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Overland Travel, Expedition & Adventure Information for 4x4, motorcycle and truck overlanders
The Icefields Parkway is the highway that connects the National Parks Banff and Jasper. It is a 230 kilometer stretch from Lake Louise to Jasper and is known to be the most beautiful road in the world. Maybe it is the constant rain and cold that influenced our view, but we were not that impressed by the beauty of…
Our first impression of groceries in Canada was that it is EXPENSIVE! Bread at CD 3,50, a 6-pack beer at 12 dollars? It was a big difference from the US and we felt really uncomfortable those first few days. Fortunately we found a solution after a week or so. Most grocery stores have really good discounts and offers if…
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Well, this will obviously not our first time travelling. You’re going to see where we go next, but where have we been? Cuba This is the first time either of us stepped foot outside Canada or the US. We flew to Cuba and went to a resort in Varadero. We…
SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA 3rd June 2013 N54° 49.711′ W127° 11.883’ No wonder the British Columbian have “Beautiful British Columbia” on their vehicle licence plates. This province is just that. After our brief and, as it turned out, unnecessary return trip to Port Angeles in Washington State in the US due to the nonsense with the vehicle liability insurance we…
WE ARRIVED IN CANADA!! We crossed the border from the US to Canada. We went to the bordercrossing in Roosville. We crossed on a Sunday afternoon and it was all very quiet and easy-going. Officially Canada is not an exit country and with our 90 day visa we should have left Northern America within those 90 days. The Canadian border…
15th May 2013 N48° 24.598’ W123° 19.869’ After Medford we wanted to drop by at Crater Lake, about 100 kms NW of Medford along the appropriately named Crater Lake Highway. Everyone who knew that part of Oregon told us it was perhaps the most beautiful lake in north America and definitely worth the trip. But being quite high up in…
Nós chegamos ao Canadá em uma época do ano não muito popular para turistas: o inverno. Muita gente nos perguntou o que estávamos fazendo por lá no inverno e porque não tínhamos ido no verão. Acredito que Montreal deva ser sensacional no verão mas eu gostei muito da cidade no inverno também. As possibilidades de atrações ficam bem limitadas mas…
North America-II The Niagara Falls From New York it was for us on towards Canada, the place where our American tour will end. On 13 November 2011, we started our tour on the American continent and now after 546 days we leave it again. It’s a big part of our journey to end. A little melancholy, but also looking…
Depois de conhecer Boston, nosso destino era cruzar a fronteira para o Canadá. Mas esse não foi um planejamento fácil. Pra falar a verdade, foi uma das logísticas que mais deu trabalho! Apesar de Boston ser uma cidade grande, não há muitas opções de transporte para o Canadá. Nós tínhamos três opções: avião, trem ou ônibus. As passagens estavam…
Today we crossed the border to the US with Dunya. We decided to cross the border at Niagara Falls. Firstly, because we also really wanted to see the Niagara Falls, but also because friends said that this might be a very easy border crossing because of the many tourists crossing here every day. According to the USDA, we needed an…
We landed in Montreal! The flight with Dunya was incredibly easy and also the arrival in Montreal was very smooth. We just had to go through declarations because of the dog and had to pay a few dollars for her to be accepted in Canada. All we needed was proof of her rabies vaccinations. No Health Certificate needed. The past…
The nightmare continues.. After all the negative response on our request for insurance when arriving in Canada, we decided to reschedule our vehicle to arrive in the US. That was easily done. Same ship, same company, same cost, just one port further, Baltimore. We will still fly to Montreal with Dunya because both flight and hotel could not be canceled…
Fakten: - Aufenthalt: 7 Monate - gefahrene Strecke: 25.000 km Motorrad und 5.000 km PKW - Reifenverschleiß: etwa 1 1/2 Satz Heidenau K60 Scout Motorrad Probleme: - 1 Lampe am Fahrscheinwerfer ersetzt - leckende Schlauchverbindungen am Zusatztank erneuert - Spulenrad beider Lichtmaschinen ersetzt - Überarbeitung beider Vordergabeln (neue Simmerringe und Federn) - Korrodierte 12V-Steckdosen im Cockpit vorne ersetzt…
« Ouesteries » étant bien sur un mot que je viens d’inventer pour décrire toutes les péripéties de notre expédition dans l’Ouest canadien et américain… Après nos aventures dans le parc de Yellowstone, la barre était placée haute : les ours et autres bisons, les phénomènes volcaniques ainsi que l’immensité de la nature sauvage nous avaient mis dans une ambiance…
The world has been shrinking before our eyes and beneath us for the past one hundred days. The road east through Canada seems to have continuously stretched its long loose arms onward, outward and upward so high that off in the distance, it is as though we were destined for the clouds, or sun, or stars. Before we knew it,…
