Good Links To Long Distance Travel Vids / Blogs / Books?

[V8RX7]

Seeking inspiration / entertainment does anyone have any links to decent adventure / travel videos / blogs / books

Not bothered if they are on or off road

[jjones]

itchy boots https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEIs9nkveW9WmYtsO...

teapotone - look for the round the world videos https://www.youtube.com/user/teapotonevids

mondo enduro - series not on youtube but worth looking into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LguiYNt7L6o

richty vida - lots of tours e.g across USA https://www.youtube.com/user/RichyVida

blackness rides https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0PqcYBLZ1yBV0Pq...

harvey has some epic tours https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW9xFTgGB3Ztqy-vK...

[pessimal]

Lyndon Poskitt - round the world tour + dakar and other off road races

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsTayjRIajcH1-7rH...

[V8RX7]

Thanks that's more than I expected !

[Olza23]

If you want some more light hearted content and how not to tour look up Million Dollar Bogan on YouTube

[crofty1984]

C90 adventures Alaska to Argentina.

[joebonthuys]

Nathan Millward: he travelled from Oz to London on a 110cc postie bike then went from New York to Alaska, would recommend his books too! https://youtu.be/lYWbKOxrPV4


Pedro mota: Geezers been gone for years and still in South America https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQc2abzqbqrp-TZG3...

Ed March: is a good one, he travelled the americas on a c90. Really enjoyed his videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/c90adventures

The sidecar guys are a good channel to follow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClN4eRpnidZ7n9rHh...

On her bike, prefer her to itchy boots myself.
https://www.youtube.com/user/onherbike

Guy martins always a good one

Million dollar bogans a funny bd, more comedy than serious travel blogs.

[RemaL]

joebonthuys said:

Nathan Millward: he travelled from Oz to London on a 110cc postie bike then went from New York to Alaska, would recommend his books too! https://youtu.be/lYWbKOxrPV4

Seen the title of the thread and went straight to Nathan

Well worth a look, ready. i did enjoy his books

[joebonthuys]

jjones said:

harvey has some epic tours https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW9xFTgGB3Ztqy-vK...

Been waiting for him coming back up the east side of Africa for ages, his travel vids were great!

[Lanby]

Ed March: is a good one, he travelled the americas on a c90. Really enjoyed his videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/c90adventures

I saw Ed March talk at a Horizons Unlimited meeting years ago after he'd been to Alaska (I think) and it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen when he licked a frozen lamp post to see if he would stick to it - everyone was in stitches

Edited by Lanby on Friday 12th June 17:33

[Bungleaio]

Tepot one is doing weekly podcasts with random motorbike folk, last weeks was with Sam Manicom, I'd never heard of him but he decided he wanted to see Africa by bike so learnt how to ride then st off 3 months later. That 6 month trip to see africa turned into an 8 year round the world trip.

The podcast is availavble on spotify or it's on video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_JNYPvorE

Sam Manicom has written 4 books about his trip which are available on his website - http://www.sam-manicom.com/ I bought all 4 and he signed each one. I've only read the 1st couple of chapters of the 1st book but I'm impressed so far.

Teapot one has also written a book about his adventure, sadly the hard copies have sold out but it's available on Kindle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075RXDD9K/ref=cm_sw_e... I'd rather read the actual book so I'm trying to seek out a physical copy.

[Bungleaio]

joebonthuys said:

jjones said:

harvey has some epic tours https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW9xFTgGB3Ztqy-vK...

Been waiting for him coming back up the east side of Africa for ages, his travel vids were great!

I really enjoyed his videos but he's gone quiet. Hopefully he made it back out of africa ok.

[WaspsNest]

https://youtu.be/iXzEq0Nf7rs

A Kiwi couple take 2 Honda Groms on the Transamerica Trail. A great 12 part series. Really enjoyed it.

If the link doesn’t work, search YouTube for ‘Kiwi Grom’

[carinaman]

Neil Peart the drummer with Rush wrote several books on motorcycle touring.

[joebonthuys]

Lanby said:

Ed March: is a good one, he travelled the americas on a c90. Really enjoyed his videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/c90adventures

I saw Ed March talk at a Horizons Unlimited meeting years ago after he'd been to Alaska (I think) and it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen when he licked a frozen lamp post to see if he would stick to it - everyone was in stitches

Edited by Lanby on Friday 12th June 17:33

I got his film of his trip from Thailand back to the UK and was decent, his Americas series is decent too. Would love to see the conclusion of the trip. Ed is a funny man that's for sure.

