trans Americas Guinness World Record
The aim is to smash the existing record by more than ten days. Log on and see if we make it !.
If it were just a case of riding the bike, it would not be as tough (really!). What makes the ride more difficult is documenting it all in accordance with the stringent regulations that Guinness set down. The paperwork is key. If you cannot prove what you have done to Guinness, then there is no record. If you mislay your documents half way through the record, then give up, because you don't have the proof.Here is summary of the Guinness rules for these rides:
Circumnavigation of the World by Motorcycle
Minimum 18,000 riding miles.
Minimum 24,900 miles in total.
Travel in the same direction (you cannot go back on yourself).
Cross two anti-podal points (opposite points on the globe).
Time flying between land points is not counted. For the records:
Route must be checked by Guinness prior to setting off.
Same rider, same bike throughout.
No traffic offences.
Maintain detailed log book – every time you stop, record location, date, time, mileage and when you start, record the date and time of starting.
Photographic and video evidence of journey.
Two witnesses each day to sign the log book.
Two independent witnesses of local standing to verify the whole evidence of the journey prior to submission to Guinness.
14.08.2003 1st information
14.08.2003 1st request for update.
2003
2003 + some years
Jeske, Sabine (born 02.09.1966) and Henrik Scheunemann (27.07.1963, both Germans)
- Plan Around-The-World. Secretary Sabine and Ranger Henrik (Yamha XT 600 K) want to travel with two bikes for some years RTW.
Earlier Experiences: Henrik rode 21.04.1996 - 15.03.1997 with a Harley Davidson 45.000 km in USA and Sabine with a Kawasaki 440 TD 30.000 kms.
25.09.01 1st contact
29.11.02 Both have been with Tesch for recommendation
12.11.2001 2nd request for their block.
03.2003 - ??
Schindler, Karsten and Thomas Kleinhaus (Germans)
- Plan Around-The-World.
09.04.2001 1st contact. Want to visit 24th Mc-Meeting for WORLD-Travellers 12.-14.04.02
09.04.2002 1s request for update.
20.05.2003 - plus 90 days - 21.08.2003
Stelzl, Franz (Austrian, born 26.02.1962, married since 21 years with the same wife Monica, daughter Nina (born 1982) and son Roman (born in 1986).
+ Around-The-World. From home to home, always from west to east. )Franz circled the world with a BMW R 80 G/S (1987) solo: 5.000 km in Europe, 5.510 km in Asia, 1.050 km in Japan, 6.010 km in America by motorcycle.
Some parts of my trip I made by public transport: 2.300 km with transsiberia-railway (from middle-Siberia to east-Siberia), 750 km with a ship crossing the the Japanese ocean (from east Siberia to Japan) 16.500 with airplanes across the Pacific and the Atlantic (Japan-America and America-Europe) and 400 km with ICE-railway (airport until home). Additionally all over 37.520 km.
After many adventures and challengeses and daily problems I am healthy at home with my family. The best moment is when you return home.
Purpose of travel: "That one who trust in his dreams and search for his life, which means something to him, will be successful, what he would never believe in". Henry David Thoreau.
Route: Europe (Austria (Bregenz-) - Germany /Munnich-) Austria (Vienna-) - Slovakia (Bratislava-Zilina-) - Poland (Krakau-Warschau-) - in the European part of Belarus / Russia Franz rode 5000 km: Belarus (Brest - Minsk - Orsha-) - Russia (Smolensk - Moscow - Kasan - Perm - Jekaterinburg-) - Asia (in the Russian part of Asia 4.720 km by bike :Jekaterinburg - Omsk - Novosibirsk - Krasnojarsk - Irkutsk - Chita. In Chita is the end of the main road and the very most cars, trucks and motorcycles take the transiberia-railway through the mud. So Franz took the train from Chita to Chabarovsk. By bike to Vladivostok (790 km) - by ship to Japan (Toyama - by bike to Tokyo - Yokohama). Franz flew to America (Los Angeles) while the bike was shipped. After three weeks the bike arrived from Japan in LA. By bike 6.010 km in America (USA (California (Los Angeles) - Arizona (Grand Canyon) - Wyoming (Yellowstone N.P.) - Illinois (Chicago) - New York (USA). Franz flew back to Great Britain while his bike was shipped over the Atlantic. Because Franz would have to wait another three weks in England for the bike he took the train back home to Austria 1.000 km,
Across the Pacific, Franz took the airplane. Instead his motorbike was shipped over the ocean.
The best: Luck is known in the conduct, not only in owning.
The worst: Every adverse of Destiny own the sprout of a bigger advantage.
Book or Publication: Yeah, what the human ghost can believe, that he can accomplish. For the ghost there are no frontiers, out of someone, which we accept for yourself.
Useful informations and tips for others: Even the best tool of the tool is useless, when nobody can use it.
Earlier Experiences of big motorcycle-tours: Most of the people want something unusual, but only a someone own the right plan and the burning yearning, which will open the door for a better life.
Anbei ein gewünschtes Foto wie ich nach der Tagestour und der Körperpflege aussehen werde. Körperpflege unterwegs dient zur Aufrechterhaltung und Stärkung der Selbstdisziplin. Ein weißes Hemd mit Krawatte ist immer in der Tesch-Tasche dabei, für Ruhetage und gesellschaftliche Ereignisse.
18.01.2002 1st visit for recommendation.
22.05.2003 Super!!! Der Tesch-Travel-Träger steht meiner alten Damen BMW R 80 G/S wie ein sexy Abendkleid.
22.08.2003 1st email after the tour after returnung home. Next request for update.
27.10.2003 Beim Crash haben die Tesch-Travel-Taschen mein linkes Bein gerettet!
Bei meinem Chrash mit einem Track, auf schmalen Straßen in den Bergen von Japan, haben mir die Tesch-Travel-Taschen mein linkes Bein gerettet. Ohne die stabilen Tesch-Travel-Taschen mit den äußerts stabilen Tesch-Travel-Träger, in Verbindung mit dem BMW-Boxer-Motor mit Sturzbügel, wäre mein Bein sicher gebrochen und die Reise hätte ein jehes Ende genommen. So konnte beides wieder zurechtgebogen werden und die Sensation: die Tesch-Travel-Taschen waren danach, trotz vielen Gewittern in den Rocky-Mountains, absolut wasserdicht! Vom bequemen Zugang wärend der Pausen auf der Reise um die Welt, auch mit riesigem Seesack quer darüber, war ich von Anfang an begeistert. Nie mehr eine Motorrad-Reise ohne diesen Taschen!
18.01.2004 next request:
Additionally 17.570 km by Bike. ????
??? 26.000 km on the road.
Ich hätte noch gerne Angaben zusätzlich:
Costs for the flight for the person by airline ??? from Yokohama - LA ??
Costs for the shipping for the bike by Shippingline ??? from Yokohama - LA ?? Time: 4 ??? weeks ?
Costs for the flight for the person by airline ??? from NY - London ??
Costs for the shipping for the bike by Shippingline ??? from NYY - London ??
How did the bike came from London - Austria ?
2003
Manor, Brent = Gary (England)
- Plan Around-The-World.
10.04.02 1st contact
10.04.02 1st request for update
12.04.02 participant of 24.th Meeting for World-Travellers.
03.10.02 Second request for update
12.- 14.04.2003
25th Meeting for Motorcycle-WORLD-Travellers" = Motorrad-FERNREISE-Treffen.
with main subject "World-AROUND-Travels". To my anniversary I invited a lt of Motorcycle-World-Around-Travellers. There have been ca. 350 participnats and in between them were 27 present. I am sure that at no place worldwide ever have been 27 Around-The-World Travellers present.
May 2003 - ??
Zimpel, Jörg (German, born 01.08.1970)
- Plan Around-The-World. Jörg plans to travel solo RTW with HONDA Africa Twin RD 07 (1997, 40.000 kms).
Route: Europe (Scandinavia - Russia) - Asia (Mongolia - Russia (Wladiwostok) - Japan - SouthEast Asia) - Australia - South America - Europe.
27.01.2003 Jörg visited me for recommendation.
18.05.2003 1st request for update.
18.09.2003 2nd request
??.10.2003 - + 2-3 years
Wagner, Guido (Swiss, born 23.03.1966)
- Plan Around-The-World on a one-cylinder motorcycle.... Motorcycle: to be defined (not bought yet)
Route: Europe - Africa - South-America - North-America - Australia - Asia - Europe
Purpose: The "coolest thing" Guido can imagine to do with his possibilities.
11.-13.04.2003 Participant of the "25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers" in Malmedy.
18.09.2003 3rd request for update
24.07.2005 4th request for update
2004
2004 - open end ??
Plachetka, Ralf (German, 08.06.1961, self employed)http://de.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/r_plachetka/my_photos
- Plan Around-The-World. Ralf plans to ride solo Around-The-World with BMW R 100 GS and open end. He wanted to start in june but changed to autum 2003. Now 2004.
Purpose of travel: realise my big dream, learn more about people and live
Route: First plan: Arfica - South-America - ?? Second plan: Germany > go east
27.09.02 Nun ist es endlich soweit: Ich habe mit meinen Vorbereitungen für meine Motorradweltreise begonnnen. Diese, so der Stand heute, wird im Juni 2003 starten.
22.- 24.11. 2002 Took part in Tesch-Survival-Training.
03.10.02 1st request for update.
28.02.03 Participant of the "25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers 11.-13.04.2003"
19.08.2003 4th request for update
22.07.2006 Ralf (travelling with Katrin in America) wants a rack for a 1200 GS in future. He wants to travel in Africa with this bike.
5th request for update
21.07.2006 r (KAtrin und RAlf) sind mittlerweile mit den Motos in Chile angekommen. Seit mehr als einem Jahr geniessen wir unsere wunderbare Reise. Wir haben 45000 TKM auf den Uhren, von BC Canada(auch Hyder Alsaka) ueber die USA, Mexico, Central America ; Kolumbien bis eben heute Chile. In Ecuador haben wir Bernd und Christian getroffen, das war lustig, endlich wieder welche die auch deine Koffer durch die Gegend fahren... Ab Oktober gehts ab Kapstadt nach KAiro, Ich plane hierfuer meine R100GS mit einer R1200GS zu tauschen. Hast du den passenden Traeger hierfuer? Deine Koffer sind Klasse, nur den Traeger habe ich mit Streben mit dem Rahmen dirket verbunden, da das Heck abzureissen drohte...
04.01.2004 - 26.05.2004
Tesch, Malaika (born, 01.10.1979) and Ellen Hamacher (German, 18.01.1979) www. malaikatesch.de
+ Around-The-World. Malaika & Ellen travelled Around-The-World by plane. Backtracking. Backpacking.
Purpose of travel: Have a lot of fun. Visit a lot of "Fitness-Clubs" (Malaika is as well a Dipl.-Aerobic-trainer)
Route: Europe (Germany) - Africa (South Africa (Cape Town). We travelled by bus, train or rental car to Johannesburg - Asia (Singapur - Thailand (Phuket, Bangkok)) - Austrailia (Melbourne - Sydney) - New Zeeland (Auckland) - North America (Hawaii (Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii) - USA (San Francisco)) - South America (Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) - Europe (Germany (Frankfurt)).
The best: I want to get very brown an a little bit leighter - I don´t know the right discription if I want to loose some kilos. I want to be in sun every day. I want to see a lot of places and beaches all over the world.
The worst: I ´ll tell you when I´ll be back...
Book or publication (about your tour): We´ll right a daily report of the trip.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Later
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: No
15.07.2003 Ellen send Malaika an email: Would you like to travel with me Around-The-World ?
17.08.2003 Malaika said Patti and her father that she would like to travel 3 Months with Ellen RTW. Of course B.T. helped her since this day to prepare the trip.
30.10.2003 next request for update
B.T.: Malaika is the beloved daughter of Bernd Tesch. The idea to travel RTW with 24 years came from her girlfriend Ellen. Malaika is used to know something about travelling through me. She has a scooter Vespa but never rode a long trip with this so far. I wish both ALL THE BEST. Congratulation to the plan ! Nevr forget to send ME the first email in case of emergency.
05.01.2004 - 24.11.2005
Beveridge, Mark (born 11.04.1978, Australian) and Geoff Thomas (born 11.08.1978) and Steve Crombie (born 27.02.1979) www.loston.com
- Plan Around-The-World. We are three Australians (24-25 years of ) and plan to circle the world with three Honda NX 650 Dominators (1999). We call or tour: Lost On Earth realises that our world adventure may receive a high level of publicity, which we will utilise to help raise awareness for Youth Suicide and Prevention. We also want to be the first to visit the 7 natural and 7 man made wonders of the world on our trip. We have been planning this trip for 3 years.
Purpose of travel: Self discovery, find an adventure and real culture/people, raise awareness for youth suicide, believe in yourself, realise your dreams.
Our route will take us to over 100 countries, and we expect to do more than 150,000 km's.
Our approximate route is as follows 16th.08.2003):
Fly to Chile with our bikes, which will be the only leg we want to fly. We will ride down to bottom of Argentina, ride up to top of Brazil, across to Venezuela, down to Paraguay, across to Ecuador, ship bike to Panama, ride up to Alaska, cross to Russia by boat, ride down to Mongolia, through to Kazakhstan, then up to Scandanavia, zig zag through Europe down to Spain, cross in Morocco, down to Gambia, across through to Nigeria and Cameroon, up towards Libya, down through Sudan to South Africa, back up to Egypt, across to Turkey, through to Iran on route to India to Bangladesh, ship bikes to Thailand (if still cant cross Myanmar) ride to Vietnam, ride down to Indonesia then cross back to Australia from Timor.
Once back in Darwin Australia we will tour our own country back to Sydney. This whole trip will take over 2 years, but the route will change with a change in safety.
Route done so far: Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Easter Island, Every country in South Central and North America (until 07.2007)
The best: Anywhere from the Andes to the Amazon.
The worst: South Central Argentina - boring.
Earlier expeditions: Lots of Australia (all the time), Thailand overland back to Australia(1997), South America (99) Japan( 2003), backbacking adventures.
15.08.2003 1st information
24.11.2005 I (Steve Crombie) completed the first part of the journey. Leaving Sydney in December 2003, I spent 21 months traveling 90,000km through 26 countries, covering South America and traveling up through Central America and the U.S. to the Arctic Circle (every country in the Americas).
I am back in my home town (Sydney) for a few months waiting for Siberia to melt, see my brother marry his luvva, secure a new motorbike (recently sponsored by Honda), and funds to assist in the completion of the journey. The Launch is on Friday 2nd of December at China Heights Gallery L3, 16-28 Foster St, Surry Hills, three doors from the Hollywood Hotel.
24.11.2005 Steve Combie wrote: I am writing to invite you to the Lost On Earth photo exhibition / Launch documenting the first leg of my round-the-world journey ( http://www.loston.com).
I aim to be the youngest person to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle by land and sea, visiting the seven natural wonders of the world on the way. I am using the journey to raise awareness of youth suicide and encourage young people to live their dreams.
22.06.2007 Invited to Steve to the 50th Globetrotter-Meeting 25th.04.2008
22.06.2007 Now working on a book for Pan Macmillan and writing/producing/presenting documentaries with Lonely Planet. About to complete an 4*30min offroad adventure documentary with Lonely Planet in the Kimberley (Far north Western Australia). Finally making a living as an ADVENTURER! Plan to get back on the road as soon as I can call RTW adventure work
30 th .06.2007 Asked for update
01.05.2004 - 01.04.2005
Leavesley, Story (American, born 17.06.59) www.whereisstory.net
- Plan Around The World. I plan to ride my BMW R100GSPD around the world starting 1st may in Sydney
Route: I plan to fly the bike to Sydney, Australia, where I will ride to Darwin. From Darwin I'll ship the bike to Singapore and proceed through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. I'll ship the bike from Bangkok to Katmandu, then travel through India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and into Europe. After travelling around Europe, I'll fly my bike to Africa (Kenya?) and proceed south to Cape Town. From Cape Town I'll ship the bike to Buenos Aires, then ride south to Ushauia, then north through Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Columbia. Ship the bike to Panama City, then proceed through Central America and Mexico back to Colorado.
