The Good Stuff Takes Its Time. We werenโt buried in snow. Not yet. The mountain gave us enough. A few solid runs. By late afternoon our thighs were burning and all three of us had our sights set on a chair, a decent restaurant, something worth eating โ and for me, something worth drinking. Three […]
Last night wasnโt about miles ridden or borders crossed. It was about time. Eighty-five years old. Onstage. Live Jorma Kaukonen. Founder member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame thirty years ago. The original. The real thing. Still playing like that. Iโve been a fan of Jorma […]
Southwest Airlines ends open seating. I raise a hand. Not in mourning. Iโm a traveler. I just donโt always look like one. Most days at home in San Diego, my motorcycle collects more dust than miles. But when curiosity taps me on the shoulder, I go. Ski towns. Wine country. Family scattered across time zones. […]
I started writing this in the days before and after New Yearโs. What began as a simple reflection somehow turned into something else entirely. At times, it felt like I was writing another book. It took me until April to finally put my pen down. To say, itโs done. As we turn the calendar each year, our minds rush aheadโto whatโs next, to fresh goals, to promises we make with fingers crossed and hearts hopeful. But rarely do we stop to ask: What actually happened? Did we follow through? Did the year deliver what we imaginedโor something else entirely? Donโt worryโthereโs always something to look forward to. But before we leap ahead, I think itโs worth pausing to look back. This post is my way of doing that. A collection of stories, moments, photos, and memoriesโsome small, some sweeping. A year in reflection. So if youโre curious what last year actually felt likeโwell, hereโs my take.
San Diego’s Bobby Riggs Club Facing Challenges This post isnโt coming to you from a distant corner of the world or from the saddle of my motorcycle. Itโs coming from right hereโSan Diego, Californiaโthe place I call home and the community I cherish deeply. For those of you who know me personally, you already know […]
Do I have a guiding list of principles or rules I live by? The Caucus Mountains, Azerbaijan. As a world travel adventurer, professional inspirational speaker, and author, people often ask me for advice. Some want travel tips, others ask about technology and photography gear, and others are looking for life lessons learned from the road. […]
After three years I return to Athens to retrieve my motorcycle and continue my Eastern European & Northern African adventure. It should be so easy, but itโs not. This is the first multi-episodic series on WordRider TV. Enjoy episode one and subscribeย to my channel for notifications of new episodes. Watch The Video Here: Technology […]
Journalist & Philanthropist Neale Bayly on Writing, Inspiration, & His Journey To War-Torn Ukraine #75 In this episode of the Journeys With WorldRider Podcast, Allan Karl WorldRider talks with legendary motorcycle journalist, TV host, philanthropist, and photographer Neale Bayly. Enjoy this encore interview with Neale as the two world-traveling motorcyclists dig deep into the creative […]
If you havenโt watched my Journeys Webcasts, tuned into the WorldRider.tv YouTube Channel, or listened to the WorldRider podcast, you may have missed my whacky and humbling fight with vertigo. It started June 13, 2020, amid the pandemic and still challenges me two years later. Itโs often depressing. Vertigo kills the motorcycle urge. That night […]
Meet Tom Miller: From Underground Journalist to Revered & Bestselling Travel Writer Along The Way, He Encounters Spies, CIA, KGB, Soldiers of Fortune, and More In this episode of the Journeys With WorldRider Podcast, Allan Karl WorldRider interviewsย Tom Miller, the legendary, best-selling travel writer and author of โThe Panama Hat Trail,โ which National Geographic calls […]
