Wow!!!!! I just woke up here on my side of the world… Still half asleep I glimpsed on my phone and saw the huge numbers of notifications on my social media apps! I read through every single comment, opened every donation email and I hope I didn’t miss any of your re-posts and shares.… Read More
This is a damn hard one to write… It’s not a usual blog entry; it’s a call for help. And asking for help has always been one of the most difficult things for me. “Don’t be so proud, it’s your only option!!” my friends have said. So here I am… Typing. Deleting. Re-typing. Deleting. Drafting… Read More
I want to share something a little different with you today; a photo from August 1961 of German Motorcycle police watching workers lay bricks during the construction of the Berlin Wall. Today, November 9, 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was born in 1984 in Potsdam, East Germany… Read More
So far I have been trying to share as much as possible of my journey with you, yet had I come to realise that some of the best moments of my quest are the ones that I can’t tell anyone about. These moments that are so special that words cant capture them; they are so… Read More
After spending three days with only myself and pretty much in absolute silence, I found myself on a scooter in Praya with four people. Two adults and two kids; absolutely no biggie here in Indonesia! I met Hidayat from “Trawangan Riders Community Lombok” and his family through a motorcycle friend from Java and I promised I would pop… Read More
The Honda C70, with the Bahasa nicknames “Bebek” (duck) or “Kuntul” (heron) had planted into Indonesia motorcycle history and life. Thanks to its devoted owners and lovers, this iconic little bike still lives, as a motorcycle should be, ridden with pride and passion. It stands out and yet is so beautifully humble. The “Super Cub”… Read More
I am super proud and incredibly flattered of announcing Astra Honda Indonesia as being part of my ‘Dream Team’!! It is amazing when things you have been working on so hard over months and months, come back to you through unexpected and new doors. I am feeling stronger than ever about The Moto Quest and everything… Read More
Without any plan of where to go, I just followed the beautiful roads bedded amongst mountains and rice fields. While wearing a big smile on my face, I was soaking in the different energy of Lombok, observing the people while I rode along. Watching their daily activities of drying rice in the middle of little… Read More
After less than four hours of sleep, the alarm on my phone went off; waking me up with the words “Life is wonderful”. A message that I have saved and that pops up with every wake up call. A positive affirmation that is rather hard to take in at 3am in the morning… My bags… Read More