Earlier experiencess:
01.03.02-01.04.02: Rode my KLR650 7,000kms through northern Mexico and Baja
Route: Trailered my KLR650 from Denver, CO to El Paso, TX with 2 friends (KLR650, KTM620). Rode into Mexico and to Copper Canyon. After spending several days exploring Copper Canyon, I travelled solo to the coast and took the ferry from Los Mochis to La Paz, Baja. Rode to Cabo, then up the Baja Penninsula crossing back into the USA at Yuma, AZ. Rode back to Colorado. 01.10.00-31.10.00: Rode a rented KLR650 4,000 kms solo through Turkey, Egypt:
Route: Flew to Istanbul where I rented a KLR 650 and rode around the western half of Turkey. From Istanbul I rode to Ankara, Capadoccia, Konya, Antalaya, Bodrum, and back to Istanbul. From Istanbul I flew to Egypt for 10 days visiting Cairo and Luxor.24.11.98 - 25.01.99: Rode my BMW R80 G/S 16,000kms solo through southern South America.
Route: Shipped the bike to Sanitago, Chile. Rode south along the Carreterra Austral to Punta Arenas. Crossed the Straits of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia. Proceeded up the east coast of Argentina to Buenos Aires, then west over the Andes back to Santiago. Then I proceeded north up the coast of Chile through the Atacama desert into Peru. From Arequipa I visited Colca Canyon on the way to Cuzco. Then I proceeded south to La Paz, Bolivia, and returned to Chile at Arica. I travelled south to Santiago where I shipped my bike back to the US. 01.03.97-01.04.97: Rode a rented BMW R100GS solo 10,000kms through Australia.
Route: Flew to Sydney where I rented a BMW R100GS and rode around the eastern half of Australia. Starting in Sydney I proceeded north to Townsville, then west to Tenant Creek, and south to Alice Springs. Then I proceeded south to Adelaide, and took the ferry over to Kangaroo Island. After that I travelled the Great Ocean Highway to Melbourne. I proceeded to Mt. Kosciusko, Canberra, and through the Blue Mts. back to Sydney. I flew back home from Sydney.31.07.95-25.08.95: Rode my BMW R1100GS 10,000kms through Central America as part of the Paris/Denver/Panama Rallye.
Route: Travelled from Denver, CO through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, to Panama City, Panama. Shipped the bike home from Panama City and flew back to Denver. 20.06.92-19.07.02: Rode my BMW R100GSPD solo12,000kms from Denver, CO to Alaska.
Route: Travelled from Denver, through Wyoming, Montana, and entered Canada. Rode to Dawson, then up the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake. From there I headed north on the dirt road to Dawson City. I rode the Top of the World Highway into Alaska and over to Denali. From Denali I rode north to Fairbanks, then returned to Denver via the Cassiar Highway and the Icefields Parkway.
11.02.1st contact and 2003 1st request for update. story.leavesley@xilinx.com
01.05.2004 - 30.04.2005
Journoud, Frederic (French, born 10.04.1967) www.geodysseo.org
- Plan Around-The-World. Frederic wants to ride solo about 50.000 kms Around the World with a BMW R100GS/Paris-Dakar within one year. He calls his project: GEODYSSEO PROJECT
Purpose of travel: (1) To bring support and relief to children of Africa and South America through an on-going fundraising in cooperation with the humanitarian organization Childreach/PLAN (www.childreach.org). (2) To create the first Round-the-World Road Movie captured from an on-board camera. Regarding the Road Movie, it will be made by a camera that takes a shot every 15 seconds or 1 minute, depending on the interest of the scenery around. Then all pictures are assembled into digital videos that can be played at different speed. This means shooting 200,000 pictures. Ultimately one could view the entire world tour in 5 minutes or 5 hours... (3) To reach key geographical landmarks: Tip of continents (Cape North, Ushuaia), Crossing of Equator line, both Tropics, and the Arctic Circle.
Route: Los Angeles (USA) – US Pacific Coast – Siberia – Russia - Scandinavia – Western Europe – Morocco – Mauritania – Senegal – Mali – Burkina Faso – Ghana – Argentina – Chile – Bolivia – Peru – Ecuador – Los Angeles.
Exspected The best: Meeting the children in their communities in Africa and South America.
The worst: Yet to come…
Book or publication: Will be done after the tour.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Will be published here on a regular basis.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: US Southwest, Mexico, Paris-to-Tangier (50cc moped).
B.T.: There does exist a video / film from Nick Sanders of "a Motorcycle-Tour Around-The-World" already. There does exist a video of Transafrica which was done from th steering which was done by Michael Kunzendorf. If "To create the first Round-the-World Road Movie captured from an on-board camera" means that the video-camera is always "on the motorcycle" this still could be done.
October 2003 1st contact.
21.05.2004 - + 60 days
Oliver, Jim (American, born 13.June 1943) www.raymondjames.com/jamesoliver (and possibly Dennis O'Neil (American ?, born ?))
- Plan Around-The-World. Oliver, a financial planner by trade plans to circle solo the world with Motorcycle-type 2001 BMW R 1150 GS in 60 days for an estimated 19,000 kilometers over the ground. I probably will go solo although a riding friend is trying to work out the details to join me. My wife will fly to Europe and join me for some of the good riding in the Alps
Purpose of travel: 1. to ride around the world on a motorcycle 2. to do it quickly since I have a wife and a business back home.
Route: North America (USA (Colby, KS) - west coast) - shipping the bike and person to Asia (Russia (Vladiwostok - ride across Russia) - Europe ( Latvia - Lithuania - Poland - Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - France - Spain -Portugal) - flyind back to North America (east coast of USA and ride home).
The best: The solitude and bonding with God and Country
The worst: Health concerns and breakdowns
Book or publication (about your tour): Not planned so far.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ... ... Start the planning early - there is plenty to do.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:.. I've been in 49 U.S. states by motorcycle, plus Mexico and Canada
1999 First contact
17.02.2003 2nd request for update
12.10.2003 got all information above
07.04.2004 - 01.06.2004 - 13.01.2005
Harms, Stefan (German, born 22.03.1968)
+ Transafrica: Capetown > Cairo > Turkey. Stefan rode solo 12.000 kms with HONDA AFRICA TWIN RD O7.
South Africa > Namibia > Sambia - Tansania > Kenya > Ethiopia > Sudan > Egypt > Jordan > Syria > Turkey. There oil came out of the cylinders. So the mc and Stephan came back by German automobilclub ADAC..
Purpose of Travel: Stefan wanted to see himself how it really looks in Africa.
Visa: Stefan got all the Visa up to Kenya in one day in Pretoria South Africa, the Visa for Ethiopia took 24 h. Syria recomends a HIV Test in South Africa, which is easy to get there, but the Visa takes 2 weeks, 24h in Cairo.
Route: South-Africa (Capetown) > Namibia (Windhoek-Caprivi Zipfel) > Sambia (Victoria Falls - Lusaka) - Tansania (Dar es Salaam ) - Kenya (Nairobi (The visum for Ethiopia in Nairobi after 8 days) - Isolo (from there it is recommended to ride next 600 km to the Ethiopian border by convoi. But you are not forced to travel by convoi. Stefan rode with police to Moyale 600 km off road most time standing on the bike) - Ethiopia (Addis Abeba (here you can get only money with cards out of two banks. Visum for Sudan after 8 days. From Gondor to the border hard surface way on sometimes very rough / gravel - Sudan (off road until you come to the tamac road leading to Wad Medani and Khartoum. Along the Sudanese road no police check from the border until Khartoum. In Khartoum it was 50°C degrees. So Stefan decided to travel to Wadi Halfa with his mc by train via Atbara to Wadi Halfa (20 hours, 80 € black for the police cabin) - by ferry to Egypt (Aswan. Ferry-price ca. 70 US $ + 20 $ per person). Because the ferry arrived thursday afternoon Stefan had could get his requested documnets and stamps for the police and customs only after four days. Finally he started still with the new Egypt plate on the motorbike by convoi to Luxor. Here he had to wait some hours and to take part in another convoi to Hourgada where he could sleep very good and cheap in the youth hostel. By convoy to Cairo.
Visum for Syria in Cairo in 1 day. From Nueba by ferry to Jordan (Akaba. The visum for Jordan you get on the ferry (as a German) - Amman) - Syria (at the border Stefan was not forced to have a certain exchange per day. Damaskus - Aleppo) -Turkey (100 kms after the border in Osmania the motor-cylinder started to leak. The German automobil-club ADAC brought him and the bike back to Germany form Adana.
The best : Nice Africans. His trip was much easier and better than expected.
The worst : No spareparts. No front tire north of Nairobi. Big cities are dirty. Better stay into the landscape.
2004: Stefan was here for recommendations before the trip. Originally Stefan wanted to continue to Wladiwostok and then Alsaka-Tierra del Fuego by bike. But he decided to travel b public transport starting 26th.09.2004.
Info: Best would be to have a list of good motorcycle-repair-shops along the way Capetown > Cairo.
Info: The best book with all information concerning route-description Capetown>Cairo
http://www.magsathome.co.za/sputnik.asp?CategoryID=11851&CategoryDescription=Getaway%20books
16.10.2004 Lieber Bernd, ich bin von Wladiwostok weitergeflogen nach Anchorage ($714 mit Korean Airline), Und nach einer Woche weitergefahren nach Whitehorse Canada. Von hier aus fahre ich per Bus fuer C$165 mach Tijuana in Mexiko. die USA kenne ich ja schon sehr gut. Der Reisefuehrer schreibt, das man mit dem Bus sehr gut reisen kann in Sued Amerika.
13.01.2005 Der Reisebericht zum Rest der Weltumrundung: Ich bin am 26. September 2004 in Hannover mit dem Bus nach Moskau gefahren und von dort mit der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn nach Vladivostok gefahren. Wenn man das Ticket in Moskau kauft kostet es 7.500 Rubel (30 R = 1€). Das Ticket für 6.500 Rubel ist die Ersparnis nicht wert, am liegt oben und ist auf die Gastfreundschaft der unten liegenden angewiesen. Man reist in einem sehr bequemen Schlafwagen, die unteren Betten sind 10 cm länger. Extra Bettzeug ist nicht nötig. Entweder man bringt sich selbst etwas zu essen mit oder wenn man genug Durchfallmedizin dabei hat kann man auch an den Bahnhöfen allerlei schöne und interessante Dinge kaufen. Es gibt den ganzen Tag kochendes Wasser, also kann man sich so etwas wie „5 Minuten-Terrine“ mitnehmen was es in Moskau sehr günstig gibt. Wenn man die Fahrt unterbrechen möchte, muss man die Verbindungen einzeln kaufen. Es wurde mir gesagt, man kann auch von jeder Stadt mit dem Bus in die nächste Fahren und im Jahr 2005 soll dann auch die Straße soweit komplett fertig sein. 2004 konnte man sie schon mit einem 4x4 befahren.Es gibt eine Flugverbindung für $700 von Vladivostok nach Anchorage. Ein gutes Reisebüro ist im Hotel Hyundai. Von Anchorage gibt es eine Busverbindung nach Whitehorse in Kanada, von dort aus kann man an jeden Ort in Nordamerika und nach Tijuana, MX reisen. Wenn man eine Woche vorher bucht kann man, wenn man ohne Pause immer den nächsten Bus nimmt, für €100 an jeden Ort in Nordamerika fahren (die Frage ist, wer zuletzt lacht, Greyhound oder der Fahrgast). Ab Zentralamerika werden die Busse auf den Hauptstrecken wesentlich komfortabler. Sie haben höchstens 45 Sitze, statt wie Greyhound 55. Man kann mit ein und derselben Busgesellschaft von Caracas über Bogota, Quito, Lima, Santiago nach Buenos Aires fahren. Von Hannover über Moskau, Vladivostok, Anchorage, Panama, Cartagena, Ushuaia nach Hannover kostete 2004 €1280,- incl. Flug €2.604,80 und die reine Fahrtzeit beträgt 144 h im Zug und 520 h im Bus. Wenn man sich beeilt kann man es in 10 Wochen schaffen (Ankunft in Ushuaia war am 03.12.04). Ich habe möglichst immer den nächsten Bus genommen und am Wochenende bin ich nicht gereist, d.h. wo ich am Samstag oder Freitag angekommen bin, bin ich am Montag abgefahren. Man braucht auch mal einen Tag in der Woche wo man seine Eindrücke sacken lassen, Kleidung waschen und den Rest des Tagebuches zu Ende schreiben kann. 3 Tage im Bus waren das absolute Maximum, das schlimme sind die Nächte, nicht die Tage, bei Übernachtungspreisen von €5 pro Nacht, lohnt sich eine Nacht im Bus nicht um des Geldes wegen. Am besten schläft man wenn man sich zum schlafen genauso hinsetzt wie es am Tage auch bequem war, alles andere ist Aberglaube und klemmt immer irgendwelche Adern ab. Eine warme Jacke ist empfehlenswert, da die Klimaanlage Nachts manchmal voll aufgedreht werden. Es ist ratsam sich mit $1 Noten zu versorgen, da man manchmal kleine Beträge zu bezahlen hat und natürlich niemand Wechselgeld hat. In Panama kann man bei der Bank sehr einfach ein Bündel brandneue Noten bekommen, in den USA nur zu den Feiertagen im Nov. und Dez. Neues Geld kommt immer besser an als gebrauchtes. Es ist ratsam sich am Busbahnhof, bei unabhängiger Stelle, vorher nach dem Taxipreis zu erkundigen bevor man einsteigt, spätestens aber im Hotel. Merke: die erste Taxifahrt ist immer die teuerste (bis zu 10 x). Man hat zwar nicht ganz soviel davon, aber man kommt auch mit Englisch durch, ohne Englisch bin ich mir nicht ganz so sicher. Ein Zettel mit den wichtigsten Fragen zum Fahrkartenkauf ist ganz hilfreich. Wer spanisch kann, kann auch handeln, wer nicht, eben nicht. Eine Woche Sprachkurs macht schon einen großen Unterschied, wenn’s doch nicht reicht, kann immer noch einmal eine Woche dranhängen. In Buenos Aires kann man es am besten aushalten als Europäer. Es gibt alles und das auch noch zu ordentlichen Preisen. Kolumbien ist am schönsten aber auch am gefährlichsten. Ushuaia hat die längsten Tage, wenn Anchorage die kürzesten hat. Ein eigenes Fahrzeug ist das Beste. Man sieht vielleicht mehr im Bus, aber es ist ein Unterschied wenn man nicht vorn aus dem Fenster sehen kann.
17.05.2004 - 27.07.2005
Schweizer, Patrick (German, born ???) www.weltreisebuch.de
+ Around-The.World. Patrick traveled in ca. 14 months solo ?? on a BMW R100 GS through Europe, Asia, and South America ??? kms.
Purpose of your travel: See the world, meet other people
Route: Europe (Germany - Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia) - Asia (Russia - Mongolia - China - Korea) - South America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay)
Highlights:The friendship of the local people who made this trip incredible. The amazing nature on our planet like the high Andes, Lake Baikal or the endless Mongolian grass lands.
The worst: A plain ride from India to Germany: I stayed the whole time on the toilet because of a horrible diarrhea.
Book: "Fernweh, mit dem Motorrad um die Welt". See all details on his website !
Earlier experiences: ???
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: Take as much time and as less stuff as you can! Tons of good and recent information can be found on the horizonsunlimited.com forum
05.04.2006. 1st information by Patrick. with the information that he published a book: Fernweh
05.04.2006 1st request for update.
13.04.2006 2nd request for upadte:
It would be good if you give the readers of your blog an idea how you rode through China (guided and payed tour ??) and how did you cross North - and South Korea. Because I do not assume that you rode through from China through North Korea > South Korea please inform the readers in short form which way you flew or shipped or travelled by train. So far it makes the impression that you rode by bike all the way.
15.10.2004 - 2007?
Smith, Dave (USA, born March 14, 1970) http://nokilli.com/rtw/
- Plan Around the world on a 1965 Ducati 250cc.
Purpose of travel: Needed beer from other countries.
Route: 21.000km in Australia on paved and unpaved roads. In New Zealand until April, 2005. Japan is next. Then Southeast Asia - India - the 'stans - Russia - Europe - Italy (Motogiro) - Isle of Mann - USA (Africa and South through Central America pending. I want to go to the Middle East but not sure if possible as an American right now).
