Books

A person can never read everything, but we can recommend a few riding/traveling books.

• Ride books by Werner Bausenhart
  • 8 Around the Americas on a Motorcycle
  • Into the Den of the Bear and the Lair of the Dragon on a Motorcycle
  • Africa Against the Clock on a Motorcycle
  • From Nordkapp to Cape York on a Motorcycle
     
• Ride books by Greg Frazier
  • Motorcycle Sex
  • Alaska By Motorcycle
  • Riding South
  • Riding The World
     
• Ride books by Ted Simon
  • Jupiter's Travels
  • Riding High
  • Dreaming Of Jupiter
     
• One Man Caravan
  • by Robert Fulton, Jr.
  • (also the DVD of his some of his original movie film, Twice Upon A Caravan)
     
• Odyssey to Ushuaia
  • by Andres Carlstein
     
• The Road Gets Better From Here
  • by Adrian Scott
     
• Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
  • by Chris Scott
     
• Ride books by Glen Heggstad
  • Two Wheels Through Terror
  • One More Day Everywhere
     
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Places

These are some of the places I have enjoyed the most.

• Munich, Germany
  • Martin was stationed in (what used to be) West Germany while in the Army back in the '70's.  There were several places in Europe that he really enjoyed.  This was one of them.  A great city that mixes yet preserves the old and the new.  Very good public transportation, nice open areas and parks, and the Oktoberfest is lots of fun.  He hasn't been back since Germany reunified, so that is something to look forward to.
     
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • This was another.  You can party in Amsterdam. 
     
• Colorado, USA
  • Well, duh.  Colorado is home for the Errant-Ronin, and for several good reasons.  Great year-round weather with four full seasons, lots of activities all year, and you can either avoid the urban crush with no problem or enjoy some nice downtown areas until the mountains call you again to come play.
     
• Cozumel, Mexico
  • It's all about the SCUBA diving, and there's plenty of that.  The drift diving makes everything easy, and maximizes your bottom time.
     
• Bimini, Bahamas
  • The best SCUBA diving I've done.  A week on Blackbeard's Cruise was a great way to relax and dive where no other boats were found.
     
• Buenas Aires, Argentina
  • I had a chance to spend a couple weeks in BsAs during my motorcycle ride around South America and came to really enjoy the place.  Plaza Dorrego was a great place to sit under a tree with a beer and watch the tango dancers.  Lots of good public transportation, but walking around was also worthwhile.

Roads and Trails

We haven't been everywhere, but we've been on these roads and enjoyed them very much.

• Million Dollar Highway - San Juan Skyway
  • This is a terrific loop on a bike or in a car (on a bike is better).  Ouray and Telluride make nice stops.
     
• Colorado 141
  • Whichever way you go, the Unaweep Canyon and the Dolores River/San Miguel River valley will each treat you to a wonderful ride with the surprising diversion of the Gateway complex in the middle.  You would never expect a car museum of this stature to be out there in the canyon, but there's a reason why it's there. 
     
• Moab, Utah
  • Okay, Moab is a city, not a road or trail, but c'mon... the whole area is wonderfulness whichever road or trail you find.  Can't get enough of it, on road or off.
     
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Other Activities

There is more than motorcycling, to be sure.

• Scuba Diving
  • Cozumel, Bimini, Nassau, The Great Barrier Reef, Maui, Kauai, Bonaire... diving provides for another reason to travel to interesting places.
     
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