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Beautiful trip! Thx for sharing. I had planned to do parts of your route in 2020 - unfortunately C19 stopped just about everything  >:( I enjoy the Alps, but I sorely miss the wide open spaces of SA, esp. Karoo and the likes. Even after emigrating to Europe years ago my favourite travel...

You can't compared the Himalayan to the Bullet. It is a newly developed bike, so is the engine. Here is an interesting report by an owner: https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/which-bike/royal-enfield-himalayan-96018-4#post614351 I reckon it's more comfortable than the little Honda, and should...

Just stumbled across this article on Horizons Unlimited: https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/equipping-bike-whats-best-gear/never-go-adventure-ride-without-100945

Eish, baaie mooi kiekies, Dorsland. Die gedig van Celliers het my herinner aan "Raka" van NP van Wyk Louw, nie die inhoud nie, maar dit het my aan die skool laat dink, waar ons albei gedigtes gelees het  ;) Met betrekking aan die AT - hier is 'n moersom adventure ride in Kirgistaan. Dis...

What time of the year did you do this trip? Last year in March we tried the Baviaans route, but the ranger advised us not to try the drif. Too much water. So we rerouted via Patensie to Steytlerville. But there the crossing of the Groot Rivier wasn't any better  :o

Great RR, big respect for Mev VA! Jeez, makes me homesick  :(  I had planned to visit SA again this year, but the world-wide lockdown stopped all planning. So hopingly next year..... VA, you didn't work for Da Gama, did you? Half King seemd to have worked for them. My sister and husband did so...

Now, that's a proper beer: Windhoek! So rather enjoy it for a while and don't travel too fast. Europe has closed its borders to all Non-EU citizens  :o Good luck on your trip!

That's a good one  :laughing4: :laughing4: :laughing4: Yep, the Pyrenees are a terrific biking region  8)  And not far away are the Picos de Europa  :ricky:

Glad to contribute to this great board! I got lots of information from here when I planned my rides in southern Africa, so here is some info for riders visiting Europe  8) To finish the story: On the way back to our campsite in the northern Portugal, to load our bikes on the trailer, I got...

What fascinated me most were the garden-like blooming landscapes. Very interesting were the perfectly stacked walls. No cement. The fifth and last leg (245 kms, 65% off-road) was winding through the coastal mountains down to the Algarve. This part was just as much enduro adventure, with its...

Pastoral landscape, isn't it? But you can also see devastated landscapes like this mining area. What surprised me was that the water didn't seem poisonous, because water insects could be seen whizzing around. The rest of the day took us through seemingly untouched landscape. Here and there an...

The next day starts immediately with an off-road piste (285 kms, 40% dirt). The trail leads through pastures and cork oaks. After a turn-off, just as had I picked up speed, a deep hole appears, hidden behind a big bump. Jeez! Mentally I see myself flying across the handle-bars. Somehow I could...

At least for us  :biggrin:  Normally we have to travel far to find proper dirt roads open to the public. So we often trailer the bilkes down to Albania or across Austria to Romania. Actually the latest route published on the ACT site is a 1,200km ride in southern Italy. We had planned to do...

On the second day (255 kms, 55% off-road) the piste dropped in steep twisties down to the Douro river and on the other side in just as steep hairpin bends upwards into the mountains. Bodo managed the downhill part, but dropped the bike again in a tight uphill bend. Unfortunately once more on his...

Lonely tracks lead into the mountains. The northern parts of Portugal are quite mountainous, which adds to the appeal of the landscape. We're all alone on the track. Even for the sheep it is too early. After a truly fantastic ride I arrive late in the afternoon in Torre de Moncorvo. During the...

The little town of Bragança is the starting point of the first leg. 180 kms of fun, 55% off-road to Torre de Moncorvo. As a start the route leads through the Bragança castle. Unlike in Germany, all vehicles are allowed right inside the castle precincts. No mass tourism. The piste begins...

Since we're battling with the Corona virus - and I suppose Africa will follow suit - I suppose all who have planned a trip to Europe will have to wait for quite a while until borders will be open again for travellers  :o So I'll try to compensate this with a RR on an off-road trip in Portugal...

Not only Lesotho & Botswana. SA has closed its borders to foreigners as well as far as I am informed. Most borders in Europe are being closed down now. One after the other.... As from tomorrow all public life in Bavaria will come to a halt. Schools, varsities, nurseries, pubs, cultural centres...

Miskien, hoe weet.... Daar het 'n paar manne al gevra of ek nie 'n bietjie tourguide wil maak. Dalk begin ons in Kaapstad. Die Wes-Kaap is baaie mooi. Maar die Oos-Kaap het ook landskap - ek dink aan die gebied om Rhodes en Lady Grey. Dan sal ons beter in PE begin. As ons in Kaapstad begin drink...