15-July-2021 This morning was so foggy and cold that I wanted to stay in bed all day and read. But now it’s noon fifteen in mid-July and the sky has cleared in a pale blue wash of beyond the crooked cypress tree that shelters a murder of crows in its emerald green shadows. Beyond is […]
Aren’t You Scared?
From American Borders In 1995 I traveled around the United States on a Russian Ural sidecar motorcycle that was designed in 1938 and built in 1994. While I could have chosen a more conventional and reliable motorcycle, the Ural enticed me with unique qualities from a previous era — the graceful lines, the sidecar, the […]
The Ultimate Ride-to-Eat Coffee Table Book – Forks: Three Years, Five Continents, One Motorcycle
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a longtime virtual friend in person just as he is self-publishing his epic travel book, Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection. Allan Karl is a naturally vibrant explorer of roads, continents, people, and cuisine. His full-color book reflects this vibrance with photos of the people he […]
Inspiring adventure books for holiday giving
Last time I saw Liz Jansen I picked up a few of her books to sell as a pair with my American Borders motorcycle misadventures for holiday giving. So readers in the USA can get American Borders plus Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment for $30 plus priority mail shipping ($5.15) in one nice […]
Tonight: Christopher Baker on Touring Costa Rica & Panama by Motorcycle
JOIN ME TONIGHTSideStandUp.com5:00 – 8:00 Pacific Time for my talk with Adventure motorcycle travel writer Christopher Baker. I talked with Chris back in April 2010( download the MP3)about his book Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba. Chris is a Central America expert, longtime tour escort and lecturer. Chris will talk about the motorcycle tour he’s leading in 2012 […]