Highlights: Getting wallaby joey pee splashed on me when a baby wombat scared the joey.
The worst: Riding a 1965 Ducati 250cc (also the best).
Tips: It's not as hard as you'd think
Earlier experience on big motorcycle tours: None. Zero. Zip.
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23rd.01.2005 1st summary.
23rd.02.2005 Asked for more update during the trip.
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Austin, Phil Australian, Sydney)
- Plan Around-The-World. With a pillion on a YAMAHA XT 660 XTZ.
26.08.2003 1st contact.
28.08.2003 1st request
18.09.2003 2nd request
15.10.2003 3rd request
08.03.2005 4th request and last one-
futronix@dodo.com.au
??.12.2004 - ??.??.200..
Famelaer, Patrick (Belgian, born ? ) www.adventuremotorcycling.be
- Around-The-World. Patrick plans to circle solo ???) the world with a YAMAHA X 600 E.
03.01.2004 1st information
03.01.2004 1st request for update.
30.03.2004 2nd equest for upadte
08.03.20053rd request and last one-
14.08.2004 ??.??.200?
Schöner-Löther, Eva (German, 01.03.1961) and Ralf Löther (German born 20.12.1964) : http://www.motorradnomaden.de
Africa . Eva and Ralf (better known as RalEva) rode 40.000 km with 2 Yamaha XT 600 Ténéré (1 VJ).
Route : Germany to Cape Town to Djibouti.
Countries : Germany - France - Spain - Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Gambia - Senegal Guinee Bissau - Guinee - Mali Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria Cameroun Gabon Congo Cabinda Democratic Republik of Congo (DRC) Angola Namibia Botswana Zambia Namibia South Africa Lesotho South Africa Swaziland South Africa Mozambique Malawi Tanzania Kenya Ethiopia - Djibouti. We drove all the way through Africa overland.
Purpose of Travel: We want to travel around the world, step by step, with our motorcycles
The best: We did this trip trip together and still loving each other! Most of the people were very friendly and hospitable. The feeling" to be free.
The worst: Hard to say, it is easier than we thought
Important useful informations for others: http://www.Motorradnomaden.de
Book or publication (about your tour): http://www.Motorradnomaden.de
Info: We have a lot of new information about Visa, Hotels, Camping etc. at our homepage under Reisetagebuch.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Alaska Tierra del Fuego, Europe.
Our dream is to finish our around the world trip in the following months/years.
From Djibouti we are heading to Yemen , Oman , UAE, then a ferry to Iran and travel further to Pakistan and India . After that we are heading to Australia , maybe via Southeast Asia.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Alaska Tierra del Fuego, Overland to India , Europe. Our dream is to finish our around the world trip in the following months/years
15.10.2005 1st summary from Addis Abeba in Ethiopia.
23.12.2004 - ?.200?
Fujiwara, Hiroko (Japan, born 23.02.1962) and Kanichi (Japan. Born 09.05.1961) www.kanichi.com
- Plan Around-The-World. Hiroko (YAMAHA Passal. Electric moped. 600 kwh. Max 35 km/h) and Kanichi (YAMAHA Majesty ABS. 250 ccm) plan to circle the world.
Purpose of your travel: Around-The-World minimotorised : Hiroko will be the first who circles the world with such a little electric moped / scooter.R They are sponsored by YAMAHA.
Route: Asia (Japan (Tokio)) to America (USA by plane - San Francisco - New York) - they flew back to Tokio with the two motorcycles to Asia (Japan (Tokio) to check the motorcycles) - by plane to Australia (Perth - by motorcycles to Sydney) - they flew with two motorcycles to Europe (Portugal - Spain - France - Greata Britain - Belgium - Netherlands - Germany (arrived 22nd.07.2005 at Tesch) -
Plan: Liechtenstein - Switzerland - Austria - Rep. Czech. - Slowakia - Romania - Bulgaria - Greece - Turkey - Syria - Lebanon - flying Africa (South Africa (Capetown) - up to Kenya - flying / shipping to Asia (Pakistan - to ride to India - Japan ??).
Highlights: ??)
The worst: ?
Book or publication : Articels in Japanes in Motorcycle magazines: May be `??...
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ....
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Kanichi circle the world before with a HONDA 50 ccm.
23.12.2004 Patricia and Bernd Tesch met both in Western Australia on the Nullabor. Kanichi could only ride 120 kms with batteries. Because of the distance of about 200 km between roadhouses here with electricity Hiroko had to travel by herself to teh roadhouse to charge the battery and ride back to serve Kanichi with the new batteries.
22.07.2005 Both arrived at Patricia and Bernd Tesch in Hammer / Germany and stayed for three days.
2005 - 2010
2005
April 2005 - 2006 / 2007
Ritterhoff, Lars (German, born 08.1972) www.ontheroad.to
- Plan Around-The-World. Lars plans to circle the word with BMW R 100 GS. Originally he wanted to start in april 2004.
Purpose of travel: Seeing a bit of the world
Route: Heading East
The best: Travel at my own pace
9.03.2004 1 st info and my request for update after I phoned with him.
16th.-04.2004 Partcipant of the 26th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers.
30.03.2004 2nd request for update
03.05.2005 3rd request for update
20.04.2005 - 22.09.2005
Kunkel, Helmut (German, born 17.04.1956)
+ Around-The-World. Helmut rode solo Around-The-World with BMW R 1100 GS. 33.000 km (Machine Start: 91.000 km. End: 124.000km).
Purpose of your travel: a Dream and for my interest.
Route: Europe (by plane from Frankfurt to) - North America (Bosten, USA to Wakefield Canada 2000 km - Wakefield to Chicago to San Francisco 10.000 km) - by plane from San Francisco to Asia (Tokio in Japan, in Japan- Narita 2000 km - by ferry from Fusiki to Russia, Vladiwostok - overland to Mongolia) - Europe (Ukrain, Poland, Slowakia, Rep. Tschech - Partenstein, Germany 19,000 km).
Highlights: Contact of Peoples, Nature, Standard of Civilation)
The worst: no problems.....
Book or publication: I think my book will be ready in 3-5 months existing out of my letters. In april 2007 I got the information that I will be infomed about the book when it is ready.Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: ..Please Contact me..
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:...
2001 Visitor of the Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers
17.04.2006 1st information about his tour 2005 RTWorld.
17.04.2066 1st request for update.
21.04.2006 Participant of the 28th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers. One of 8 present being Around-The-World travelers.
10.04.2007 Last update
09.05.2007 Helmut informs be that in two weeks his book will be ready.
09.05.2008 I informed Helmut about the 50th. Tesch-Globetrotter-Meeting 25th.-27th.04.2008 with the main subject: Around-The-World
02.06.2005 - 02.06. 2005 (We are planning a year long trip but the return date will be governed by circumstances and finances)
Ashby, Stuart (British, born 1968) and Gary Mitchel (British, born 1958) and Stephen Aldridge (British, born 1971)
- Plan Around-The-World. The three want to travel Around-The-World. All travelling with Yamaha XT600 Tenere
Purpose of travel: ??
Route: Europe (Great Britain to Denmark by ship. Denmark - Germany - Poland - Lithuania -Latvia - Russia) - Asia (Russia - east overland to the Pacific coast (Magadan or Vladivostok to be decided 'en route')) - By air to Noth America (Alaska - overland into Canada (Stuart has family here) - east overland crossing into the USA in the Niagra falls area. South in the USA taking in Mount Rushmore (This is where the presidents faces are carved into the cliffs) and as many of the features of the US as possible - Mexico - central America). By air from panama City to South-America (Columbia (Bogotan) or Equador depending on local advice regarding security in Columbia. South overland in South America. As long as time and finance allows) -
The best: I expect this to be found in Russia.
The Worst: I expect this to be in the unrest found in Central America
Book or publication: Nothing planned. Maybe inspiration will be found on the trip.
Earlier experiences of big motorycle-tours: Travelling in Western Europe and the countries about to join the EU only.
2002 - Gary Mitchell was participant of the 24th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers
2003 - Gary Mitchell and Stuart Ashby were participants of the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers
2004 - Gary Mitchell, Stuart Ashby and Stephen Aldridge were participants of the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers.
12.04.2003 Gary and Stuart were participants of the 25th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers
25.04.2004 lst update
25.04.2004 I have to make research of a group of three who started together surrounded the world as a group of three. Of course this trip could be made in a year but "normally" this route is too long for ONE year.
03.07.2005 - 01.07.2006
Brosens, Eke (Belgian, 15.08.1976) and Chris Vrijsen (Belgian. Born 28.12.1972) www.transalpbikers.be
- Around-The-World. Elke and Chris ride Around-The-World with two Honda Transalps in one year 35.000 kms kms.
Purpose of your travel : See and enjoy a part of the world while traveling with our own transport on our own rithm
Route : Europe (Belgium - Luxemburg - Germany - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungaria - Romania - Bulgaria Turkey) Asia (Iran - Pakistan - India who did you fly / ship to Malaysia ??? - Thailand - Cambodia - Laos (- Thailand - Malaysia ) - ?? Planned ?? continent and countries ??
Europe (Belgium - Luxemburg - Germany - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungaria - Romania - Bulgaria – Turkey) – Asia (Iran -
Pakistan - India – ship to Malaysia - Thailand - Cambodia - Laos (- Thailand - Malaysia - ship back to Belgium). Planned to do South America as well on this trip but didn't have the time...
Highlights : Karakoram highway and sidevaleys (Chitral, Skardu)
The worst: Getting driven of the road 20 times a day by suicidal Indians in the Varanassi region in northern India
Book or publication (about your tour): No. www.transalpbikers.be
Useful informations and TIPS for others: See our websit. 1) don't carry too much luggage on your bike, you really don't need so much survival stuff anymore in the 21th century. 2) don't over-prepair: you'll get frustrated if things don't work out the way you planned. 3) Drive slow in India, unless you want to enter your next life as soon as possible
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: ...No
15.05.2006 1 st information by British Linda Bick
19.05.2006 1 st summary
07.06.2006 Last update
25.07.2005 - 17.06.2006 (plan was to return 01.08.2006)
Thiel, Bernd (German, born24.03.1979) und Christian de Loryn (German, born 18.06.1979) www.cb-ontour.de
- Plan Around-The-World. We plan to ride together Around-The-World on two Yamaha XT 600 E 3TB.
Purpose: Now or never! - Freedom - only ride eat and sleep.
Route: Europe (Germany- Austria - Italy - Greek - Turkey (Goereme 10.08.2005, 4098 km, Fahrzeit 66:34 Std) - Asia (Syria - Jordan) - Africa (Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya - Tanzania - Malawi - Zambia - Namibia - South Afrika) - South America (Argentina - Chile - Brasil - Peru - Equador - Venezuela) - North America (Mexiko...) - Russia - China ? ...
Highlights :Peru - Bolivia - Equador - Columbia
The worst: 30 flats / punctures of Christian in the back-wheel.
Book or publication: Report
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Bernd solo to North-Africa with BMW R 1100 GS.
B.T.: Bernd Thiel has become a very friendly mc-traveller visiting us as well for personal reasons. I wish both of them a wonderful trip !
05.05.2005 Bernd and Christian have been here for recommendation.
23.07.2005 Abschiedsfete von der ich leider nichts wußte.
02.2006 In Santiago de Chile gibts es fuer alle Motorraeder Teile sowie Reifen.
22.02.2006 Bis jetzt sind wir in 508 Stunden 33.000 km gefahren.
Dabei haben wir 18 Laender gesehen.
15.-16.06.2006 Bernd and Christian arrived here at B.Tesch bevor they finished their trip 17.06.2006: So far 47.000 km trough 30 countries in 11 months.
Foto: Fred Klein auf geliehener 125 ccm in Vietnam im Dezember 2006
Foto: Fred Klein mit BMW in Laos im Mai 2006
26.07.2005 - Ende offen
Klein, Fred (German-Australian, 18.07.1961 in Melbourne, Australia) www.fredontour.de
- Plan Around-The-World. Fred plans to circle solo the world in some steps. Until 05.05.2005 being in mae hong lon Fred has done 40.000 kms on his BMW R 100 GS.
2005. Partcipant four times between 1996 and 2005 of the Tesch-Traveller-Meeting !
05.04.2006. 1st information by Fred from Malaysia ( Kuala Lumpur) after I knew already from others that he is "on tour".
05.04.2006 1st request for update.
05.05.2006 Fred schreibt aus mae hong lon:
wohnort zuletzt 32339 espelkamp, manche sagen auch eselskamp, liegt im noerdlichen nrw. Es ist mein kindheitstraum den ich mir erfuelle, ja so etwas gibt es noch wenn man dran glaubt, habe 26 jahre darauf gewartet das dies moeglich ist, obwohl meine eltern mir den beginn meiner motorradfahrerei sehr schwer gemacht hatten, da es zu dieser zeit ende der 70iger viele todesfaelle gegeben hat und ich als aeltester sohn von 4 kindern, nicht das selbe schicksal erleiden sollte wie viele andere zu dieser zeit, mir wurde nichts geschenkt als meine eltern hoerten, das ich motorrad fahren wollte, alles selbst schwer zusammengespart und erarbeitet, jetzt wie es soweit ist mit meiner welttour hatte meine mutter mir gesagt das es ihr leid tut was sie mir damals in 1979 damit hat angetan mir knueppel zwischen die beine zu werfen um motorrad zu fahren, mein vater ist inzwischen mit fast 70ig jahren verstorben, sein leben lang fuer uns vier kinder gearbeitet und nach kurzer rente dann verstorben, nein ich nicht dasselbe schicksal wie mein vater, ich wollte schon immer los die welt erfahren, was ich auch in 25 jahren zuvor gemacht habe, aber alles nur auf europa, nordafrika und asien mehr oder weniger beschraenkt. alles was in 6 wochen berufsleben - urlaub moeglich war, aber am 7.2.2005 viel mein entschluss auf der arbeit jetzt muss ich los, job gekuendigt und ein knappes halbes jahr spaeter ging es los,es soll eine reise auf dauer werden mit offenen ende, keine ahnung wann ich fertig sein werde, vielleicht wenn das geld alle ist, aber mal sehen, geplant ist mit meinem aeltesten von 13 motorraedern loszufahren die gute alte r 100 gs bj.1989, kilometer stand 128.926, und noch alles original drin und dran ausser den grossen hpn tank, siehe auch dazu meine eigene webseite die ein guter freund aufgebaut hat, www.fredontour.de irgendwann vielleicht zwischendurch will ich ein buch herausbringen ueber all meine erlebnissreichen mo-reisen, geplant hatte ich im groben sehr langsam zu reisen viele leute menschen, voelker kennen zulernen, die einzelnen lebensgewohnkeiten zu erfahren, ect.,freundschaften aufzubauen gestartet bin ich am 26.7.2005, im regen wie ueblich in der
Route-Plan: Europe (Germany - polen - litauen - lettland - russland - georgien - tuerkei) - Asien (iran - pakistan - indien - nepal - indien - bangladesh - indien - sri lanka - malaysia - thailand - laos - vietnam - kambodscha - dann runter - thailand - malaysia - indonesien - inselhopping nach bali - timor?) nach australien rueber, dort die regenzeit zu verbringen, meine bmw dort lassen, weil mein zielort einmal australien sein soll, dann per flieger nach taiwan ein mopped leihen, flug nach suedkorea, ebenfalls mopped leihen, dann flug nach japan, ein mopped kaufen, einzylinder (besser fuer afrika), dann nach russland, vladiwostok, mongolai, ueber zentralasien retour nach europa, deutschland, evtl. mein erstes buch herausbringen fuer den ersten part meiner weltreise, dann weiter nach afrika kreuz und quer, 2te buch rausbringen, dann suedamerika komplett hoch nach norden, canada, alaska, von dort verschiffen nach brisbane australien, wo ich mir ein neues leben aufbauen will oder meine rente geniessen kann, wenn ich bis zu 2026 unterwegs sein kann? und an mein letztes grosses abenteuerbuch zu schreiben ueber die erlebnisse meines motorrad lebens seit 1979, ja bernd wie du siehst ist dies ein groesseres unterfangen, nicht so einfach zu ueberschreiben in dem mueller text, aber dies ist nicht wirklich planbar ist nur erdacht das ich es so machen will, mal sehen was daraus wird, wie du selbst weisst in deinem urgrossvaeterlichen reisenleben, kommt es immer anders wie geplant, du als guru der weltreisenden weisst wovon ich spreche, wenn du mich fragst was ich nach diesen ersten 10 monaten am meisten vermisse, nein es ist keine frau sondern dein treffen?