Bungleaio said:

Tepot one is doing weekly podcasts with random motorbike folk, last weeks was with Sam Manicom, I'd never heard of him but he decided he wanted to see Africa by bike so learnt how to ride then st off 3 months later. That 6 month trip to see africa turned into an 8 year round the world trip.

The podcast is availavble on spotify or it's on video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_JNYPvorE

Sam Manicom has written 4 books about his trip which are available on his website - http://www.sam-manicom.com/ I bought all 4 and he signed each one. I've only read the 1st couple of chapters of the 1st book but I'm impressed so far.

Teapot one has also written a book about his adventure, sadly the hard copies have sold out but it's available on Kindle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075RXDD9K/ref=cm_sw_e... I'd rather read the actual book so I'm trying to seek out a physical copy.

How did I forget teapot one... he's deffo worth a watch, crazy guy going round the world on a Gixxer. He's a decent guy too, met him at the bike show in Feb. Sam Manicom is a great guy too, I got all his books off him at the bike show, spent a while talking to him. He's a fountain of knowledge and well respected in the adventure riding scen. He features on a monthly podcast called Adventure Rider Radio RAW, its a spin off of Adventure Rider Radio, they have great great guests on, highly recommend both.

Bungleaio said:

I really enjoyed his videos but he's gone quiet. Hopefully he made it back out of africa ok.

Good point, in one of his last videos he said he was heading back to Blighty, here's hoping he's ok. Some of his earlier videos are decent too, he's so enthusiastic and I find him quite inspiring.

WaspsNest said:

https://youtu.be/iXzEq0Nf7rs

A Kiwi couple take 2 Honda Groms on the Transamerica Trail. A great 12 part series. Really enjoyed it.

If the link doesn’t work, search YouTube for ‘Kiwi Grom’

Awesome, thanks, I'll binge these this weekend.

Edited by joebonthuys on Saturday 13th June 09:44

[LimaDelta]

Just get across to the Adventure Rider Forum. Some genuinely amazing trips on there, including Nathans original ride thread before he wrote the book.

[Dibble]

Just started watching the Kiwi Grom TAT series, I think I’ll be bingeing the whole lot today!

It’s very frustrating seeing people on trips though! Not just because of CoViD, but the lack of travelling I’ve managed in the last 3 years. My other YouTube “must watch” stuff are a few wooden boat build channels (Acorn to Arabella, Salt and Tar and Sampson Boat Co/Tally Ho). The people in them have some serious “can do” hard work in them.

[WaspsNest]

Dibble said:

Just started watching the Kiwi Grom TAT series, I think I’ll be bingeing the whole lot today!

It’s very frustrating seeing people on trips though! Not just because of CoViD, but the lack of travelling I’ve managed in the last 3 years. My other YouTube “must watch” stuff are a few wooden boat build channels (Acorn to Arabella, Salt and Tar and Sampson Boat Co/Tally Ho). The people in them have some serious “can do” hard work in them.

The Kiwi Grom series is a very good watch indeed. I feel stuff like that is what YouTube really was made for. A great alternative to telly.

[Dibble]

WaspsNest said:

Dibble said:

Just started watching the Kiwi Grom TAT series, I think I’ll be bingeing the whole lot today!

It’s very frustrating seeing people on trips though! Not just because of CoViD, but the lack of travelling I’ve managed in the last 3 years. My other YouTube “must watch” stuff are a few wooden boat build channels (Acorn to Arabella, Salt and Tar and Sampson Boat Co/Tally Ho). The people in them have some serious “can do” hard work in them.

The Kiwi Grom series is a very good watch indeed. I feel stuff like that is what YouTube really was made for. A great alternative to telly.

Yep, binged all 12 episodes, one after another. Now I just want to go on a trip! (They sounded more South African than Kiwi to me, but I could be wrong).

There’s a guy with a channel called Karmakaze Moto. He bought a Royal Enfield Himalayan in Seattle and rode it home to Alaska... it’s not the best channel but it’s by no means the worst, not by a long shot. Again, I really need a trip. I’m due to retire from the cops in another 6 years, so I’m tempted to start planning something like the Trans America Trail, or Mexico to Alaska, or coast to coast across Canada, or a coastal loop of the USA/Canada...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC90zqRtXw2W1PfXds...