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Chasing Summer
> Chasing summer…but caught up with winter
By: Sherrie McCarthy | April 30, 2012
If this trip through the US has taught me anything it has taught me that as fun as it is to be spontaneous with your travel plans, be sure to have slightly bett... Read More
> The evil neighbour
By: Sherrie McCarthy | April 16, 2012
On my German sidekick's first world trip by motorcycle he noticed an interesting phenomenon. As evil as those people who reside in far away countries may be, th... Read More
> You did what?!
By: Sherrie McCarthy | April 2, 2012
On March 21st we arrived in Vancouver. Part three of our journey had begun. It was easier to get our dog Mango into Canada than my German co-pilot. A lot of re... Read More
> Selling the bikes
By: Sherrie McCarthy | March 19, 2012
Our tickets to Canada were booked. That gave us six weeks to prepare everything that needed to be done. We only had one problem and it wasn't Mango. It was t... Read More
> Needing a vacation from your vacation
By: Sherrie McCarthy | March 5, 2012
We have now been on the road for a little over nine months and our time in Asia is coming to an end. And perhaps it is time: we have after all been here six mon... Read More
> And puppy makes three…
By: Sherrie McCarthy | February 20, 2012
It was pitch black, we were rattling over a dirt road and I could not see a thing. Yet somehow, instead of feeling terrified - which is a sensible reaction to r... Read More
> Love and hate in Laos
By: Sherrie McCarthy | February 6, 2012
Laos is often billed as Southeast Asia's forgotten land. Perhaps that may have applied ten years ago but it is time for the guidebooks to update their tag line ... Read More
> Mekong jungle adventure
By: Sherrie McCarthy | January 23, 2012
After Angkor Wat, riding along the Mekong was the next step in our 'Ride Asia' dream. The cool thing was that if you had asked us this time last year whether we... Read More
> Cambodia and Angkor – what??
By: Sherrie McCarthy | January 9, 2012
We had no idea what to expect from Cambodia. Well, that is not entirely accurate. We were expecting corruption from the police and touts to rush us as soon a... Read More
> Couch Surfing: International lessons on cooking, hospitality, and why Dads will always be Dads
By: Sherrie McCarthy | December 19, 2011
I was tempted to call this week’s column “Adventures in Couch Surfing: Or now I can cross 'Learning to cook Russian dishes from an ex-top secret Soviet tank... Read More
> Welcome to the jungle
By: Sherrie McCarthy | December 5, 2011
Our first destination in Thailand was Khao Sok National Park. We had spent a week on a beach in Malaysia, and we had two weeks planned with my parents on Koh Ch... Read More
> Bangkok under water
By: Sherrie McCarthy | November 21, 2011
Although motorcycling for several months in South East Asia was never part of the plan, spending three weeks in Thailand was. The original plan was to meet my... Read More
> Doctored documents
By: Sherrie McCarthy | November 7, 2011
Passports are not always the ticket to freedom they are made out to be. Mine, for instance, is in an in-between state. I had the misfortune of applying for a pa... Read More
> The Biker vs. The Waves of Doom
By: Sherrie McCarthy | October 24, 2011
I love the ocean. This is perhaps not such an unusual sentiment coming from most people - particularly from a Newfoundlander - but for me the unusual thing is t... Read More
> Bye bye Betty
By: Sherrie McCarthy | October 11, 2011
As I ride out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on a little 125 cc Honda Wave I am thinking many things. The first is that if you had told me four months ago when thi... Read More
> Culture Shock Mongolia
By: Sherrie McCarthy | September 26, 2011
Mongolia is an amazing place to visit, and one of the best places in the world to ride. The Northern route takes you through some of the best Mongolia has to of... Read More
> My best accidents
By: Sherrie McCarthy | September 12, 2011
Turkey: experiments with gravel I am no stranger to motorcycle accidents. When you get your license on a Saturday and head for Turkey on a Monday, some would e... Read More
> Friendly kidnapping: a Russian pastime
By: Sherrie McCarthy | August 29, 2011
For me, motorcycle travel means doing things with the knowledge that even if they go horribly wrong, I’ll still be happy that at least I tried them. Given the... Read More
> Adventures in Russia: beer, bikes, and the immigration police
By: Sherrie McCarthy | August 15, 2011
Visitors to Russia are all too familiar with the paperwork circus required to get into, and then out of, the country. Forms, pictures and bank statements (even ... Read More
> Romania: Where fun is no longer verboten
By: Sherrie McCarthy | August 3, 2011
Our trip began in a more “Sherrie fashion” than stereotypical “German fashion.” Anyone who’s been to Southern Germany has undoubtedly had a few precon... Read More
