Journeys
American Borders was born as a series of realtime, online
dispatches published on the Internet in 1995. You can read these
dispatches in their original form, along with dispatches from many other journeys, on these pages:
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American Borders 1995: On a 1994 Russian Ural Tourist motorcycle A solo circumnavigation of the United States on a Russian Sidecar Motorcycle. Now a book of the same name. |
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From the Alps to the Atlas May and June 2009: On a 2004 Ural gearup sidecar motorcycle. From the European Alps to Morocco's Atlas Mountains. |
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Indian Sunset 2000: On a 2000 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Riding through Southern India to each one of the temples dedicated to one of the elements: fire, water, air, ether, earth. |
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Italian Lessons 1998: On a 1998 Moto Guzzi California 1100 EV. Starting in Mandello del Lario, the home of Moto Guzzi, and riding to the southernmost tip of Italy (The Boot) plus the islands of Sardinia and Sicily. |
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Around the Adriatic 2001: On a 2001 Moto Guzzi California 1100 A circumnavigation of the Adriatic Sea: Italy, Greece, Albania, Herzegovina, Croatia |
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The TransAmerica Trail 2004: A week-long dual-sport motorcycle adventure begins at 8,000 feet. I ride with Sam Correro, Mississippi-based creator of the TransAmerica Trail map and rollchart system, along with Chris and Spice from Georgia, to 12,000 feet and sweeping views of the famously scenic Chaffee County area of Colorado. |
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China Road 1998: On a 1995 Chang Jiang and in 2007: On a 2004 Chang Jiang, through Northern China. |






