Most of May was spent in Hong Kong with Morgan where my training really started in earnest. A few 300km rides getting use to the massive BMW F800GS, sessions in the gym most days with Arnie ( know as Morgan to most of you but now Arnie to me after watching the video Pumping Iron … […]
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This has a cool ring to it. More importantly, its seriously cool to now know the benefits of Vitamin D. Check out our SPONSORS page and you’ll see that Dr Lauren Bramley has come on board as the “Team Doctor” for Wheel2Wheel – at least during the preparation stage up to departure on 1 March next
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With the creation of a ‘not-for-profit’ Wheel2Wheel bank account, we’re thrilled to now be able to receive donations on behalf of our selected charities. We will be adding an online credit card payment capability at https://www.wheel2wheel.tv/donate.php shortly. However, for the time being donors can send a cheque or wire funds to our HSBC bank account.
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With a touch over 10 months until departure, my mind continues to focus on getting physically prepared for the journey. I guess the most daunting thing is not knowing how demanding Wheel2Wheel is going to be. Of course it is going to be hard, damn hard riding 20,000 kms in 100 days. Doing anything physical
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Today Simon, Nathan K, Levina and I spent 8 hours with the crew from Hong Kong’s Style Magazine creating a 6 page spread for the May 2010 Ultra Traveller edition. The location for the photo-story was the ruins of old Kai Tak international airport which provided numerous cool backdrops for
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We had a great meeting with Animals Asia today and it looks like they will be one of the charities Wheel2Wheel will support. Great news! I have always been quite passionate about animal rights and these guys are heavy hitters who are trying to stop cruelty on so many fronts. Juanita (head of AA’s Vietnam branch) generously
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It’s like I’ve died and gone to heaven. John and I have just completed the most amazing 2.5 day ride through southern central Queensland imaginable. Check out where we went using the SPOT tracker link on our home page. Central Queensland has been in drought for almost a generation. Many people out there on
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For some people who aren’t familiar with motorbike riding, the idea of a 20,000 km journey in 100 days may not seem like a big deal. After all we are on motorbikes, it’s not as if we are cycling! Let me assure you, riding on average 200 kms everyday for 100 consecutive days is a
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Wheel2Wheel is proving to be a platform for not only charitable endeavour, but also learning. The last few days in Australia’s Northern Territory has provided me with an opportunity to experience and learn about one of Australia’s most complex topics – its indigenous people. Despite being a curious and well-travelled 35 year old Australian,
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In one year our Wheel2Wheel journey will depart Hong Kong bound for Brisbane. 100 days and nights and just as many stories will follow … Today is exciting for another reason as well …. Nathan P and I have just arrived at the “top end” of Australia – Darwin to begin our investigation
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