Let’s face it: We all love a good road trip, right? There’s something about the open road and the freedom to see how far you can get that’s downright romantic and enticing, but it all has a dark side: You’re going to put on some weight.
Firstly, and let’s be honest about this, motorcycling on [...]

I’ve often heard it said you should treat every experience as a learning opportunity. If that is indeed the case, I’d like to share the things I’ve learned from my recent road trip.
Firstly, no matter how well you are packed when you set off, you will have room on the way back. At least, this [...]

For anyone paying attention, I should point out that we technically arrived back in Canada two days ago, but it was a stop-over at a friends house in Leamington, some 300km from Toronto where we live. So while yesterday was spent basking in the warm glow of friendship and great company, today was back on [...]

The last real day of the trip. Versailles, KY was the perfect place for a send-off too. The restaurant served good food and more importantly excellent bourbons that are served in such small measures that I know I can try a few without regretting it tomorrow.
Breakfast was similarly grandiose, too. The south of the [...]

Sunrise in the Smokey mountains is beautiful and the Appalachian Inn where we stayed is pretty much in the middle of it. Marina booked all the hotels and picked it as it looked nice. I agreed as it’s 20 minutes ride from the Tail of the Dragon. I can honestly say, we were both impressed. [...]

Greenville, SC, where we stayed last night is definitely a town of two halves. The downtown is really quite pretty. There are some superb restaurants (Soby’s was where we ate and it’s in my top 10 culinary experiences in the US easily – the grits are superb). The Falls park was also a surprise. As [...]

The view from the window is wonderful as I wake. I can see the Great Smokey Mountains in all their glory, shrouded in sunlight with barely no clouds to speak of. Shame last night wasn’t so great. Sevierville is not what I expected. After riding into the main part of town, we realized it’s basically [...]

First off, I now officially hate the Wordpress iPhone app. I just finished the post and thought, “Oh, i’ll just add a picture to this draft” and it erased my draft post when I did.
The day didn’t start so well either. I was awoken in Charleston, WV at about 7am by the sound of the [...]

OK, I’m writing this on the morning of day three, mainly as I didn’t have time last night. Am currently preparing to leave Charleston, WV and it was raining about a half hour ago. The weather report does not look too favorable either.
Yesterday however was utterly wonderful. Leaving Altoona on the highway wasn’t promising [...]

the day did not start well. A far-too leisurely breakfast after seeing our friend Marco’s band last night meant we didn’t get to the bank until midday. That and I couldn’t find my camera after taking some pics of a vintage Ducati the other day. It’s in the house somewhere, but after an hour of [...]