After spening a long stint in Livingstone in Zambia fixing the bike and relaxing, the time finally came for us to move on. We were both getting a bit agitated with staying put for so long, especially because Livingstone is not so far from home, and we knew we would have to put in some hard Read more >
Mountain Biker Wants To Take Bike To The Summit Of Everest
Last year I wrote a satirical piece for Gadling about a man who wanted to ride his mountain bike up Everest. That was an April Fools day post that managed to illicit a few laughs at the time. I promise that the following story is a real one that comes are way courtesy of Outside Read more >
Phuket Countryside bike tour on 7th May 2012
On Monday 7th May 2012 Mark and Lana from Australia joined Amazing Bike Tours Thailand for our half day bike tour in Phuket Island. Biking on and off road through rubber and pineapple plantations, a visit to Phuket’s Gibbon project, a jungle walk to Bang Pae waterfall and then back on the Read more >
May 7, Secrets of a Life on a Bicycle
Discover the secrets to traveling by bicycle. Here are some amazing facts about bicycle touring… and why you shouldn’t even think about going on a bike tour until you’ve read every word on this page! What’s the secret of being on the road??? Read more >
Thai Muang Turtles & Waterfalls bike tour on 18th April 2012
Cycling along the Andaman coastline was how Peter from the UK, Hannah from Germany, Per and Lotte from Denmark decided to spend the day on Wednesday 18th April 2012. This Amazing Bike Tour starts at the very north of Phuket Island, we then cycle across Sarasin Bridge which connects Phuket Island Read more >
Phuket Countryside half day bike tour 16th April 2012
Monday 16th April 2012, joining the half day bike ride in Phuket Island were Anne and Jono from New Zealand, Tammy and Lucinda from Australia, Cindi and Jeff from Canada. Check out a few shots of the ride below: Ready to ride. Riding through shaded rubber tree plantations. Sheets of Read more >
Apr 13, Prambanan UNESCO World Heritage site
One of the must visit archeological sites in the world is UNESCO World Heritage site Prambanan. There can be little discussion about the relevance and beauty of this complex of towers and temples. I’ve been here twice, I was twice impressed. At the Prambanan, left my bike outside Read more >
Shipping a motorcycle internationally vs. renting? Think about it…
(Above, looking out through the Andes Mountains near Santiago, Chile, riders can now find dependable BMW Motorcycle rentals instead of shipping their bikes internationally.) We’ve written about it before on previous blog posts, and the question constantly comes up from inquiring Read more >
Thai Muang Turtles & Waterfalls bike tour on 4th April 2012
On Wednesday 4th April 2012 Amazing Bike Tours were joined by the Clacher family from Scotland, Phoebe, Brett and Kristy from Australia for our Thai Muang Turtles & Waterfalls bike tour. Cycling along the Andaman coastline, a visit to a Sea Turtle conservation centre and after 50km of biking Read more >
RIDE Adventures article featured in South African newspaper
The RIDE Adventures blog post pitting the KTM 990 Adventure against the BMW R1200GS has gained such popularity on the web that a South African Powersports Newspaper has asked to copy it for use in one of their issues! In fact, it was just printed and is now on the stands in the Kruger Read more >
