The Way We Roll 5 – España
It’s been a while, but finally The Way We Roll returns with Episode 5, from Spain. To view the other episodes in ‘The Way We Roll’ series, click HERE [read more...]
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I’ve Left, but I Haven’t Arrived
I’m back on the road, heading north through France. Pau is now on the other side of the Altantic, working for a couple of months. I am taking the Tenere home. After [read more...]
A City on Two Wheels
From a Buenos Aires winter to a Barcelona summer. The language may be the same, but the feel of the two cities is as different as the temperatures in each. It’s only [read more...]
A Difficult Farewell – Part Two
Bolivian roads are prone to being blocked by acts of nature and protesting locals; they are also, in many places, fairly straight and usually void of traffic empty. A [read more...]
A Difficult Farewell – Part One
Buenos Aires: I’m back where is all started – two years and nine months, and 53,000 kilometres ago. The circle is complete. After returning to Peru from trips home [read more...]
“Call Of The Wild” – Bike Rider Magazine (NZ)
Issue 125 (November) of BIKE RIDER MAGAZINE NZ features “Call of the Wild” – my article originally published in Free Wheeling Magazine, encouraging riders [read more...]
Adventure Rider Radio – Interview @ Overland Expo East
When I attended the ‘Overland Expo East’ in North Carolina earlier this month, I met Gabe West – like me a bike rider, former Army officer and also [read more...]
Following The Road Home – Huaraz to Lima
This journey has taught me many things. One repeated lesson is this: use your superlatives sparingly. Time and time again I have crested a ridge or rounded a corner on my [read more...]
The Way We Roll 4 – Back to The Cordillera Blanca
This will be the last episode of TWWR for a while. As such, I thought I’d dig out an old classic for the soundtrack and try something a little different. I know [read more...]
Saving The Best Until Last – South to Huaraz, Part 2
For most people, the northern gateway of the Huaraz Valley is the much-touted Canyon Del Pato, on the western flanks of the Cordillera Blanca. We travelled through the canyon [read more...]
Saving The Best Until Last – South to Huaraz, Part 1
This chapter of my journey is coming to an end. We are back in Huaraz after a slow ride south through the mountains. Pau’s Suzuki is on a truck heading for the Chilean [read more...]
The Way We Roll 3 – To Latitude Zero and Back
Ladies and Gentlemen…… Episode 3, for your entertainment. Related Posts: Much of the footage in this video is from the trip described in the [read more...]
Turning to The Light Side – The Argument for Lightweight Overlanding
In my recent post, ‘The Perfect Bike of the Perfect Adventure Attitude’, I touched on my personal philosophy of ‘Light is Might.’ After another round [read more...]
Adventure on the Backroads to Huancabamba
Ecuador is now behind us. The ride south to the border took us over 3800 metres as we crossed the western lip of the Andes. Three hours later it delivered us into the [read more...]
The Perfect Adventure Bike, or The Perfect Adventure Attitude?
In this post, I look at the much-debated question of which machine is best for a long road trip. It’s probably one for the motoqueros amongst Horca Moto’s [read more...]
About Turn at The Equator
We are heading back to Peru. During an enforced four-day halt in Quito as I awaited two parcels containing moto kit, we reassessed our situation and decided that a slow ride [read more...]
The Way We Roll 2 – Northern Peru and Ecuador
The latest release from Rasta-Llama Productions…. Related Posts: Watch the other episodes in the TWWR series: The Way We Roll 1 The Way We Roll 3 The Way We Roll 4 [read more...]
“Paul Pitchfork Explores South America” – a Rider Profile on ADVMoto Website
Adventure Motorcycle Magazine (US) has published a ‘rider profile’ about me on its website (14 April 14). It is based on my recent article for Full Throttle [read more...]
Welcome to Ecuador
Two days ago, I crossed into a new country for the first time since I reached Peru in April last year. Between then and now, I have re-circulated through Chile, Argentina, [read more...]
Into The Cloud Forests – To Cajamarca and Chachapoyas
The coastal plain, the desert and the Panamericana Highway now feel a long way away. We are back in the mountains, and settled once again in an old colonial town where the [read more...]
“Riding to Freedom” – Full Throttle Magazine (UK)
This article appears in the current issue (Summer 2014) of Full Throttle Magazine (UK). http://www.looppublishing.co.uk/index.php/our-magazines/full-throttle With a personal [read more...]
From the Cordillera, to the Desert and Ocean – Huaraz to Trujillo
Since sharing my thoughts in Why We Ride – The Essence of a Road Trip, I have continued to reflect on the core characteristics that define my journey through South [read more...]
The Way We Roll 1
Some light entertainment…. Related Posts: Watch the other episodes in the TWWR series: The Way We Roll 2 The Way We Roll 3 The Way We Roll [read more...]
Making the Jump – The Next Step
Maybe you are now convinced that a long trip is what you need, but the prospect of planning and preparing for it appears daunting. In this post, I hope to show that it [read more...]
The ‘Big Trip’ – Feeling the Call, Making the Jump
This post offers a philosophical look at how travelling can help some of us transition from an old lifestyle to a new. I hope it may encourage those who feel the call to make [read more...]
Through The Cordillera Blanca – a Videologue
YOU’VE READ THE BLOG. NOW WATCH THE MOVIE…. Related Posts: Read the accompanying post, A Ride Through The Cordillera [read more...]
A Ride Through The Cordillera Blanca
Deserts, mountains, jungles, coastlines…. over the years, I have visited and travelled through or along them all, but it is always the mountains that call me back. The [read more...]
To Huaraz – Through Mud, Rocks and Snow
I am back in the ‘high mountains’ – the Cordillera Blanca, a cluster of dramatic, ice-covered peaks, surrounded by glaciers and lakes, rising at the highest [read more...]
To Stay or To Go – The Traveller’s Dilemma
As I drove through the outskirts of Arequipa a few weeks ago, the bike loaded and and the open road ahead, I felt a sense of sadness and loss. I was leaving a place I had [read more...]
Ever-Changing Landscapes – Pisac to Ayacucho
I am finally venturing into new territory. Pisac is behind us now as we look to the north-westerly horizon, plotting a course through Peru’s central highlands. From the [read more...]
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