Tag: motorcycle
2009
03.28
Foggy Day

Steven waits in vain for the heavy fog to clear On Thursday we rented a Russian Minsk motorcycle which was kind of expensive at 150,000 Dong for the day but it was old and cool. We rode out along the road overlooking the valley but it was so foggy that we could barely see the [...]

2008
12.15
Holy Hairy Hills

Kawasaki 250cc dirt bike Zosia was terrified, literally terrified of riding the giant up and down roller-coaster island hills in an ordinary scooter. So we toured the place on a proper motorcycle, a nice new Kawasaki 250cc dirt bike setup with street wheels.

2007
04.05

Aït Benhaddou is a fortified city (ksar) along the Ouarzazate River on the former caravan route between the Sahara desert and the city of Marrakech . Most of the town’s inhabitants now live in a more modern village ot the other side of the river; but, ten families however still live within the ksar which [...]

2007
04.03

On Wednesday we rented a Honda XR250 enduro motorcycle and Thursday we left for a ride toward the Erg Chebbi sand dunes near the little desert town of Merzouga . We spent the night in Taddert and Friday arrived in Boumaine to a warm reception by a lovely family who welcomed us into their home. [...]

2007
03.29

Four hours outside of Marrakech on a week-long motorcycle trip, the setting sun made it too cold to ride . We ended up in Taddert, just short of the Col du Tichka pass which would have been too cold and dangerous at night . So we pulled up to the nearest place where we could [...]