>>Fred, soweit ich das von hier übershen kann, ist das oben Dein PLAN gewesen. Pläne ändern sich bekanntlich. Deshalb wäre es für die Leser Deiner Reise hier sehr sinnvoll, wenn Du unten unter Route bisher gereist, die Staaten in der Reihenfolge aufzählen könntest wie Du sie bisher geresu bist:
Route-bisher gereist: Europe (Germany - polen - litauen - lettland - russland - georgien - tuerkei) - Asien (iran - pakistan - indien - nepal - indien - bangladesh - indien - sri lanka - malaysia - thailand - laos - vietnam - kambodscha -
Habe meine Route bisher einhalten koennen, nur das ich nach Laos erst Kambodscha und dann Vietnam bereise...???,
Gefahren bin ich bis 29.10.2006 mit der BMW fast 47.000 km, mit dem Fahrrad in Vietnam 1000km, mit der kleinen 125er bis jetzt 1.500km in Vietnam.
Info zu Vietnam: Das mit dem kleineren Grenzuebergaengen kannst du in Vietnam,auch vergessen. Ich war an der Cao Treo Border, Lao Bao Border und Moc Bai, dort laesst man keine grossen Moppeds mit Touris durch: 150ccm ist die Grenze.
05.05.2006 habe bis zum heutigen zeitpunkt fast 40.000km gefahren und noch immer lust auf neue erlebnisse in dieser grossartigen vielfaeltigen welt zu reisen, allerbeste gruesse von fred klein dem aussteiger und weltumfahrer, www.fredontour.de
05.05.2006 second request for update.
27.10.2006 Fred Klein aus Hue in Vietnam: das aussitzen an der vietnamesischen Grenze kannst Du vergessen, Auslaender mit Moppeds ueber 150ccm duerfen nicht einreisen, habe mir eine kleine 125ccm Maschine gekauft, meine R 100GS steht in Kambodscha bis Januar,2007.
28.10.2006 3te Anfrage nach Update
11.07.2007: Mein zweites Reisejahr geht dem Ende zu. Ein neues Lebensjahr beginnt. Ich moechte Euch allen Danken fuer Eure Mails, Gastbucheintragungen, Hilfe von zu Hause aus und .... Eine kurze Auflistung von Zahlen: Indonesien ist Land Nummer 20ig fuer mich, gefahrene Kilometer mit der BMW seid Reisebeginn 55000; geradelte km mit dem Fahrrad etwa 2000; zusammen 10.000Km mit gekauftem Mopped 125ccm in Vietnam und gemietetem in Burma. Flugkilometer etwa 6000. Wasserwegskilometer etwa 2000. Bus Km 1.000; Eisenbahn Km etwa 350; Benzinverbrauch auf 65,000 Moppedkilometer in 2 Jahren, wobei die BMW davon 7 Monate unbenutzt waehrend des Vietnam-, und Burma Aufenthaltes stand, incl. den 125ccm Moppeds ca. 4100 Liter. 3850 Liter mit der BMW für 55.000 km und 250 Liter mit den 125ccm Moppeds auf 10.000 km. Wieviel Geh,-Trekkingkilometer ich zu Fuss hinterlegt habe weiss ich nicht.
Foto: Tanja und Christian Schulze in Australien
19.09.2005 05.12.2006
Schulze, Tanja (German, 29.11.1966) and Christian Schulze (German, 20.02.1972) www.enduroreisende.de
+ Nearly Around-The-World. In 15 months Tanja and Christian rode together on one Honda Africa Twin, Type RD04 (1991) nearly 50.000km.
Purpose of your travel: See the world. Adventure. Fun in Live. Riding motorbikes.
Route: Shipping the bike to New Zealand ((Auckland),121 days / 12.198km) - shipping the bike by boat to Australia ((Sydney) 72 days / 10.852km) - shipping the bike by plane to Kuala/Lumpur in Malaysia (24days / 1.998km) / Thailand (50 days / 4.982km) - Laos (19 days / 1.717km) - Cambodscha (8 days / 1.103km). Shipping the bike by plane to Kathmandu in Nepal 15 days / 998km) - India (38 days / 2.620km) - Pakistan (23 days / 4.620km) - Iran (11 days / 2.520km) - Turkey (53 days / 3.593km) - Greece (9 days / 529km) - Italy - Austria - Germany (6 days / 1.672km).
Highlights: Many Experiences. Friendlyness of foreign people. Invitations from foreigners all over our route. See the Himalaya-Range.
The worst: Food in India. Military in Iran: The unfriendly behaviour. They gave us a feeling like criminals. Because of the military escort the hotelmanagers are afraid and don't gave us a room. They took our motorbike-key that we are'nt able to go away. They try to escort us from the Pakistanian border to Bam 450km!!!! - normally only to Zahedan - 80km. And on and on....
Book or publication (about your tour): In planning
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Find out by yourself and do it.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Turkey 3-month in 2002. Many, many trips to east Europe . Also a lot of Adventure-Offroadtours with light trailbikes.
04.03.2007 1st summary
05.03.2007 Last summary
07.03.2007 Both are visitors of the Motorcycle Meetings for World-Travellers.
2006
15.05.2006 + ca. 96 Tage
Kelz, Theo (Austrian)
+ Around-The.World. Theo rode solo in 86 days 24.800 km by motorcycle BMW R 100 GS (all 500 kg !), 2.000 km with the railway Transsib, 1.500 Km with a ferry form Russia (Wladivostok) to Japan and finally he flew 13.600 km.
Planned Route: Europe (Austria - Hungaria - Ukraine - Russia) - Asia (Russia - Siberia- Mongolia - back to Russia form Cita 2.000 km by train, rest to (to Wladivostok) - , quer durch Japan, nach Vancouver in Kanada, über Whitehorse nach nach Dowson Creek über die größten Nationalparks Kanadas Jasper, Lake Lois und Banff nach Calgary, die Olympiastadft aus dem Jahre 1988 über die Provinzen Alberta, Saschkazewan, Manitoba, Ontario, nach Halifax, und Toronto, zurück nach Europa, nach Österreich.
Earlier Experiences: Mit meiner Tochter Andrea reiste ich 1994 nonstop mit dem Motorrad von Feldkirchen bis Peking. 2003 fuhr ich mit Biker-Freunden aus Tirol quer durch Südamerika, wobei ich in Bolivien in eine Revolution geriet. Das war drei Jahre nach meiner doppelseitigen Handtransplantation an der Universitätsklinik Innsbruck. Zwischendurch machte ich einige Aufwärmetouren, unter anderem ans Nordkap, mit meinem Bruder Meinhard und dessen zwei Söhnen.
Ich besuchte einen Russischsprachkurs beim Klagenfurter Sprachinstitut. Ilingua in der Waaggasse und meine russisch Lehrerin Ljuba Vit , brachte mir diese schwere Sprache bei. Sie gab sich große Mühe mir diese Sprache einigermaßen verständlich beizubringen. Es war wichtig für mich, dass ich lesen und einigermaßen sprechen konnte. . Mein Motorrad, eine 1000er BMW, Baujahr 1977, wurde mit einen 80 Liter Spezialtank und mit verstärkten Stoßdämpfern hinten ausgerüstet, sowie zwei 40 Liter Alu-Packtaschen. An Gepäck hatte ich mit (, Ersatzteile fürs Motorrad, eine Notration zum Essen. Speck von meinem Freund Silvester. Weiters hatte ich natürlich auch Bekleidung, Waschzeug und Toilettartikel Werkzeug , 1 Paar Ersatzreifen, Ersatzschläuche, ein Zeit , Schlafsack mit Unterlage ..). Ich hatte auch ein Zelt mit, in welchen ich sehr oft übernachtete. Ich schlief aus Sicherheitsgründen aber vorwiegend in Unterkünften (Hotels .(Gastiniza`s .) Nachdem ich alle Vorbereitungen abgeschlossen und sämtliche Genehmigungen und Impfungen (Businessvisum für 3 Monate von Troijka Reisen und Einladungen für die Durchreise ...) eingeholt hatte, ging es am 15. Mai 2006 los. Ich wurde zu Hause in Feldkirchen von einer kleinen Gruppe von Freunden und Bekannten verabschiedet. Es lag eine gewisse Wehmut und Ungewissheit in der Luft. Mein Bruder Meinhardt begleitete mich bis zur österreichisch-ungarische Grenze. Er sagte bei der Verabschiedung: Bei der deutschen Grenze hol' ich dich wieder ab, das kleine Stück dazwischen musst du alleine fahren. Die nächsten Tage, Wochen und Monate fuhr ich Richtung Osten. Den ersten Abend übernachtete ich in (der Nähe von Budapest ) in einem Motel . Ungarn und die Ukraine war mir schon durch frühere Reisen vertraut. Ebenso die schlechten Straßen. Sie waren Rumpelpisten, auf den man ordentlich durchgeschüttelt wurde. Ich blieb stehen und kontrollierte immer wieder, ob wohl noch alle Schrauben auf ihren Platz waren. Streckenweise gab es bis zu 40 Zentimeter tiefe Schlaglöcher, in denen man landete, wenn man nicht aufpasste. In einigen Stadt- und Ortszentren waren die Straßen teilweise in viel schlechterem Zustand als auf dem Land. Ich hatte Mühe, meine schwere Maschine auf Kurs zu halten, musste aufpassen, dass ich nicht stürzte. Ohne fremde Hilfe hätte ich mein (500 Kilo schweres ) Motorrad nicht aufstellen können. Meine neuen Stoßdämpfer, die ich vor der Abfahrt eingebaut hatte, gaben schließlich den Geist auf. Sie hatten keine Dämpfwirkung mehr und der Rahmen schlug durch, sodass der Reifen platt wurde. Hilfsbereite russische Autofahrer blieben stehen und halfen mir, die Sache zu reparieren. Starke Gewitter, Regengüsse und Hitze waren meine Begleiter, auf den langen, endlosen Straßen durch (Sibirien ) . Am (20) Tag meiner Reise gelangte ich nach Novosibirsk in Westsibirien, der viertgrößten Stadt Russlands. Dort besuchte ich die Lager und die Arbeitsstätten, wo mein Vater fünf Jahre in russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft war. Heute ist (sind) dort noch (.die Baracken und Lager .) zu sehen. Ich dachte an meinen Vater, der vor (..9 Jahren) starb. Er erzählte uns Kindern von seiner Kriegsgefangenschaft (.und was er dort erlebte. Die Arbeitsbedingungen waren sehr hart und viele Kriegsgefangene starben während dieses langen Aufenthaltes in der Gefangenschaft, weil die Lebensbedingungen sehr sehr hart waren. ) Ich dachte mir, als ich an der Stelle stand, (dass mein Vater hier in dieser Weite Sibiriens die schönsten Jahre seines Lebens verbringen musste und er von seiner Jugend überhaupt nichts hatte. ) Novosibirsk ist heute eine aufstrebende Wirtschaftsmetropole. Ich blieb (..3.) Tage in der Stadt und sah mir außerdem (..viele historische Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten an. In dieser Stadt, wo der OB, einer der größten Flüsse Russlands durchfließt ist auch die Oktoberrevolution von Lenin ausgegangen und Lenin ist heute noch der große Held dieser Stadt. Denn viele Denkmäler von Lenin erinnern daran Ich stellte fest, dass es in den Tagen wo ich hier Novosibirsk meinen Aufenthalt hatte sehr warm war. Am 14.06.2006, um 18.00 Uhr, hatte es noch 25 Grad Celsius ) . Von dort ging es am (4. 6.2006 ) über Krasnojarsk weiter nach Irkutsk zum Baikalsee. Die Stadt Irkutsk liegt etwa 5.000 Kilometer von Moskau entfernt. Die Straßen in Sibirien waren katastrophal. Cirka 150 Kilometer vor Cita hatte ich mit dem Motorrad einen Rahmenbruch und einen Reifenplatzer. Ich sah mich schon in der Wildnis übernachten. Da hielt ein Auto, aus dem drei Burschen stiegen, die mir ihre Hilfe anboten. Nach ungefähr zwei Stunden war der Schaden behelfsmäßig behoben und ich konnte die Strecke bis zur nächsten Stadt (Cita) fortsetzen. Dort ließ ich mein Motorrad in einer Werkstätte reparieren. Russische Mechaniker vom dortigen Motorradclub halfen mir dabei. Der Rahmen musste geschweißt werden, weil er unter dem Sitz total durchgerissen war. Die hinteren Stoßdämpfer mussten ebenfalls repariert werden. Da die Russen Meister im improvisieren waren, wurde auch das geschafft. Anschließend stießen wir in einem Lokal auf die gelungene Arbeit an, wir aßen und tranken fast bis in die frühen Morgenstunden. Wodka floss reichlich und es war eine super Stimmung. Ich traf auch Wlad , einen guten Bekannten von meinen Freund Franz Stelzl, welcher diesen vor 3 Jahren kennen gelernt hatte. 50 Kilometer außerhalb von Cita nach (Khabarovsk) war die Straße für schwere Motorräder für die nächsten 1500 Kilometer nicht mehr befahrbar, hier konnte man lediglich mit großen LKW`s oder Traktoren fahren, aber die Strasse ist im Bau und wird in den nächsten 4 Jahren durchgehend auch für Motorräder gut befahrbar sein. So lud ich mein Motorrad in Cita mit Hilfe von mehreren Männern von der Bahngesellschaft auf die Transsibirische Eisenbahn und fuhr 2.000 Kilometer an der chinesischen Grenze und am Amur den Grenzfluss zwischen Russland und China bis nach Khabarovsk. Es war ein großartiges Erlebnis, mit dem Zug durch die sibirische Taiga zu fahren, durch riesige Birken- und Föhrenwälder, die Landschaft während der Fahrt vorbeiziehen zu lassen. Ich erreichte Khabarovsk am 19.06.2006. Dort war ich verwundert, als mich fünf riesige Männer am Bahnhof erwarteten. ich wurde mit einem Hi Theo , you are from Austria, herzlich begrüßt . . ( Die Männer waren vom örtlichen Motorradclub, welcher vom Motorradclub n Cita verständigt wurde , dass der österreichische Motorradfahrer und Weltumrunder Theo mit seinem Motorrad ankommt und sie sollen mir helfen das Motorrad vom Zug bzw. Aus dem Waggon zu heben. Gesagt getan, die Männer warteten auf dem Bahnhof bis mein Zug einfuhr Wir gingen zum Waggon wo mein Motorrad verladen war und in wenigen Minuten war mein Moped abgeladen und das mit purer Manneskraft, den einen Hubstapler gab es nicht. Im Anschluß lud ich die Burschen zum Essen und zum trinken ein, es wurde ein schöner Abend. ) Ich blieb (2) Tage in Khabarovsk und schaute mir (dieStadt und die Umgebung an nd machte auch Ausflüge in die Umgebung.) an. Besonders beeindruckt hatte mich bei meiner Reise durch Sibirien (die unendliche Weite , die riesigen Birken und Föhrenwälder und ich merkte regelrecht, dass die Erde rund ist . Auch stellte ich fest, dass dieses riesige Land entlang meiner Fahrtroute aus riesigen Landwirtschaftlichen Äckern bestand und große landwirtschaftliche Betriebe angesiedelt waren.) Von dort brach ich am (21. Juni 2006) auf und fuhr 800 Kilometer in die im Süden gelegene Stadt Wladivostok. Sie ist Endstation der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn, Russlands größter Pazifikhafen und Hauptstützpunkt der russischen Pazifikflotte. Der Hafen wird mit Eisbrechern ganzjährig offen gehalten. Dort übernachtete ich bei Alexander Schustrik, der ebenfalls begeisterter Motorradfahrer ist. Er wurde vom Motorradclub in Khabarovsk verständigt und hat mich am Stadtrand von Wladivostok sehr herzlich empfangen. Ich konnte vier Tage in seinem Apartment übernachten und so das russische Leben hautnah in der östlichsten Stadt Russlands erleben. Die Hilfsbereitschaft, die Herzlichkeit und die Freundlichkeit der Russen war grenzenlos und großartig. Ich möchte das nicht missen, denn das war für mich eine Erfahrung der ganz besonderen Art. Nach einer ausgiebigen Besichtigungstour von Wladivostok, wo ich viele historische Plätze besichtigen konnte, unter anderem die Endstation der Transib, wie sie liebevoll genannt wird, fuhr ich am (26.6.2006) mit der Fähre Wladivostok vom russischen Festland nach Japan. Auf der zweieinhalb Tage dauernden Schiffsreise lernte ich Alexander Ramirez kennen, den Präsidenten der Blue Knights Florida IV, einer Motorradvereinigung, der Polizisten weltweit angehören. Er war auch mit seinem Motorrad auf Weltreise. Wir fuhren gemeinsam eine Woche quer durch Japan, quer durch die Städte Tokio und Osaka in denen an die 40 Millionen Menschen leben. Die Straßen waren mehrstöckig angelegt, es gab sechs bis acht Fahrspuren sowie Linksverkehr. Ich fuhr in der achten Etage