Touring Bikes

James and Tom are what you might call professional adventurers. Last February, they rowed across the Atlantic, unaided. Since then, they’ve climbed Mont Blanc and kayaked through the Swedish archipelago. They call themselves the Tempest Two, and aim to show that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things. What else was there to do but pass…

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Mark and Veronika Siska made it to Slovakia in their 10,000-mile gastronomic tour from John o’ Groats to Sicily last month. This time it’s Switzerland, France, Italy… mostly Italy. After a few days’ recuperation at home in Slovakia we were back on the road for the southern half of our foodie trip across Europe. We…

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North Devon coast, Exmoor and back to the Somerset Levels – the only problem was the seat… Settling into an excessively sized latte on Minehead’s high street, the urge to keep looking over at Low-Fat across the street is irresistible. Low-Fat is my motorcycle – Bavaria’s finest F650, pleasingly devoid of modern fripperies such as…

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When it comes to exploring the Brecon Beacons, you can’t beat experiencing it by bike… Measuring 835 square miles, the Brecon Beacons is quite simply massive. It’s one of the largest national parks in the UK and, undoubtedly, one of the most stunning. Especially when you start getting off the beaten track to see it…

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  Would you ride 1500 miles to a motorcycle rally in Croatia? Dave Owen and friends did… The rally didn’t seem to have changed at all since I rode here on my Kawasaki W650 10 years ago. I was met at the gate by club members who told me to relax, that entry was free…

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It’s 10,000 miles from Scotland to Sicily  – haggis to calamari via Somerset cider. We are from Slovakia, and after three years living in the UK, experiencing life in the countryside and meeting people, we were inspired to do a big trip to raise money for Samaria, a charity from Mark’s home town in Hlohovec.…

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One hundred relaxing miles around the west of Ireland, including optional green-laning and Arthur Guinness’s old gaff. The Wild Atlantic Way (www.wildatlanticway.com) is a 1600-mile route that hugs the entire west coast of Ireland from the most northerly tip of Northern Ireland, all the way south to the southern tip near the town of Kinsale,…

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A decade ago, Dave Owen rode a Kawasaki W650 to a Croatian motorcycle rally – now he returns, on a Triumph Explorer. Ten years ago I made a crazy, solo seven-day, 3000-mile round trip to a rally in Croatia and wrote about it for this esteemed publication. I decided to return for the 20th Wild…

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