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Video Tease: Allan’s New TV Show Premiere
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanI posted a couple days ago about our new television show I’m hosting that is based loosely on my global motorcycle adventures and best-selling book “FORKS: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection—Three Years • 35 Countries • One Motorcycle.” At the time of posting I did not have access to the promo/tease video for […]
Allan’s TV Show Premiere on the Cooking Channel
/8 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanAllan Karl WorldRider is now the Food Explorer on The Cooking Channel The long journey and adventure to getting a new kind of travel and food show on television has been long, adventurous, and rewarding—and a lot of hard work. I’m am excited to announce officially that my new show “FOOD EXPLORER” premiered Tuesday March […]
WorldRider Travel Show with Allan Karl
/7 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanI’ve got great news. The show is happening. In 2018, the new “WorldRider” television show will air on a major US network. The first episode, the pilot for this exciting show should air late this winter or early spring. Stay tuned to these pages for the exact air date. The title of the show has […]
Happy New Year!
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allan2018 Optimism
What’s Right With The World?
When the ball dropped at midnight last week, signaling a dramatic end to 2017 and a cold and chilly beginning to 2018—at least for those who braved one of the coldest New Years ever in Times Square—I know many felt a sign of relief and perhaps a feeling of hope for the future—for 2018. It’s […]
2018 Optimism
What’s Right With The World?
In Memoriam – Wayne F. Karl
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanJune 9, 1935 – December 19, 2017
True, it’s been some time since I posted anything here on WorldRider.com. There’s nothing quite like the passing of a parent to smack oneself like a two-by-four to the head. Yes, my father, Wayne F. Karl, at 82 years old and surrounded by family, including yours truly, passed away peacefully in Vero Beach, Florida on […]
June 9, 1935 – December 19, 2017
Where is and, what’s going on WorldRider? (bonus video)
/3 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanI admit that I’ve been remiss in keeping the WorldRider blog updated. To be sure, I keep writing blogs and posting photos from my four-month Scandanavian and Eastern Europe journey from last year—so delve backwards and check out some of that journey. My 2016 summer adventure had me race from Iceland to Greece while navigating […]
Living On Jesse Luggage!
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanWhile planning for adventures this summer and fall, and still working on the upcoming television show, I continue to connect with old friends and new. This week I had the pleasure of reconnecting with Al Jesse, the principal of Jesse Luggage Systems, makers of the best aluminum/hard luggage on the planet. Trust me, it may […]