und sah auf die Stadt hinunter. Starker Regen setzte ein und machte die Durchfahrt gefährlich. Da ein Anhalten auf diesen dicht befahrenen Straßen nicht möglich war, war ich komplett durchnässt als ich am Zielort ankam. Der Transport meines Motorrades von Tokio nach Vancouver gestaltete sich schwierig, weil die Transportfirmen keine persönlichen Effekten mehr transportierten. Nur DHL-Global Forwarding konnte ich es danken, dass ich mein Motorrad von Japan nach Kanada bringen konnte. In Japan war alles sehr kompliziert, mein Handy funktionierte nicht mehr, meine Kreditkarten wurden nicht akzeptiert, ich konnte lediglich damit in den Hotels meine Rechnungen bezahlen. Zum Glück hatte ich noch Bargeld (US Dollar) bei mir. Die Japaner waren sehr nett immer lächeln war die Devise das Leben dort war sehr teuer. Endlich konnte ich am (14.07.2006.) Japan vom Narita Airport auf dem Luftweg in Richtung Kanada verlassen. Ich flog mit der .Canada Airline nach Vancouver, der Flug dauerte (9) Stunden. In Kanada angekommen, musste ich das Wochenende abwarten, bis ich mein Motorrad aus dem Warehouse am Flughafen holen und die Zollabfertigung erledigen konnte. In der Zwischenzeit lernte ich zwei Tiroler Touristen kennen, die aus dem Zillertal stammten. Wir fuhren gemeinsam zu den Whistler Mountain, in den Stanlypark und andere Orte. Am Montag, dem (.17.07.2006) holte ich mein Motorrad vom Flughafen ab. Die Zollbeamten waren hilfsbereit und freundlich. Sie staunten nicht schlecht, als ich Ihnen von meinen neuen Händen und meiner Weltreise erzählte. Bevor ich meine Reise quer durch Kanada antrat, musste ich noch ein großes Service an meinem Motorrad machen lassen. In den nächsten Tagen ging es den Fraser Canyon in Richtung der Nationalparks Banff und Jasper, wo ich die schönsten Landschaften und die Tierwelt Kanadas kennen lernen durfte. In weiterer Folge ging es hinauf nach Prinz George, nach Withehorse, dann über die Alaska Highway nach Dawson Creek, nach Edmonten und Calgary der Olympiastadt von 1988. Weiter ging es über die unendlichen Weiten der Prärie Albertas, Manitoba. Auf dieser Fahrt, die sehr Abwechslungsreiche Erlebnisse bot, lernte ich sehr viele Leute kennen und konnte so mein Netzwerk rund um die Welt als Weltreisender weiter ausbauen. Ich übernachtete viel in meinem Zelt auf Campingplätzen. In Ontario ging ein fürchterlicher Sturm, der viele Gebiete stromlos machte, weil viele Bäume entwurzelt wurden und auf die Stromleitungen fielen. Die Leute mussten schauen, wie sie ihre Lebensmittel retten konnten, weil fast alle Kühlschränke und Kühltruhen keinen Strom hatten. Weiter ging es bis Ottawa, Montreal und zurück nach Toronto, wo ich meine langjährigen Freunde Hermann Mayer und Ernst Pegutter besuchte die im Jahre 1951 von Deutschland sowie von Österreich nach Kanada ausgewandert waren. Ich konnte bei Hermann Mayer übernachten, er lebt allein und ist ebenfalls begeisterter Motorradfahrer. Dort lernte ich Kurt aus Colorado kennen, der mich zu sich nach Colorado einlud, damit wir gemeinsam etwas mit den Motorrädern unternehmen können, wie er sagte. Von dort wurde dann auch der Transport des Motorrades von Toronto nach Frankfurt in Deutschland vorbereitet. Mr. Pichup Graham, von DHL-Global Forward Toronto, machte es möglich, dass ich innerhalb von sechs Stunden mein Motorrad flugfertig verpackt und abgefertigt hatte. Er half selbst beim Verzurren und Aufladen mit. Die Kosten für den Transport nach Frankfurt brauche ich erst in Deutschland zu bezahlen. Ich freute mich riesig über diese Botschaft. Nachdem wir dies alles erledigt hatten, fuhren Herrmann Mayer und ich zurück nach Ajax, aber nicht ohne dass wir unterwegs anständig essen gegangen sind. Die letzten Tage in Toronto waren mit Besuchen von Freunden verbunden. Ernst Pegutter hat uns zu sich nach Hause eingeladen, wo wir einen schönen Abend bei Kärntner Musik mit einer steirischen Harmonika verbrachten. Ich freute mich schon auf zu Hause, auf meine Frau und meine Lieben. Mayer brachte mich am Abflugtag zum Flughafen von Toronto. Ich flog mit einer Boing 747 in sechseinhalb Stunden nach Frankfurt. Ich verbrachte den ersten Tag wieder in Europa in einem Hotel, in der Nähe vom Flughafen. Am nächsten Tag holte ich mein Motorrad von der Transportfirma ab, erledigte die Zoll Angelegenheiten und fuhr als erstes zu meiner Schwester nach Schweinfurt, die dort mit ihrer Familie wohnt. Ich wurde dort herzlich empfangen und es gab am Abend gegrilltes Fleisch und etwas zu trinken. Wir feierten bis in die Nachtstunden. Dann kam der Tag, an dem ich die letzte Etappe meiner Weltreise antrat. Nach einer herzlichen Verabschiedung von meiner Schwester ging es von Schweinfurt 650 Kilometer in Richtung Feldkirchen. Die Fahrt verlief ohne Schwierigkeiten. Nach mehreren Stunden erreichte ich endlich die österreichische Staatsgrenze. Als ich die Bundesgrenze überschritt hupte ich sehr laut und sehr oft, weil ich nach 85 Tagen Österreich wieder erreicht hatte. Ich kaufte mir ein AutobahnPickerl und fuhr anschließend zu der Stelle, wo ich mit Bruder Meinhardt vereinbart hatte, dass wir uns trafen. Als ich mein Motorrad abstellte, kam Meinhardt mit seinem Freund angefahren. Wir begrüßten uns so herzlich, wie wir uns seinerzeit an der ungarischen Grenze verabschiedet hatten. Ich sagte zu Meinardt: Hallo, die kleine Wegstrecke zwischen der ungarischen und der deutschen Staatsgrenze über Russland habe ich bewältigt, jetzt können wir wieder gemeinsam nach Hause fahren. Wir umarmten uns schauten uns lange an und hatten beide Tränen in den Augen. Wir fuhren ohne anzuhalten bis zur Mautstelle durch und dann ging es durch den Katschbergtunnel in Richtung Heimat. Am Millstätter See wurde ich von einer ganzen Motorradarmada, von Freunden und Kollegen abgeholt. Ich wurde von allen sehr herzlichste von meinen Freunden und Kollegen begrüßt. Im Anschluss ging es durch das Gegental in Richtung Feldkirchen. In Ossiach wurde ich von der motorisierten Polizeistreife Feldkirchen, mit der Bemerkung in Empfang genommen, ... damit Du dich die letzten Kilometer bis nach Hause nicht verirrst. Dann ging es über Ossiach nach Feldkirchen, wo ich vom Bürgermeister und der gesamten Stadtregierung der Stadtgemeinde willkommen geheißen und herzlich begrüßt wurde. Das Herz schlug immer schneller und die Sehnsucht endlich nach Hause, zu meiner Frau zu kommen, wurde immer größer und die Spannung stieg. Als ich in meine in meine Gasse einfuhr, erlebte ich eine große Überraschung. Die gesamte Gasse war festlich geschmückt und in der Mitte spannte sich ein Bogen über die ganze Gasse mit der Aufschrift: Herzlich Willkommen. Ich war tief Gerührt über diesen herzlichen Empfang, den mir meine liebe Frau Roswitha bereitet hatte. Es waren viele Freunde gekommen, die mir zu meiner großartigen Weltumrundung und zu dieser gigantischen Leistung gratulierten. Bei dieser Weltumrundung legte ich 24.800 Motorradkilometer zurück, 2.000 Kilometer mit der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn, 1.500 Kilometer mit der Fähre von Wladivostok nach Japan, und 13.600 Flugkilometer.
21.10.2006 spring 2008
Felix Bergmeister (Austrian born, 06.09.1977 in Wien, A) http://www.felix-bergmeister.at/
- Plan: Solo Around-The-World by motorcycle BMW.
40Länder - 730 Tage - 70.000km . Wien - Kapstadt - Feuerland - Alaska - Asien - Europa
Purpose of your travel: It has been my dream to ride around the world for a long time and getting so far and seeing so many things also means taking responsibility in a way. There are not that many people who are actually lucky enough to live their dreams and do what they want in life. I think those who are in that position should also share some of their luck, especially to those who would need it the most, such as the children from third world countries. That's why I decided to support UNICEF in order to create a certain level of awareness in western countries and show people how much their help is needed where there is no other help available. After having completed this journey I will act as an UNICEF Spokesman and I will try to involve some individuals and companies to support UNICEF in cooperation with the media.
Route: Europe 4000 kms (Austria - Italy - France - Spain) - Africa 15.000 kms (Marroco - Mauretania - Mali - Burkina Faso - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroon - Gabon - Congo/Braza - Cabinda - military plane to Luanda/Angola - Namibia - South Afrika. I reached Cape Town after 7 months riding on the road . for Cape Town - South America (I will fly to Buenos Aires by plane with airline for ??US $. The bike will be shipped by shippingline
?? For US $)
Still to go: South Amerika and Central Amerika: ( Argentina ? Brasil ? Venezuela ?Columbia - boat to Panama ? Costa Rica - Nicaragua ? Honduras ? Guatemala ? Mexico ) - North Amerika : USA up to San Francisco and fly over to Delhi/India - Asia: India ? Pakistan ? Iran ? Turkey ? Greece ? Bulgaria ? Romania ? Hungary ? Austria - Plan to finish around spring 2008.
Highlights: Well, going round the world makes you meet a lot of people and let you see many beautiful places.
Especially riding through Africa was a marvelous experience to me. To see the change of the landscape all the way from the Sahara to the deep rainforests in equatorial Africa and the Kalahari Desert in Namibia was unmatched so far.
For I love landscapes a lot, probably Namibia has got the most scenic one I have ever seen.
The worst: Also was n o t that bad in the end. I came to the city of Calabar in the south of Nigeria. Cash machines were not working for there was no power in the whole city. Fuel was not available and you could only get it via the black market. In order to change money I ended up in a garage guarded by private gunmen. The whole scene was looking dangerous. The guy wanted to see all my cash and then he offered me a bad rate. So what to do - lo o se a lot of money or try to become his friend? I went for the second option. After telling him how bad it is that the people of Nigeria have to suffer so much due to having no power and fuel in the city and that no proper steps are taken by the government to help them out, he turned nice. We shook our hands and the gunmen started laughing. Needless to say, I got a good exchange rate as well. I just think it depends so much on how you 'step up' to people. If you show respect you normally get respect back.
Book or publication: The German version is already at about page number 150 and then the English version will follow. I try to give people an insight what traveling over long distances is like and of course what steps have to be taken to actually get where you want to be. Like most dreams we have, as long as we don´t get up to follow them they will remain unfulfilled.
I will also give a bit of insight focusing on the work of UNICEF in the countries I have visited, especially pointing out how much our support is needed to help the children.
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: It takes a lot of commitment to get on a motorbike, to turn the key and go on the long way round. It might certainly be the experience of somebody ´ s life, but it also means leaving a lot of comfort behind and things like solitude or fear will be there and have to be coped with.
When you are ready to face these things, then it is time to go. Just do it.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: I was an athlete before, doing ultra distance triathlon. So I did up to 20 000 kms on the bicycle a year and figured out that this would take me quite far on the globe. For the love of motorbikes I took my old flat-twin out and yep, here we go!
27.04.2007 1st information by Esther Zierau
03.05.2007 1st request to Felix for update
08.05.2007 1st short answer. Felix offered to come to the 50th. Tesch-Globetrotter-Treffen 25.-27.04.2008 with the main subject in 2008: Weltumrundungen
27.05.2007 Wonderful overview from Felix after he reached Capetown by bike
29.05.2005 2nde request for update
01.05.2007 - 30.04.2009
Loeben, Joachim von (German, born 18.01.1971)
www.triparoundtheworld.de
- Plan Around-The-World. Joachim plans to ride solo RTW by motorcycle typ BMW G 650 in 2 years !
Purpose: Help people and see different cultures.
Route: - North America - Middle America - South America - West Coast of Africa - Europe.
Europe (Germany- Czech- Slovakia- Hungary- Romania - Turkey) - Asia (Syria- Jordan- Saudi-Arabia- VAE- Oman- Iran- Pakistan- India- Nepal- China- Myanmar- Thailand- Cambodscha-Vietnam- Laos- China)- by plane to North-America (Alaska- Kanada- USA- Mexiko- Guatemala- Honduras- Panama) - South America (Columbia- Venezuela- Brasil- Argentina- Chile)- by ship to Africa (South-Africa- Namibia- Angola- Congo- Cameroons- Nigeria- Burkina Faso- MALI-Algeria ) - by boat to Europe (France- Germany)
Earlier experiences: Transafrica.
Info: Deine Alu-Koffer sind Weltklasse ! Haben mehrere Stürze bei Transafrika gut überstanden !
Book about Africa: Atempause, Highlights Verlag, Euskirchen.
22.04.2005 Visitor of 27th. Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers.
29.10.2006 last update.
01.03.2007 Gave me a call. Wanted possibly come to recommendation. Needes some articles.
27.-29.04.2007
Promise to come to the 29th. Meeting for World-Travellers.
04.03.2007 Last update.
01.05.2007 - ??.??.2008
Siller, Manuela (Italian, 11.04.1979) and Benjamin Marsoner (Italian, 04.08.1977) & www.moto-mania.it
- Plan Around-The-World. We plan to travel around the World with our Honda Africa Twin, RD04. About 50.000 kms, from the north of Italy, where we live, to the Northcape in Norwegian. Our first goal. Then we'd like to travel from the Northcape to Australia trough Russia. That's our dream that we'll realize from June 2006 - 2008.
Route: Austria - Czech Republic - Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia - Finland – Norway – Russia – Japan – Vietnam – Laos - Thailand – Australia ....
Purpose: We want to find ourselves. Since now we feel that we are not born for having a quiet life, working and staying in a little village for the rest of our life. We want to make experiences, meet other people, see other countries, make decisions. Maybe at the end we'll say that we want to travel back home. Maybe at the end we'll say that now we are ready for a life in a little village, working and having family. We'll see...
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: We travelled around in Europe, for example in the north of Germany, Toscana (Italy), Croatia, Austria) - and we have some experience and adventures travelling with the tend, travelling around in our little Fiat Panda.
