Details on a Lillooet to Pemberton ride via the Highline road, some outstanding and accessible riding in a remote area of BC.

Aug 2024 | The goal of this ride was to complete the Vancouver Island Grand Loop south section, and secondarily, to ride alternate routes including the Douglas Ranch road, Nicola Valley, and the Highline road between Seton Portage and D'Arcy. 1801 km / 4 rides / 31 hrs Ride 1: Salmon Arm to Seton Portage via Douglas Ranch and Nicola Valley 416 km / 7 hrs Stayed: Seton Portage camping area(?) / Free / *** So many wow dimensions to this ride. Coming out of Salmon Arm, I rod

Canada | Summer 2024 | Ride: 485 km / 8.5 hrs / 2 stops Stay: Bamfield / French Beach After doing the north section of the Vancouver...

July 2024 | After riding the north segment of the Vancouver Island Grand Loop in 2023, I was keen to return to the Island and explore...

Oct 2024 Did a first-ever trip to Lembongan a while back. While the island is great, the diving was just so-so. In May 2024 I visited...

Oct 2024 I spent 1 week diving in Puerto Galera (PG), one of the Philippines' most renowned locations.  Overall it was better than...

Indonesia | October 2024 | Sharing info after a ride around the west and central areas of Sumba on a Honda 150 Adv. There's obviously...

Philippines | October 2024 | The Mindoro Loop is one of the Philippines' most famous extended rides. And if you are like me and into diving and riding, then Mindoro has a lot to offer and is definitely worth checking out. Note: this is not an "ultimate guide"; frankly there's tons of info out there, and I only covered the main loop route. Duration & Distances 3 days / 2 stops / ~15 hrs riding / 500 km T rip reports Here's detailed descriptions of my rides from/to and stays a

Indonesia | Oct 2024 | Section 3 of the Sumba tour. This was a bone-crunching ride with some nice views, but longer and harder than...

Indonesia | Oct 2024 | Section 2 of my ride in Sumba, from the beach and surfing area in Rua to Waingapu, the major city in the east of...

Ride 1 in Sumba, part of a 6 day trip.

The last section of a 3-day Mindoro Loop solo motorcycle ride on a rental KTM 390 Adv.

The second leg of my 500km Mindoro Loop solo moto journey.

The ride from Puerto Galera across a river to Sablayan. Google says the route doesn't exist - but it can be done.

8-day North Luzon Loop ride on a rental Honda XR150.

A day of PADI dry suit training at Okanagan Center BC.

Diving at Menjangan Island in Pemuteran Bali.

Baler to Angeles solo motorcycle ride via Aurora National Park.

Vietnam | May 2024 | While in Hoi An during my 1-month motorcycle tour of north and central Vietnam, I learned one can go diving there....

Phillippines | Sept 28-29 2024 | Sector 6 of my north Luzon journey. A butt-busting 7.5-hour ride, the first mainly dull, second great...