Are you a traveller on two wheels? Have you been inspired by
the stories you've read on Horizons Unlimited? Or perhaps you watched the 'Long
Way' series and it's got you thinking of a motorcycle trip to distant climes –
the markets of Marrakech, the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan, the salt flats of
Bolivia, the Bungle Bungles of Australia, the Pan American to Tierra del Fuego?
Did you finally fork out for that dream bike built for high adventure, and
you know every highway and byway within range of an annual vacation? Is
something indefinable calling you farther afield… to the next country… the next
continent?
But you've got questions. Is it safe? What do I need to know? Where and when should I go? And what the hell’s a carnet anyway?
Answering these questions - and many more - is the goal of the new, definitive
'how-to' DVD series, The Achievable Dream - The Motorcycle Adventure Travel
Guide.
This series is produced by Grant and Susan Johnson,
RTW travellers and founders of Horizons Unlimited, who have been
helping people to achieve their dreams of traveling to faraway places on their
bikes for over 10 years.
The first DVD in the series, Get Ready, aims to inspire you to take the plunge, and start to prepare for the
trip.
It includes material from Grant and Susan Johnson’s own How to Ride Around the World on a Motorcycle presentation, taped in front of a live
audience in 2008. This is supplemented by scenic images and clips, dozens
of interviews with seasoned travellers and presentations by experts.
Topics covered in Get Ready! include:
- Why go?
- Planning the trip - where and when to go
- Who to go with - travelling solo or with others
- Money, money, money - how much will it cost, and dealing with money on the
road
- Paperwork - passports and visas, carnet de passage, bike permits and
insurance, licenses
- Off-pavement riding - basic tips
- Health - travel medical and evacuation insurance, malaria, vaccinations
- Giving something back - voluntary work, environmental sensitivity
- The world of HU Travellers - Meetings and the global community of motorcycle
travellers - 620+ Horizons Unlimited communities in 100+ countries.