04.10.2005 1st summary and 1st request for update
19.04.2006 Last update
08.09.2007 - 21.12.2007
Jong, Dafne (Dutch, born ???) and Rob de (Dutch, born ?? ) www.Ride-onMotorTours.com and www.motorkaravaan.nl
- Plan Around-The.World. We plan to travel around the World a third time. This is the first time we offer an organised tour. Price € 15.950.
In 09,08.2007 we have 9 participants incl. 2 Czechs and 1 German. There are still free places to book.
Purpose: ??
Route: Europe (NL) - North America (USA (N.J.)- Canada- USA (Los Angeles)) - Australia (Sydney) - Asia (Nepal - Pakistan - Iran) - Europe (Turkey - Greek - Bulgaria - Romania - Hungary - Rep. Tchec - Germany (Pass Tesch for a coffee) - The Netherlands (last night as a group in Dulmen at the Bikersfarm)
The best: ??
The worst: ??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: two times Around-The-World and many guided tours
22.09.2006 1st summary bye B.T. and 1st request for update. This is the first Dutch guided tour Around-The-World by motorcycle
09.08.2007 2nd request for update
08.05.2008 - plus ca. 3 years
Ioannou, Adeline "Adi" (German, 14.05.1963) and Markus Rummel (German, born 20.02.1966) no website so far
- Plan Around-The-World. Adi and Markus plan to ride RTW by motorcycle with two BMW F 650 GS Dakar in 3-4 years !
Purpose:
Adi: ??
Markus: I expext more of life. Markus was inspired by Bernd Teschs book "Afrika Motorrad Reisen" in 1991 at first. In 1993 he bought a BMW R 100 GS Dakar and outfitted this with a rack and alu-box no.2 from B.T. After Adi and Markus saw a slide-show fror Klaus Schubert and Claudia Metz in 2003 they decided to travel by bikes themselves.
Adis ealier experiences: ?
Route: Europe (Germany - France) - by ferry with Polish Ocean Lines ?? to South America (Argentina (Usuhaia) - Chile - Bolivia - Peru - Equador - Colombia - Venezuela) - further plans are not clear so far: perhaps Central America or Australia - ??
Earlier experiences: Markus: 1982-2007 Markus rode with 5 different bikes many countries in Europe. Between 1991 - 2002 Markus travelled with his brother Bernhard Rummel or sister Andrea Rummel or friends as a group each year bewteeen 2 and 6 months.
1991: 2 months India (North-South) and Thailand.
1993: 2 months in Africa (Seychelles).
1994 / 5: With girlfriend P.S. 6 months South-America.
1996 / 7: 2 months in Central-America.
1998 / 9: South-America with Andrea Rummel.
2000: 2 months with Andrea Mexico.
2001: 2 months with Andrea Asia (Malaysia).
2002: 2 months with a group of 7 friends in South-America (Equador - Peru - Bolivia)
Book : Diary.
Highlights: ??
The worst: ??
26/ 27.05.2007 Personal visit at Bernd T.
27.05.2007 1st request for update.
12.06.2007 2nd request for update
01.04.2008 - minimum 4 years
Briggs, Tony (British, born 20.01.1962, lorry-driver) and Martin Hancock (British, born ??.??:1956. lorry driver)
- Plan Around-The World. Tony (56000 miles already).and Martin (10.000 miles already) plan to ride "Around-The-World" on two BMW R 1100 GS.
Purpose: Tony: Test myself. I need a challange. Martin: To meet different peole around-the-world.
Route: Europe (GB) - Netherlands - Germany - Denmark - Sweden - Norway - south to Rep. Tchechoslowakia - further to Turkey - ASia (Iran - Pakistan - India -Nepal - by plane to Thailand (Bangkok) - Malaysia - ... Singapore) - bike by boat to Australia (person by plane) - about 1 year in Australia - North America - south to .....Panama - South America (Colombia .....Argentina (Usuhaia - Buenos Aires) - no more planned so far. But hopefully Africa with enough of time and money.
The best: The plan: Freedom.
The worst: The plan: Being limited
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Tony: Valentia in Spain / Portugal / Germany. Martin: Italia, Spain, France
26.05.2007 1st personal meeting in Hammer after they found me in BMWfsummary internet with wrong / old address.
22.-23.08.2007 2nd personal visit in Germany buyinf´g Tesch-Travel-Tasche and rack.
Summaries in progress. I need more informations :
I do NOT know any more details of World-Travellers below. Sometimes even NOT the years.
Who knows more: Addresses, relations, publications?
Karran, Raphael (Brasilian)
- Around-The-World ?.
Raphael, who is reporting for a Brazilian motorcycle magazine called "Motociclismo Magazine", has already traveled 90,000 km through South and North America, Europe, Asia and part of Australia. He will return to Perth in December to continue his mission to Sydney, then finally to Africa.
11.2003 1st information by Dagmar and Udo Fischer. THey herad that there was an article about him in Australia / Bromme.
09.12.2003 Dagmar told me that there is an article about him in a New Zealand Magazine. You can see this in internet. Promised me more infos:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0311/S00032.htm
09.12.2003 1st request to the editor editor@scoop.co.nz and Selwyn Manning deputy editor selwyn@spectator.co.nz.
09.12.2003 Who knows more about him and his email-address?
ca. 1975 - ??
Sargent, John (born ??, Australian )
John rode solo ?? overland from GB to Australia with a Honda...
>> I (Linda) have written to him to ask if he has Trevors address. John also did an England to Oz trip on a Honda in the mid 1970s so praps he will give you info on his trip.
18.09.2003 1st information by Linda Bick.
18.09.2003 1st request to John by Bernd Tesch
30.11.2003 2nd request to John
??.??.1967(68 or 69) -
Green, Trevor (Australia, Adelaide, born ??)
Around-The-World including Australia - Great Britain. Green rode RTW with with an Australian girl called Jan as pillion on a BMW R60 about 1965 - 1967....
Route: They took the usual route through Route: Turkey and over the Kyber pass and then went through Malasia and India. Boat from Madras to Penang and then Singapore to Oz I think..
26th.03.2003 2nd information by Linda Bick again after her visit in Zweifall 1998
26th.03.2003 2nd request to Linda Bick
Green, Trevor
Went around the world on a BMW in the late ca. 1965. Linda Botherstone met him in Russia (going to a Film-Rallye in Moscow 1967). John Sergeant will have his adress. Green is about 56 years.
++ Infos hand address of Trevor Green has John Sargeant (or Sergeantt, about 50). Braodview 5083 (near Adelaide)
29.07.98 Both adresses from Linda Bootherstrone.
17.09.2003 3rd request to Linda.
17.09.2003 Second request to David McGonical in Sydney
30.11.2003 Third request to David McGonical in Sydney
Bausenhart Werner (born in Germany, living in Canada)
+ Around-The-World.
Book: From Nordkapp to Cape York on a Motorcycle Around The World English Bausenhardt. Canada. 2003 RB TG Around-The-World - BMW R 650 182 Soft 1st edition 15 B x 23 H € 20,90 Tesch 14.08.2003 305
01.0.2003 1st information
14.08.2003 1st request for update
19.09.2004 - ?
Richter, Jiri (German, geb. 18.09.1964)
- Plan Around-The-World. Mit Tenere. Mit wenig Kram, aber einer Visa-Card.
16.07.2003 1st information by "Possi".
16.07.2003 Possi um update gebeten
1960...
Veciana, Antonio (from Albacete (Spain) and ?
Both travelled Around-The-World in 79 days with two Vespas
The Vespa was showed in the Guggenheim Museum and I think is permantly showed in the Piaggo Museum.
06.06.2002 1st information by Carlos Vergara González in Spain Carlos.Vergara@ATKearney.com
06.06.2002 1st request for update.
08.03.2003 - ??? ??.??:20??
Merritt Grooms (American, 11.01.1967) and Pierre Saslawsky (French, 23.11.1964) http://www.photobiker.com
- Plan Around-The-World. We are planning to go around the world, probably breaking the record of the longest motorcycle ride ever done by a couple (around 100,000 miles / 160.000 km).We are riding together, each with a BMW F650GS/Dakar mounted with Touratech 39L tanks. We trained 8 weeks in Spain and Morocco.
Purpose of travel: Fun. Meeting the best girls / boys . Learn from people and share with others.
Route so far has been: Europe (France) by boat to Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya (22,08.2003). The planned route from Kenya is: down Africa to Capetown, ship to Rio, down to Ushuaia, up to San Francisco, ship to Sydney, go all over the place in Australia, ship to Indonesia, drive all over the place in Thailand, Cambodge, Laos and Vietnam, ship to Nepal, drive all over India, then back to Europe for a big tour of the continent.
The best so far: ??
The worst so far : ??
Book or publication: Probably write a book at the end.
08.03.2002 From Pierre Saslawsky: Hello Bernd, I found your page about women travellers a little bit by chance (http://www.berndtesch.de/English/Continents/Women.html) It's interesting because earlier this month, I asked two related questions on the Horizons Unlimited bulletin board (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000252.html)
- How many people approximately (and how many women) have completed a round-the-world trip on a motorcycle?
- Do you know if a woman has successfully completed a round-the-world trip that includes crossing all of Africa including the Sahara? (ie. Morocco or Tunisia through South Africa by land). My girlfriend is up for the challenge. Thanks, Pierre
09.03.02 1 st request for update!
22.08.03 1st update
22.08.2003 4th request for update
28.11.2005 Newsletter from North America.
28.11.2005 5th request for update
18.06.1998
Mader, Joern (German from Berlin)
03.03.2002 1st information by Peter Gerrist, who met him in Thailand.
03.03.2002 1st request for update.
09.03.2002 Jochen Hübener tried unsuccesfully to find him in Berlin.
Ostrika, Carola and Volker Kunz (German)
+ Around-The-World. 3 Jahre und 4 Monate. Offer a slide-show: Mit XT 500, dann BMW GS PD und BMW 1100 GS unterwegs..
31.03.98 1. Info von Andreas Müller.
04.1998 Participant of the Tesch-Meeting for World-Travellers.
2000
Sproat, Trevor and Noah Maltz (Americans)
- Plan Around The World.
03.01.2001 1st information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
01.03.2002 2nd request for upadte
??.??.2001
Newland, Matthew (British) http://www.ontwowheels.freeserve.co.uk
- Plan Around The World.
Route: Europe (France - Switzerland - Italy - Greece - Turkey.....
03.01.2001 1st information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
01.03.2002 2nd request for upadte
20.01.2001 - ca. 15.04.2001
Angelino, René Miragaia (Brasil) http://www.miragaia.com.br
? Around The World
Route: Neuseeland, Australien, Indonesien (Bali), Malaysia, Singapur, HongKong, China (Peking), Nepal, Indien, Pakistan, Egypt. In New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and HongKong Gaia travelled together with his wife. Gaia rends a motorcycle wherever he is. He has a handy from a sponsor. Damit telefoniert er ständig mit seinem Verlag. Dadurch kann sein nächstes Buch sehr bald erscheinen. Email: aventura@miragaia.com.br
Earlier books: Yukon. A última frontera"= Brasilien - Alaska - Brasilien. (Portugese). Minha Moto, America" (Portugese). 45,000 km Süd-Amerika-Rundreise per Moto.
Book: Planned.
22.11.2001 2nd request for summary
01.03.2002 3rd request for update
21.09.2003 4th request for update
Ca. 1995/6 - ca. 2001?
Springer, Karliens and Han van Loon (Dutch)
Plan Around-The-World. With two YAMAHA XT 600 Tenere Han (U-boat captain) and Karliens (Hebamme and Stewardess) want to circle the world.
Route: Holland - overland to India - from India to Singapore backpacking through Thailand - Malaysia - Indonesia - New Zealand - by motorcycle Australia / Tasmania - from Canada overland to South America / Ushuaia. Next Africa.
28th of may199. 1st information by Ralf Paaske and Petra Schommer.
Route: NL - overland to India - China backpacking - Indonesia backpacking - SEAsia - Australia - NZ - North America - South America - now Transafrica (Capetown...) somehow.
22.11.2000 1st information by Petra Schommer and Ralf Paaske
19.10.01 2nd request
Klobucar, Mike
Did you meet other RTW traveller I do NOT know?? Nope! a guy who would be interesting to contact for your database is Mike Klobucar, whom I met in Central America, big time bike traveller; his email is mike-melie@sympatico.ca.
30.01.01 1st information by Carlo Muttoni
19.10.01 2nd request
19.10.01 Email came back twice: unknown
10(20).06.2001 - 31.12.2002
Vince, Gerald and Austin, Matt Hill, Charlie Benner (England) http://www.terracirca.co.uk/index.html
+Around The World. The group who called themselves" Terra Circa"rode Around-The-World on three DR 350cc Suzukis. David Greenhough (chief) skipped the expedition in Kazakhstan because of knee problems.
Purpose: To cross the Silov Gap and holiday.
Route: They rode across Europe, Greece and Turkey, Kazakhstan and Russia to become the first recorded motorcyclists ever to cross the gruelling 'Zilov Gap’, a 392 mile stretch of impassable tracks, trails, marshes and rivers where the road across Siberia literally runs out!
Video: They filmed their adventures and now have a DVD out. This DVD is an extremly valuable resource for anyone planning a long distance trip or for anyone who just wants to see and feel what it's like to go off-roading in Siberia! This DVD is available from www.aimimage.com/shop.shtm
team@terracirca.co.uk . austinvince@yahoo.com
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
10.01.2002 3rd request
24.02.2002 Information by RTW traveller Adrian Messmer
19.01.2003 4th request
20.08.2003 Some informations by Ralph Goldberg
24.09.2001 - 06.06.2002
Roberts, Lisa (British, born ??? ) and Harvey Gordon-Sawyers (Brotish, born ??? ) http://familyroberts.thomaspj.com/chasingthesun
- Plan Around-The-World. Not finished in total. Harvey on a BMW R100GS and Lisa on a BMW R 80 ST planed to travel the world for a year or so...
Route: Overland through Europe, Turkey, Syria and Jordan, here we shipped the bikes to India.
Our future plans are constantly changing but currently look something like this:- South East Asia, taking in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia. Over to North America to tour the States and Canada and maybe venture into Central and South America. Our last leg should be from South Africa to Egypt up Africa's east coast, then along the northern coast to Morocco. Back into Europe and home...
We will be sending journal entries and photos home whenever we can. They will be posted here on our site so you can keep up to date with our progress.mail@chasingthesun.org ... joni_anne@hotmail.com (Lisas email)
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact
19.10.01 2nd request
19.10.01 Email came back: unknown
30.08.2004 Information by Kirsten Latimer: Robers (Lisa) and Gordon-Sawyers (Harvey) were planning a round the world trip on BMWs. We met this couple when they were in India. Sadly Lisa broke her antkle a few months later in Laos and in the end, they both decided to end the trip there. I think that was about 2 years ago now. lisaroberts72@hotmail.com
They did fly home but now they are both living and working in India. They have an active website: www.chasingthesun.org
01.04.2004 3rd request to Lisa and Harvey
??.09.2001 - ??.??.??.
Gardner, Lucy and Adrian Greygoose (England) http://www.gooseontheloose.com/
- Plan Around The World. Goose and Lucy on one (?) BMW R 1100 GS.
03.10.01 Homepage does not work. No contact possible.
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact
07.09.2001 - 01.10.2004
Latimer, Kirsten (Scottish, born 27.03.1965) and Chris Burt (English, born 15.02.1962) baby Lucas Burt (born 13.04.03) www.worldtriumph.co.uk/index.htm
- Plan Around The World. Chris (electical technician) and Kirsten (pharmaceutical research) are currently riding around the world on two Meriden Triumph's. Bonneville 1982 and a Triumph Tiger 1981 (respectively). The Bonneville now sports a fibreglass replica of a Dustings side-car. We now swap bikes every so often so that we can still both still enjoy life on two wheels. The trip was planned roughly three years. Lucas was born during the trip.
Route: Europe (France - Germany - Austria - Italy - Slovenia - Bosnia - Jugoslavia - Macedonia - Greece - Turkey). Asia (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - Thailand - Laos - Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia (Sumatra - Java - Bali - Sumbawa - Lombok - Timor) - East Timor - Australia (Lucas born in
Tasmania and currently in New Zealand (31.03.2004). We intend to return home via Canada and North America.