You’ve probably reached this page because you’ve clicked the SPOT tracker link on the main page. Since SPOT will only keep the last couple of weeks of data, we’ve created this page so you can see where we’ve been. Currently we’re in Fareham, UK waiting for our bikes to be serviced. Once we’re on the road again, this page will…
The Acadians; the French inhabitants of Acadia – now New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia were deported to various parts of the world by the British between 1755-1763 during Le Grand Dérangement. Families were torn from their homes, their land and many were split apart never to see each other again. While some were moved to British colonies, others were…
LISTEN UP / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. @ The Carleton, Halifax, Nova Scotia. If this names comes up in your city or a city near you, he’s a must see. The artist, Jeremy Fisher, is an amazing talent. His ability to weave a song effortlessly through fields of complex phrasing could be completely lost on a crowd in…
During our stay in Halifax this past September, after shipping our motorcycles overseas, Issa and I were lucky enough to have been taken in, both in heart and home, by a beautiful little family known as the Nowlan family. We wanted to share with you in their own words something they shared with us just this past week, when we…
So we are, for the first time, in a foreign city without our bikes. Nestled somewhere in the belly of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s massive MV Toronto, the kids are getting locked down and ready for a three and a half week journey of their own across the North Atlantic. Nita and I have a week to kill in Halifax and we’re…
SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Waiting out Hurricane Issac on a ferry docked at the shores of Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland. SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Waiting out Hurricane Issac on a ferry docked at the shores of Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland. SIGNS OF LIFE / Image ©…
The ferry isn’t going anywhere. The wind and rain have picked up their intensity and an occasional flash of lightning over the water reveals an ocean that’s raging. We make our way down from the berth and into the lounge that’s still fairly quiet. Our new friends Bob and Peter are nowhere to be seen, but we assume they’re just…
SIGNS OF LIFE / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Murray Premises Hotel, Harbour Drive, St. John’s, NL. MARINE LIFE / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Weathered beauty. Harbour Drive, St. John’s, NL. MARINE LIFE / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Miss Jacqueline. Harbour Drive, St. John’s, NL. MARINE LIFE / Image …
SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. The viking table at the entrance of Norstead, Viking Village, L’anse De Meadows, NL. SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. The view from the table. Norstead, Viking Village, L’anse De Meadows, NL. SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. I wonder what’s…
The morning in St. Anthony starts quite nicely. The sun is shining, the breeze is cool and we have a wonderful light for the days trip back to Cow Head (or Cow ‘ead). However, by the time we haul our bags down the two flights of stairs and load the bikes, a mass of clouds starts to obscure the sun…
Pete here: Returning to a place for the second time on the same trip is the closest we get to the feeling of returning home. With the exceptional hospitality on offer at Jo’s place in Whistler, this experience was not going to be an exception to the rule. Our last visit to Whistler was all too rushed and this time…
The MV Atlantic Vision is, by far, the largest ferry we’ve seen. Of course the 7 hour journey from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques in Newfoundland isn’t a walk in the park either. The trip takes us through the Cabot Straight, which can certainly churn up some large waves during a storm. However, today we’re met with a…
Jon here: When I thought about Alaska I imagined snow-capped mountains, frozen lakes and 24 hour daylight. I pictured myself fishing with locals through holes in the ice. My preconceptions of Alaska at this time of year couldn’t be further from the truth, and as we crossed the border the weather was so warm that even riding in a t-shirt…
SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Waterfront views at Glenhorm Beach Resort, Cabot Trail, Ingonish, NS. VIEWS FROM THE SHOES / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Beaches at Glenhorm Beach Resort, Cabot Trail, Ingonish, NS SCENIC VIEWS / Image © We Love Motogeo, Ltd. Beaches at Glenhorm Beach Resort, Cabot Trail, Ingonish,…
What’s Next? Such a simple question. One that rattles around in my brain in various forms often. But to give credit where it is due I will thank Neil Peart of RUSH fame and his book Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times. It is my current read and I think it is a succinct and telling phrase…