Oranje's 2nd World Tour - Amsterdam to Amsterdam
Posted: Fri 26th Aug 2011 12:50 am
A few of you guys may remember when I put up about me traveling on a motorbike world tour a year and a half back. Well, I came back from the world tour 2 months ago arriving back in Amsterdam in May 2011. I have put some thought into this and I think I am going to write up my journal from the trip. I've decided to post my story on the legendary Coffeeshop Directory for those who are interested.
Summary: The trip constituted of me and two other guys. The aim was to go from Amsterdam across Europe and Russia, down into Korea over to America and then all the way down to South America on Yamaha XT600’s E. We had saved up and grabbed resources from where we could to make this trip possible so that we could see the world in its natural beauty. I wrote in my journals every single day talking about the perils and pleasures of 200 + days that I was gone.
While this is a true story and a true account of my experiences I have changed the names of people in the posts here in order to protect their privacy. Here is my account of what happened.
Before we left we all agreed to write up the “Rules of the Road”, which were meant to be kept to allow the group to remain friends and also stay focused on what we were doing. We have been on many trips before together but none like this. Here are what the rules were:
1. Don’t shit where you eat aka be at least 30 meters from camp.
2. Don’t have arguments. Third person needs to defuse situation at all times.
3. Stop a minimum of 2 hours prior to sunset unless all are in agreeance that continuing is a better option.
4. Always carry someone’s item if you have space.
5. Attempt to do 100 sit-ups every day.
6. Try an alcohol from every country.
7. Always fill up petrol whenever possible.
8. Take a video log in each country.
Day 0
Spent the whole day getting our bikes setup and ready. Didn’t eat at all. Got back to Portsmouth really late but managed to grab a McDonald’s beforehand. We are leaving tomorrow morning at 10am and I have still not packed. Today has made me realize that I am well under prepared for a trip of this stature. And I really do not have much knowledge on bike mechanics if things go wrong.
I sat watching the guys installing the engine bike which had recently had a major issue with the screws holding it up. We had been spending the last two days attempting to fix this problem. Brian had been working in a garage on our bikes for the last week, preparing them to be ready for the off but it was a job that needed more time which resulted in frustration as we tried to get ready for this tour.
When I got home late from Brian’s house I knew that the next day I would be driving into Dam on my bike and a smile came across my face as I knew this was really happening. I attempted to pack but failed miserably due to lack of sleep and having to wake up extra early to get things done. I barely slept.
Summary: The trip constituted of me and two other guys. The aim was to go from Amsterdam across Europe and Russia, down into Korea over to America and then all the way down to South America on Yamaha XT600’s E. We had saved up and grabbed resources from where we could to make this trip possible so that we could see the world in its natural beauty. I wrote in my journals every single day talking about the perils and pleasures of 200 + days that I was gone.
While this is a true story and a true account of my experiences I have changed the names of people in the posts here in order to protect their privacy. Here is my account of what happened.
Before we left we all agreed to write up the “Rules of the Road”, which were meant to be kept to allow the group to remain friends and also stay focused on what we were doing. We have been on many trips before together but none like this. Here are what the rules were:
1. Don’t shit where you eat aka be at least 30 meters from camp.
2. Don’t have arguments. Third person needs to defuse situation at all times.
3. Stop a minimum of 2 hours prior to sunset unless all are in agreeance that continuing is a better option.
4. Always carry someone’s item if you have space.
5. Attempt to do 100 sit-ups every day.
6. Try an alcohol from every country.
7. Always fill up petrol whenever possible.
8. Take a video log in each country.
Day 0
Spent the whole day getting our bikes setup and ready. Didn’t eat at all. Got back to Portsmouth really late but managed to grab a McDonald’s beforehand. We are leaving tomorrow morning at 10am and I have still not packed. Today has made me realize that I am well under prepared for a trip of this stature. And I really do not have much knowledge on bike mechanics if things go wrong.
I sat watching the guys installing the engine bike which had recently had a major issue with the screws holding it up. We had been spending the last two days attempting to fix this problem. Brian had been working in a garage on our bikes for the last week, preparing them to be ready for the off but it was a job that needed more time which resulted in frustration as we tried to get ready for this tour.
When I got home late from Brian’s house I knew that the next day I would be driving into Dam on my bike and a smile came across my face as I knew this was really happening. I attempted to pack but failed miserably due to lack of sleep and having to wake up extra early to get things done. I barely slept.