The orignal plan route to take in South East Asia, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, US, South America (Cuba ??) and Africa.
Infos: Speedos don't work so all mileage is estimated. So far we have ridden the bikes all the way and done about 40-50,000 kms as far as NZ
Purpose of travel: Riding the bikes we love, meeting new friends and enjoying the
change of scenery
The best: Crossing the Alps and the Balochistan desert. Lucas, our beautiful baby boy, born in Tasmania and who has joined us on our journey.
The worst: So far no problems but Iran was a bit tiring.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Travel light. Arrange visas on route (ie Iran, Pakistan and Indian. Plan ahead as little as possible.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Nothing much. Nothing much. I (Kirsten) once decided to ride my Triumph from The south of England to my home town in Scotland (about 500 miles) It may be doesn't sound much to others but it made me realise that it didn't matter how many kilometres a journey is, all you have to do is keep riding the bike and you'll get there. Chris once cycled from England to Morocco on a bicycle. He wanted to take a motorcycle but he couldn't afford it at the time. Does that count ?
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
13.01.2002 1st answer and contact
08.03.2004 2nd answer from them: Dear Bernd, thank you for your invitation to the RTW motorcycle meeting. I am sorry but we will not be able to come because we are still on our RTW adventure. You wrote to us about 2 years ago for information on our trip. I can't remember exactly what I wrote back.
We are a British couple riding 1981 Triumph Tiger 750 and 1982 Bonneville 750. We planned to go east from Britain around the world. So far we are in New Zealand. However, the nicest story from our trip is that I had a baby in Tasmania so now we have a side-car. We have been travelling as a family now for 3 months around New Zealand and having a lot of fun. We will come home via Canada arriving back in UK in September 2004.
Maybe we can come to your 2005 RTW motorcycle meeting. We wish you well and thank you for staying in touch. I hope we can meet one day.
??.09.2001 - ??.??.??.
Homer, Ruth and Merv (England) http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/2001-10-01.shtm
+ Around The World. On one (?) BMW R1150GS. http:/www.mervandruth.com http://www.motorcycleadventure.dsl.pipex.com/
Merv and Ruth Homer started out on a motorcycle adventure, which took them through 32 countries over a period of 2 years. To raise money for the trip they sold their house, in the UK, bought a shaft-drive motorcycle and necessary equipment.
They had planned an overland route from the UK to Malaysia and then from Canada to Chile. These plans soon changed when war and civil unrest broke
out along the way. Undeterred, they went through the Middle East shortly after 9/11.2001 and entered Nepal when it was in a State of Emergency.
Purpose of travel: It was incredibly difficult leaving behind all their friends and family - but it was a journey they needed to do as they struggled to come to terms with the loss of their youngest daughter.
Route: The epic 43,000-mile journey took them through France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Canada, USA, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Andorra and Germany.
Highlights: A motorcycle was the perfect vehicle for the adventure. Allowing them to travel where they wanted, when they wanted. From the remote rain forest regions to the centre of the Atacama desert - where it hardly ever rains - the driest desert on earth."
The worst: ??
Publication: CD eBook
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com No email.contact possible.
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact
10.01.2002 2nd request by their homepage, because normal email does not work. On their homepage it looks as they are only riding from GB to Australia. At present in Australia.
07.04.2006 2nd asnwer with information of new website
07.04.2006 3rd request for update
10.04.2066 4th request for update
??.09.2001 - ??.??.2003
Homer, Ruth (English, bonr ??) and Merv (English, born in ???) http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/2001-10-01.shtm + Around The World. On one (?) BMW R1150GS. http:/www.mervandruth.com http://www.motorcycleadventure.dsl.pipex.com/ Are all three websites still o.k.?? Merv and Ruth Homer started out on a motorcycle adventure, which took them through 32 countries over a period of 2 years. To raise money for the trip they sold their house, in the UK , bought a shaft-drive motorcycle and necessary equipment. They had planned an overland route from the UK to Malaysia and then from Canada to Chile . These plans soon changed when war and civil unrest broke out along the way. Undeterred, they went through the Middle East shortly after the NEW YORK terror 09 th .11.2001 and entered Nepal when it was in a State of Emergency . Purpose of travel: It was incredibly difficult leaving behind all their friends and family - but it was a journey they needed to do as they struggled to come to terms with the loss of their youngest daughter. Route: The epic 43,000-mile journey took them through Europe ( Great Britain France Switzerland Italy Greece Turkey ) Asia ( Syria Jordan ?? how did you and the bikes reach India ??? - India Nepal ??how did you and the bike flew to Thailand Laos Cambodia Malaysia ) how did you and the bike flew to ?? North America ( Canada USA Mexico Honduras Guatemala - Costa Rica Panama ) ??how did you and the bike flew / ship ?? to South America) Peru Chile Argentina Uruguay ) ??how did you and the bike flew to ?? Europe ( Spain - Andorra and Germany Great Britain ??). Highlights: A motorcycle was the perfect vehicle for the adventure. Allowing them to travel where they wanted, when they wanted. From the remote rain forest regions to the centre of the Atacama desert - where it hardly ever rains - the driest desert on earth."
??.11.2001 - ??.??.??.
Richard Humphreys (England)
- Plan Around The World. RTW on Honda Dominator
01.11.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
??.11.2001 - ??.??.??.
Frank Amberger (Germany)
- Plan Around The World. RTW on BMW R 80 GS
01.11.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
famberger@yahoo.de
??.11.2001 - ??.??.??.
Pieter-Maarten Meiners and wife (Dutch)
- Plan Around The World. RTW on BMW R1150GS.
01.11.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
Ca. 07.09.2001 - ???
Grimm, Andreas (Swiss, born ??)
- Plan Around The World ? The aeroplane mechanic plans....
Andreas wrote me: "Reisen heißt die Augen öffnen und ab und zu auf einem Parkplatz anhalten". Als der Schweizer Andreas auf seiner Tour nach Anchorage im Denali Naitonalpark auf einem Parkplatz anhielt, sprach er zwei Kölner Motorrad-Tourer an. "Kennen wir uns nicht?" Doch, 1996 haben wir uns in Island getroffen..
07.11.01 1st postcard again from Mexico.
08.11.01 1st request for update.
Earlier experiences: 8 months in in USA with YAMAHA XT 600 Z/88. Coast zu Coast 1996.
11.04.1997 Visit of TTTreffen. Plant Asien.
26.04.2002 Postcard from Ushuaia. After 8 months and 19.000 kms I arrived in Ushuaia.
28.02.2003 Andreas: "Ich konnte es selber nicht glauben doch leider ist es mir dieses jahr nicht moeglich an DAS TREFFEN der globetroter zu kommen .ich haette dir gerne ein wenig von meinem trip around the world erzaehlt. auf meiner reise der ich den namen gegeben habe, TRAEUME NICHT VOM LEBEN SONDERN LEBE DEINEN TRAUM habe ich so ettliches erlebt. Die laender die ich berseist habe waren wirklich atem beraubend.(usa, mexico, guatemala,el salvedor,honduras, nicaragua,costa rica, panama, equador,peru, chile, argentienien, australien ,germany, daenemark, faroer island, island.) Ob ich eine weitere reise unternehmen werde weiss ich noch nicht denn ich moechte eigentlich sesshaft werden (gar nicht so einfach). Mein motorrad das nun 150.000km hat wuerde eine weitere gut verkraften. ich glaube kaum dass ich dieses motorrad "zutode " fahren kann denn dass ganze bike ist original.motor und getriebe. waren noch nie offen (koennte fasst eine bmw sein oder???? vielleicht treffen wir uns einmal dann kann ich dir ja mal erzaehlen. nun wuensche ich dir alles gute und immer genuegend benzin im tank. Es gruesst dich andreas THE GLOBEBIKER.
05.03.2001 1st request for update.
27.03.2004 Kann leider nicht zum TTTreffen kommen.
01.04.2004 2nd equest for update.
Ca. 09.1999 - ??
Kris (Belgium)
- Plan Around The World ?In Nasca traf ich Kris aus Belgien, der mit einer Honda Pan European, fuer alle die es nicht glauben Honda ST1100 seit 26 Monaten auf Weltreise ist und Pisten faehrt, wo ich mit der Transalp schon Schwierigkeiten habe. Er ist der einzige Motorradfahrer den ich kenne, der in Burma (Myanmar) gefahren ist.
08.01.01 1st information by Werner Zwick from Peru. First request to Werner ffor the mail-address of Chris.
Krispaneuropean@hotmail.com
03.2002 - ?
Oliver, Jim (American)
- Plan Around The World.
05.12.01 Another email.
05.12.01 Asked for his block.
14.05.2000 - ??
Martin Rooiman and Jeannette Boom (Netherlands)
- Plan Around The World.
03.02.2000 1st information by horizonts unlmited.
09.07.2002 1strequest for update.
Seiler, Wolfgang (German)
- Plan Around The World.
03.02.2000 1st information by horizonts unlmited ?
03.02.2002 1st request for updtae: seiler.wolfgang@gmx.de
28.2.2001 - ?
Kickbush, Rich (Australia)
- Plan Around The World. Solo with a KAWASAKI KLR650
11.01.02 1st request for summary.
richardk@infinet.net
Ca. ??.03.2001 - ??.??.??
Claudio del Grande (Italian from Genua)
Claudio is travelling solo RTW by HONDA XL.
Route: Italy - Wladiwostok - Alaska - Panama - Eqaudor - ... Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) - ?
01.2001 1st information by German Werner Zwick who met Claudio in Panama.
02.02.2002 1st request for update.
09.02.2002 2nd contact
03.2002 - ?
Oliver, Jim (American)
- Plan Around The World.
??.10.2002 + 18 months
Didier, Martin (living in Australia but born in France 1957) www.ride4kids.t2u.com
- Plan Around-The-World. Martin wants a Motorcyle Adventure and Documentary. He wants a motorcycle adventure for the benefit of underprivileged children. In conjunction with World Vision. I am embarking on Ride4Kids, an around-the-world overland trip on a motorcycle.
The best: The best of the Ride4Kids project include a motorcycle journey around the world including some of the world’s poorest and most rugged countries. Raising money for World Vision while visiting World Vision projects along the way. The filming of two documentaries; the first on the lives of children in Africa, Siberia and South America and the second on the adventures encountered during the trip; and ·the ability of people around the world to follow my journey through the Ride4Kids website. All proceeds raised from the screening of the documentaries will be donated to World Vision.The public is also invited to donate money or sponsor children through the Ride4Kids website.
I’ve embarked on the Ride4Kids project out of a desire to help underprivileged children and raise awareness of their standard of living. I think it will also be a great adventure and a remarkable achievement.
Earlier experiences: 1996 -1997 Australia (Melbourne) to France (Paris) overland, which was also made into a documentary.
Route: Australia (Melbourne - riding to Perth) - and then flying to Africa (South Africa (Cape Town) - Botswana - Zambia - Tanzania - Uganda - Kenya - Ethiopia - Sudan ? . Egypt) - Asia (Jordan - Syria) - Europe (Turkey - Ukraine - ? - Poland - Russia) - Asia (Russia, Siberia - Japan) - North-America (Canada - USA - Mexico - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Panama) - South America (Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - Bolivia - Argentina).
02.07.2002 1st contact
04.07.2002 Asked for update
10.03.2003 Last update of his wesbiste
10.03.2003 2nd request for update
2002 -..
Lammersdorf, Dieter
Oldtimermuseen in Deutschland. 164 Automobil und Motorradmuseen für Handschuhfach und Tankrucksack
Verlag: Johann Kleine Vennekate-Verlag in Lemgo.
05.2003 - ??
Falk Thümer and Reina Kasperowski (Germans) www.motorrad-weltreise.de
- Plan Around the World: With R100GSPD and Suzuki XF 650 Freewind.
22.07.2002 1st request for update.
Summer 2003 - summer 2005
Retke, Marcel (German, 10.82)
- Plan Solo Around The World. Marcel plans solo around the world with Yamaha XT 600 E.
route: europe (germany - former czechoslovakia - austria - hungary - romania - ukraine) - asia (russia - kasachstan - mongolia - china - tibet - nepal - india - china - south korea) - north america, get there by ship or plane (canada - usa), central america (mexico - guatemala - el salvador - honduras - nicaragua - costa rica - panama) - south america (colombia - venezuela - brazil - ecuador - peru - bolivia - chile - argentinia - uruguay - brazil) - europe, get back there by plane (portugal - spain - france - germany)
Ca. 10.06.2002 1st contact
22.-24.11.2002 Marcel was visitor of the 43rd Tesch-Survival-Training
07.2003 + 1,5 years
Maeser, Michael (Austrian, born 1966) www.8ung.at/mike-rtw
- Plan Solo Around The World. Austria - India - Americas. Michael plans to ride solo with Yamaha XT 600 E (1999).
Purpose of Journey: fulfilling my many years big dream, because dreaming alone doesn t satisfy.
Route: Austria (Wien) - Easteurope - Turkey - Iran - Pakistan - India. From there by plane to USA (Miami verschifft) - by bike through USA - Mexico ans South-Amerika - perhaps Africa as well.
Earlier experiences: did some backpacking to Africa and Asia, travelling by car through USA and Skandinavia.
09.2002 1st contact and update.
10.2003 + paar Jahre
Merkt, Arne (German, born 1980)
- Plan Around The World. Arne plans to circle the World. At the first contact he is planning to travel with a friend but would start solo as well.
16.01.2002 1st contact by phone. No email so far.
12.-14.04.2002 Visit of the 24rd Motorcycle-Meeting for WORLD-Travellers.
2003
In Bad Canstatt wird ein Daimler-Benz-Museum eröffnet
2003 ? - ??
Smit, Ryno van (Canadian ??) derrynovds@shaw.ca]
- Plan Around The World. And - may be - Around-The-Moon later.. Ryno plans a long trip with KTM Adventure.
18.01.2003 1st contact: . (maybe the moon later ) I am pretty impressed with what I have seen, heard and read about your pannier boxes (alu) and steel racks.
18.01.2003 1st request for update.
Years unknown...
Garcia, Rogerlio Castinero
has driven around the world on a Vespa.
30.06.2002 1st information by Evald Bengsston
01.07.2002 1st request for update.
Years unknown...
Hoe, Jan and Leny
have driven around the world on a Heinkel -scooter
30.06.2002 1st information by Evald Bengsston
01.07.2002 1st request for update.
15.03.2003 - ???.19....??,..
Milde, Jochen (German, born..??)
- Plan Around-The-World. Jochen plans to realise his seven years dream to ride solo Around-The-World with YAMAHA XT 600.
Route: Europe - Africa -
15.03.2003 1st contact. He found me searching machine google
26.03.2003 1st request fo update
11,.-13.04.2003 Jochen will visit and start his Around-The-World tour from the 25th Meeting for World-Travellers.
25th.03.2003 1st request for update via Marsha Lampson
Marcel Heinz (10.1979) + Claudia Grafe-Heinz(born 05.1980 in Leipzig)
Die Dipl.-Betriebswirtin und der er Tief- und Kanalbaufacharbeiter. wollen hierfür alle fünf Kontinente unsere Erde in ca. 5 - 7 Jahren bereisen.
