In just a couple of weeks will be the one year anniversary of my sabbatical, as I officially left Montreal on November 9th. Since then, I’ve covered countless kilometers, flown several dozens times, visited 27 countries and 6 continents. I’ve traveled by airplane, seaplane, train, ferry, truck, car, van, motorcycle, tuk-tuk, paraglider, raft, scooter, bicycle, and foot. Some of […]
Month / October 2016
European Motorcycle Trip – Day 14 to 21
Day 14 & 15 I first visited Tuscany by car about ten years ago. It was a crappy car, with poor handling and awful acceleration, and the sweeping curves of the Tuscan roads taunted me. They knew I wanted to carve them as quickly as possible, while admiring the breathtaking valleys and surrounding vineyards. At point one, three super-sport motorcycles flashed past, their […]
European Motorcycle Trip – Day 9 to 13
Day 9 & 10 Many years ago, the following stunning picture of Lake Bled in Slovenia surfaced in my news feed. I had three initial thoughts: Wow! That’s beyond gorgeous I must see this place in person one day That island would make a kick-ass hangout during the zombie apocalypse Weronika and I arrived at the nearby bed & breakfast […]