Magnificent Motorcycle Trips of the World: 38 Guided Tours from 6 Continents - Softcover

Coleman, Colette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1620082381 ISBN 13: 9781620082386

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books, 2018

Synopsis

"There's something about motorcycles, and the lure of freedom and the open road that they promise. If you've ever wanted to take a motorcycling holiday, you've been before and are looking for new ideas for places to go, or you just want to do something completely different, then this book will inspire you. Featuring 38 spectacular routes from the snowy passes of Patagonia to Australia's Red Centre, Awesome Motorcycle Journeys of the World is the perfect inspiration for your next big motorcycling adventure. All the featured journeys can be taken as part of a 2-3 week vacation, or linked to form a longer trip. You can choose to take your own bike, hire one on arrival, or pick up a bike as part of an organized tour. Whether you are an experienced overlander looking for a quick adventure fix, or a novice rider seeking inspiration these journeys will open up a whole new world of motorcycling possibilities.
Inside Awesome Motorcycle Journeys of the World
The perfect book for anyone who has ever dreamt of taking off on a bike and exploring the globe.
Presents 40 awe-inspiring routes taking in the best of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas.
All the featured journeys can be taken as part of a 2-3 week vacation, or linked to form a longer trip.
Options for taking your own bike into the country, renting a machine there, or booking a bike-inclusive tour.
Includes stunning photography and route maps showing points of interest on the way.
Each journey is accessible for everyone regardless of level of expertise on the bike. "

About this title

About the Author

Colette Coleman has been riding bikes for 25 years over four continents and considers it the best form of transport on which to explore the globe. In 1995 Colette and her husband spent two years motorcycling overland from England to Australia, covering 15 countries and 40,000 kilometres. In 2007 she wrote Great Motorcycle Journeys of the World (New Holland), an inspirational guide to riding motorcycles around the globe. Colette has written articles for Summit hotels and resorts magazine, the Telegraph, Motorcycle Rider (BMF magazine), MCN and Honda Dream magazine.

Review

Whether you’re actually planning to do some major globe-trotting by motorcycle and are looking for that essential resource to help with the planning or would just like to see what it would be like from the comfort of your recliner, Magnificent Motorcycle Trips of the World―38 Guided Tours from 6 Continents is a book to have.

Ultimate Motorcycling: The ironic thing about Colette Coleman’s new book, Magnificent Motorcycle Trips of the World―38 Guided Tours from 6 Continents, is that the less likely it is that you will ever be able to do the incredible, far-flung tours she describes, the more you should have the book. Its images are stunning and the narrative is both vivid and packed with practical information about what you’ll need to know to make each motorcycle tour happen. Motorcycling all over the planet for about a quarter century has made Coleman a world motorcyclist in the truest sense of the word. In 1995, Coleman and her husband Steve undertook a two-year odyssey that covered 15 countries from England to Australia. That remarkable experience informed much of the content of the book on a first-hand basis. In her new book, she has chronicled some of the most breathtaking routes that can be covered by motorcycle and, augmented with images of her own and many others, practical aspects of how to make the trip happen and color route maps, she brings those adventures to the printed page. Covering local customs, cuisine, road conditions likely to be encountered, tips on what to consider in planning the trip, local tour services available, weather conditions (including the best time of year to go to each area), gear, motorcycle rental vs bring-your-own and a lot of other key topics, the book is indispensable to anyone pondering a motorcycle adventure to the far pavilions of the world. There are four tours described for Africa, eleven for the Americas, six for Asia, four for Australia and New Zealand, and thirteen for Europe. A total of 40 routes are covered. So, whether you’re actually planning to do some major globe-trotting by motorcycle and are looking for that essential resource to help with the planning or would just like to see what it would be like from the comfort of your recliner, Magnificent Motorcycle Trips of the World―38 Guided Tours from 6 Continentsis a book to have.

Edition details

• Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1620082381
• ISBN 13: 9781620082386
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208