Ziele des Projektes sind: Menschen weltweit zusammenzuführen und international gegenseitig bestehende Vorurteile unter den verschiedenen Völkern der Erde zu verringern. Dabei möchten wir mit all den verschiedenen Völkern zusammenleben, arbeiten und Erfahrungen austauschen:
Europa: Deutschland - Frankreich - Spanien - Portugal - SpanienAfrika:
Marokko (Atlasgebirge) - Algerien - Tunesien (Mittelmeerküste) - Libyen (libysche Wüste) - Ägypten (Nil-Delta) - Sudan (nubische Wüste) - Äthiopien (äthiopisches Hochland) - Kenia (Victoria-See) - Tansania (Kilimandscharo - Sansibar) - Malawi (Malawisee) - Sambia (Victoriafälle) - Simbabwe - Mocambique - Madagaskar - Südafrika (Drakensberge) - Botsuana (Kalahari - Okavango-Delta) - Namibia (Namib) - Angola - Dem. Rep. Kongo (Kongo - Kongobecken) - Kongo - Kamerun (Tschadsee) - Nigeria (Niger-Delta) - Benin - Togo - Ghana - Elfenbeinküste - Liberia - Sierra Leone - Guinea - Mali - Mauretanien (Sahara) - Senegal (Kap Vert) / Dakar ----- Recife / BrasilienSüd - Mittel - und Nordamerika:
Brasilien (Amazonas-Delta - Brasilianisches Bergland - Atlantikküste - Iguaçu-Wasserfälle) - Uruguay (Rio de la Plata) - Argentinien (Padagonien - Feuerland) - Chile (Anden - Atacama-Wüste) - Bolivien (Salar de Uyuni - Titicacasee) - Peru - Equador - Peru - Brasilien (Amazonasbecken) - Franz. Guayana - Venezuela (Orinoco-Delta - Angel-Wasserfall - Maracaibosee) - Kolumbien - Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua (Nicaraguasee) - Honduras - Él Salvador - Guatemala - Belize - Mexiko (Yucatan-Halbinsel) - Kuba - Mexiko (Zentralmexiko - Niederkalifornien) - USA (Grand Canyon - Mississippi - Golf von Mexiko -Florida-Halbinsel - Appalachen) - Kanada (Neufundland - große Seen - Rocky Mountains) - USA (Prärien - großer Salzsee - Kalifornien) / San Francisco ----- Japan / YokohamaAsien (Ost-, Zentral-, Südostasien):
Japan (japan. Inseln) - Südkorea - China (große Ebene - Wüste Gobi) - Mongolei (mongol. Hochland) - Russland (Baikal-See) - China (Altaigebirge - Takla Makan-Wüste - Hochland von Tibet - rotes Becken - südchin. Meer) - Vietnam (Mekong-Delta) - Kambodscha - Laos - Myanmar - Thailand (goldenes Dreieck) - Malaysia - Singapur - Indonesien (Sumatra - Kalimantan - Sulawesi - Flores - Sumbawa - Komodo - Bali - Java) / Jakarta ----- Australien / PerthAustralien / Ozeanien:
Australien (Nullaborebene - Ayers Rock - Tasmanien) - Neuseeland (Südinsel - Nordinsel) - Australien (Great Deviding Range) - Papua Neu Guinea - Australien (große Sandwüste) / Perth ----- Colombo / Sri LankaAsien (Süd- und Vorderasien):
Sri Lanka - Indien (Golf von Bengalen) - Bangladesch (Ganges-Delta) - Indien - Bhutan - Nepal (Himalaya) - Indien (Zentralindien) - Pakistan (Indus) - Iran (Sagrosgebirge) - Aserbaidschan (Kaspisches Meer)Europa:
Russland (Wolgograder Stausee - Lagodasee) - Finnland - Norwegen (Nordkap) - Schweden - Norwegen - Großbritannien - Irland - Großbritannien - Frankreich - Belgien - Deutschland
Es sind, wo es vor Ort möglich ist, Ausflüge per Flugzeug zu verschiedenen Inselstaaten geplant.Afrika: Seychellen, Mauritius, Komoren
Süd - Mittel - und Nordamerika: Falklandinseln, Karibische Inseln
Asien: Taiwan, Phillipinen
Australien / Ozeanien: Gebiete OzeaniensDieser Tourplan ist nicht verbindlich, sondern unsere "Idealvorstellung", den wir gern einhalten und wenn möglich so umsetzen würden. Er ist abhängig und gebunden an Visabestimmungen, den jeweiligen polit. Situationen, sowie Klima und Wetter. Es kann und wird passieren, dass sich der Verlauf ändern wird und von der aufgeführten Route abweicht.
26.03.2003 1st information by Michael Paetsch
26.03.2003 1st request for upadte.
30.12.1996
Martinez Diego, Luis Martinez + Mariela Belmonte (Brasilian) Fax: 091-573307
- Plan Around-The-World: 200,00 km in 6 years,
Route: Bahia Blanca - Ushuai - Miami - Seattele - alifax - Lissabon - Luxemburg - Brüssel - London ...
22.1.1996 1st info by Martin Schaal.
Peachman, Richard ( ??)
05.03.2004 dear berndt, i am on lap 3 of my trip around the world on my ural sidecar 2 wheel drive outfit. currently i am awaiting parts from the u.s. importer. i have already crossed europe, turkey, russia, kazakstan and mongolia. i shipped the bike to australia and then to the u.s. it has not been easy keeping a russian bik on the road. regards, richard peachman
12.03.2004 1st request for update
29.03.2004 2nd request for update
21.02.2006 3rd request for update
Harwood, Richard (Britsh, born ??)
I am 57 years young and travelled for 6 years around the world when 19 .. and it's time to start again.
13. April 2004 1st contact, 14:57
14.04.2004 1st request for upadte
6.-18.04.2004 Richard will be a partcipant of the 26th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers
During YOU Motorcycle-Traveller live:
The highest law of our universe is that it moves continually because of the opposite potentials of plus (+) and minus (-) powers. This means for our beloved world that even what you see on earth changes all the time. Even big mountains change by erosion through heat and cold, rain and ice and sand. Imagine what frozen ice can destroy! So you can never travel to the same place like it was before. Even if you do not notice the change it has changed. So it is not only worth to travel to new places.
After YOU Motorcycle-Traveller die:
01.08.2000 After I updated this homepage second time with some hundred hours of work Patricia and I took some hours off. We wanted to relax in the nearby forest EIFEL conquering a water canal maximum 3 meters wide in the end coming out of the ground about ca. 9 kms somewhere up the hills. We both liked the nature very much with all the greens, sunshine and shade. During this walk we loved to discover a group of some hundred years old beech-trees (Buchen).
Then Patricia said: "In my next life I would like to be a beech-tree". This caused some thoughts in me: After we die 90 % water of our body will first go in the ground. It could be that a part of this water will help to create another plant or even a tree. So you mc-traveller could be a part of a beech-tree. Some of this water will evaporate in the air. Then the wind will blow your water somewhere and it will come down on earth or in the sea again. If the water comes down on earth a plant could grow with your water. A Motorcycle-Traveller could eat this plant. Then you are a part of a mc-traveller again. Or your rain could fall in a small river and another mc-traveller drinks clear water out of this river. Then you are a part of a mc-traveller again.
The very rest of your 10 % material could be eaten by bacteries. Bigger animals could eat thess. Possibly this animal could be eaten by another animal and this by a mc-traveller. Then you are a part of a mc-traveller again. Possibly this mc-traveller will read this homepage. Then your soul is connected with your material again. This are some possible ways that YOU Mc-Traveller never die and will live for long times as a Motorcycle-TRAVELLER.
5 billion (Milliarden) years later ALL Motorcycle-Travellers will die:
Sun will kill all Motorcycle-Travellers. The sun will have extended so much in size because the indifference between gravity and escaping energy that she reaches the earth. All the heat will destroy all life on earth including ALL MOTORCYCE-TRAVELLERS. That´s it ! I hope you liked reeding this. I am just waiting for YOUR email helping me to update A LIFELONG job with passion.
P.S. Compliments: I even did not thing to publish this. But some nice cmpliments came in ! Why should I not offer them to you ??
23.08.2000 Around-The-World. "on the road" Ricardo Rocco (Equadorian) from Manaos, Amazonas: http://www.andesmoto-tours.com "The new design of your site is super nice. Congratulations, I know it is a lot of work. Thank you very much for your great support and again, congratulations on your great work, not only on the site, but on everything you do for our sport - passion".
26.08.2000 Around-The-World. Ted Simon: http://www.jupitalia.com "Thank you for the information. Many more did it than I had realised". 01.03.2002: You are the great catalyst from Aachen.
23.09.2000 Plans solo Around-The-World. Mariola Cichon, (Polish - American) http://www.rideoftheheart.com
Your homepage is absolutely wonderful. How do you find time to work on it?
28.10.2000 Around-The-World. Thomas Smith: Author of IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey http://www.melawend.com
http://www.islandnet.com/~odyssey1/: Keep up the great work on your website!
01.11.2000 Around-The-World. Harry Cosman: (American). "Realy cool web page".
18.01.2001 Around-The-World. Clement Salvadori. (American). "Excellent website ! My congratulations".
15.02.2001 Around-The-World. Bruno Blum (Swiss): Gratuliere, eine wirklich tolle Website und nichts zu beanstanden, was da über mich drinnen steht. Bezüglich meiner Reise....
14.03.2001 Sommerauer, Johann (Austria): Ich ordne Ihnen den Rang eines "Generalfeldmarschalls der Kraftradreisearmee" zu.
29.03.2001 Plan Around-The-World. Newbound, Monika and Simon (English) http://www.aroundtheworld-bmwr1150gs.com and http://www.gsclubuk.com I have had a good look at your web site and it is very impressive.
20.04.2001 Plan Around-The-World. Tiffany has covered already a two jours mc-tour with another woman passanger. Tiffany Coates (English): I find your website very interesting.
08.04.2001 Plan Around-The-World. Really impressive, what you collected as informations - especially the site of the Round-The-World-Travellers.
07.2001 Around-The-World. Jim Rogers (American) http://www.jimrogers.com, who has circeld the world by bike and is now on a second RTW tour by a unique Mercedes: "Delight: I do think your page is a very, very good step in the right direction".
28.11.2001 Around-The-World twice. Schrijvers, Christel and Theo Gielen (both Belgian) http://users.belgacom.net/bsa/
We admire your work.
01.03.2002 Around-The-World. Lililana and Emil Schmid www.weltrekordreise.ch and www.guinnessworldrecords.com and Tesch-summary. Both have travelled 1984 - 2002 (still on the road) 552'559 km (343'349 miles) in one Toyota."We really appreciate your very informative life-work, which we are following with interest. You can be proud of the fact that you are THE point, where all the world travelers’ connections meet".
12.12.2002 Scooter-Expert Kees Portanje: www.portanje.com I am making progress in my list of Scootertravel. I now have taken a closer look at your site and I am fascinated by it, what a work! Do you have the PC next to your bed? Do you travel to take a rest from your PC? Anyhow I went to all your mc reports and selected 40 scootertravels.
17.12.2002 Around-The-World. Emilio Scotto. www.emilioscotto.com I want to congratulate you for your web page and for including my story. I feel honored that you took the time. Emilio has the world-record in long-distances.
22.08.2003 Missed a ride Around-The-World. Britisch Raph Goldberg. Firstly, what an amazing site! Well done for all the work it must have taken to produce and run, I think it's brilliant! He sells a video of the tour RTW of the group Terra Circa: www.aimimage.com/shop.shtm
19.03.2005 Auf der Seite von Jochjan A. Hübener (http://www.motor-cycle-world-traveller.de/linksmwo.htm) fand erstmalig diese Liste von Links zu 57 Weltumrundern. Woher er die wohl alle hat ??
ANDES MOTO EXPEDITION-around the world for peace_miwebworks ANDREAS und TOMMY`S MOTORBIKE WORLD TOUR-atmc + ANKE und JAN-weltreisende ARTO RASIMUS-artorasimus + BENKAS WORLDTOUR-benkapulko BERND TESCH-berndtesch (kein Weltumrunder, aber die LIste der meisten Weltumrunder weltweit mit Zusammanfassungen auf > 100 Seiten)CHRIS ADDISON-adventurebiker CHRIS BRIGHT-chrisbright (kein Weltumrunder)CHRIS JONES and SPICE-rtw101 CHRIS and KIRSTEN-worldtriumphCHRIS SMITH-earthrider - CHRIS SCOTT-adventure-motorcycling ) kein Weltumrunder) - CHRIS FREI-motorrad-fernreisen Kein Komplett-WeltumrunderCLAUS POSSBERG_possi (kein Weltumrunder)DANIEL TODD-worldmotobiker + DAVE BARR`S SITE-angelfire + DAVID Mc. GONIGAL`S WORLD TOUR PAGE-~davidmcg DORIS MARON-untamedspirit - DOROTHEA and RENE LANDSEE-bike-odyssee (on tour)ELKE THOMSEN und ARNE WOLF-et-wa ERIN and CHRIS RATAY-ultimatejourney + ERWIN THOMA`S-tynda/Page362 FRANK BUTLER SCOTLAND-mrbeem FLORIDA FRANK CAMPBELL-tampabay + GAIL and ERIC-tynda/Page1 GERARD STARK-gerard-starck+ GREGORY FRAZIER-gregfrazier GUILLERMO A. GODOY-guillegodoy HANNES HALLER-hanneshaller + HELGE PEDERSEN-globeriders + JOCHEN A. HÜBENER-motor-cycle-world-traveller JOHN WILSON and GERRY TIERNAN-gsrtw + KEVIN und JULIA SANDERS-globebusters+ KLAUS und CLAUDIA_in 16 Jahren um die Welt - abgefahren.info + MANOU EMRINGER and ELLEN-ontheroad MARCEL und FLAVIA WELTREISE per MOT__-tiger-club.chMARIOLA CICHON-globeriders (Weltreise abgebrochen)MERV and RUTH-mervandruth+ MIKA KUHN-weltreise-motorrad MILWARDS MILLENIUM MOTORCYCLE RIDE-millennium-ride (tödlich verunglükt in Mali, kein WeltumrunderPAT and HELEN WATSON-patandhelen+ PETER and Kay FORWOOD-forwood PETER THEUWISSEN and others-motormaniacsRALF und EVA SCHÖNER-LÖTHER-die-motorradnomaden (noch keine Weltumrunder)SHARON WHITMAN-classicharley SIMON and MONIKA NEWBOUND-spiritsofadventure + SJAAK LUCASSEN-sjaaklucassen - STEVEN RAUCHER`S WORLD TOUR-raucher (on tour)+ TED SIMON_JUPITERS TRAVEL-jupitalia + THEO und CHRISTEL-belgacom+ TOM SMITH_A Hopeful World Odyssey-islandnet + TORSTEN SCHOPBACH-world-aroundTWO RIDE THE WORLD-2ridetheworld + UDO und HARALD_bikebrothers UWE UND RAMONA-motorradkarawane - VERNA NORRIS and JIM SEAVEY-norseaodyssey (on tour)- VINCENT DANNA_un tour du monde en moto-vincent.danna (on tour)
Documentation:
1970 Start of search of Travellers Around-The-World by motorcycle.
1992 - 1994 More intensive search because of my book "Motorrad Abenteuer Touren" in work by phone, fax and personal visits.
1995 - 1997 First tries to find and contact RTW-Travllers and Motorcycle-Travellers by email.
1998 Start of my website. Not knowing what will come out of it in future.
02.1998: A part of this information you found already under > http://www.berndtesch.de > German or Engl. version > News
28.05.2000: Start of this collection first time in internet under > http://www.berndtesch.de > German or Engl. version > continents > world > by motorcycle.
01.08.2001: 320 KBytes. Visitor 50.000
14.08.2001: 352 KB
04.10.2001: 360 KB
29.10.2001: 376 KB
24.01.2002: 413 KB
17.12.2002: 485 KB
13.01.2003: 489 KB
18.01.2003: Visitor 75.000. 25000 visitors : 533 days entspricht 46 visitors / day of the whole website
28.02.2003: 496 KB
05.04.2003: 536 KB
21.10.2003: 559 KB
01.12.2003 Visitor 88.888
10.12.2003: 576 KB
31.03.2004: 594 KB. Ca. visitor 94.000
25.04.2004: 598 KB Visitor: 95.623
21.08.2004: Visitor: 100.000 Ulrich Stiller.
18.01.2003-21.08.2004 = 25.000 visitors in 364 + 124 + 90 + 3 Tage = 581. Entspicht 25.000 visitors : 581 days = 43 visitors / day.
23.08.2004: 604 KB
09.08.2004: 618 KB. Visitor: 107.804
28.03.2005: 624 KB. Ca. visitor 109.000
25.04.2005 ... Visitor 110.460. Umittelbar nach dem 47. Motorrad-Fernreise-Treffen 22.-14-04.2005.
06.10.2005 ... Visitor 116.859. 2 Wochen nach Installation eines neuen Computers wegen Viren.
20.01.2006: 945 KB .....Visitor
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