I’ve quit my job and I’m riding my motorcycle to Argentina. My journey will start August 15th. I’ve been planning this for over a year, but haven’t been able to talk about it due to my employers knowing about my blog. I spent months thinking about this trip. Calculating the miles, the number of countries, [...]

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I’ve been putting it off for a while now, but I’ve finally gotten around to framing my Peters Map. Placed above where I spend most of my time at home, so I think it will serve as some inspiration for future travels. The Peters Map projection is very different from the normal Mercator projection you [...]

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I recently sat down with Darren Kitchen from Hak5 to discuss how I merge video and mapping together to create what I call “Atlas Videos”. Hak5 is a weekly video podcast distributed through the Revision3 network. The Hak5 show focuses on technology. It’s very geeky, very detailed, and covers a wide array of topics. Check [...]

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(Photo provided by GroudTruthTrekking) I’ve wanted to ride in Alaska ever since I heard it was possible to do so. I read Against the Wind by Ron Ayers. It never really clicked in my head that there are times of the year where the temperatures were hospitable to motorcycles. Then I read Into the Wild [...]

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I’ve got maps stuck to the walls and country’s names floating around in my head. I’ve got to make sense of all this by making some preliminary route. This isn’t set in stone, but it’s a place to start. View Larger Map Here is a breakdown of all the countries and regions I’ll be passing [...]

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