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Eat, Drink & Ride With Me — In Portugal This Fall
/0 Comments/in Europe, Portugal, Travelogue /by allanI am so pleased to share some exciting news. I’ve been asked to join an exclusive ride and tour of Portugal. The best part is, up to 10 other riders can join me—maybe you? As guest of Portugal Motorcycle Tours, I will ride Doc, the same bike I rode around the world, and serve as […]
Podcast #26: Dr. Jeff Salz: Find Adventure Anywhere & Dodging Chinese Police
/0 Comments/in North America, Podcasts, Travelogue, USA /by allanFinding A Totem Pole of Cultural Possibilities Join host Allan Karl (me) and fellow adventurer, speaker and world traveler Dr. Jeff Salz in an engaging discussion of adventure and travel. Hall of Fame Speaker and anthropologist adventurer, Jeff shares incredible stories from the jungles of Peru to the endless pampas and glacier-studded landscapes of Patagonia. […]
Cross-Country Road Trip
/1 Comment/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanOkay. So here’s the deal: I left my bike in New Jersey with my friend Tim. Why? Because the journey continues this summer. Where? Likely Iceland, the Nordic, perhaps a stopover in Russia, Belarus, and somewhere else. I ultimately will make it to Portugal to meet up with my new friend Miguel and Portugal Motorcycle […]
Manhattan Connections, Regrouping & Street Photography
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanBefore I make my way one last time across this grand country, I head north to New York City with a stop along the way to Tim’s lake house in Northern New Jersey where I drop off the FORKS Van and take the train into Manhattan. With a few meetings lined up for later in […]
Winter Travel Show Tour Comes To End
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanIt started in San Diego in January. I just finished this weekend in Philadelphia. I’ve enjoyed living a somewhat gypsy nomad existence over the past three months joining my new friends at The Travel & Adventure Shows. Since the San Diego show I’ve been to Chicago, Dallas, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco and now […]
Podcast #25: George Walther: Voodoo, Smiles & Live In A Different Country Every Year
/0 Comments/in North America, Podcasts, Travelogue, USA /by allanThe WorldRider Podcasts continues to evolve and attract new and interesting guests. I’m honored for this opportunity to sit down and share with you this interview with my friend George Walther. George flew in for a few days from Cape Town, South Africa where he is currently living. George is a fellow speaker, world traveler […]
FORKS On The Road Back To San Diego
/4 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanBack at the wheel of the FORKS Tour Van, I decided to head back to San Diego and ultimately the van will be shipped with Doc inside to Washington DC for the Travel & Adventure Show there. The van is getting road tested and showing that the Mercedes-Benz six-cylinder diesel purrs with little maintenance and […]