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7 LIFE-SAVING TIPS TO KEEP YOU ALIVE – DESPITE THE ODDS Looking back, the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever done in my life was riding a beat-up Royale Enfield motorcycle through Northwestern India. Nothing compared to the sheer terror and utter irresponsibility. Not diving the infamous “Blue Hole” in Sinai, climbing the Kilimanjaro, participating in … Continue reading “The complete survival guide to riding a motorcycle in India”
FROM INCEPTION TO CARLOFORTE I hear a loud “Bang” and “screeeech״ as my Arai helmet and the left side bag butt against the red-plastered wall. The motorcycle jolts violently to the right, and me with it. I’m thrown, shoulder first, against the stone pebbles, my right hand still gripping the throttle. Big mistake. The back … Continue reading “The complete Sardina ride – Part I”
MUSTALGIA ON THE SANTA MONICA PIER There’s a comically oversized guy on a small, beat-up old Lambretta. He says he’s in for the ride. He has a complete set of floodlights attached to the old Italian scooter that would scare Bambie a mile away. It’s not even noon. I can only wonder how he made … Continue reading “Distinguished Gentlemen! (and Ladies)”
TOKYO-STYLED PUBLICITY “Why the hell would you hide two Michelin awards?” I asked Tsubasa Tamaki, Pizza Tamaki Studio’s owner and Chef. I know that the Japanese take things differently than other humans, but still, having devoured a few exquisite pies, I couldn’t make any sense of it. “We Japanese don’t like to boast,” he says … Continue reading “The Michelin Award is behind the espresso machine”
DRINKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS It’s the sixth shot in a row at the second Whiskey establishment we visited that day. My memory starts to betray me. Was the first 15-year-old Scotch better than the third 12-year-old Chery-barrel shot we had at the first distillery… or was it the other way around? And … Continue reading “Speyside Whiskey”
BACK TO PALMER, THE BEST DRIVING EVENT IN THE WORLD “It took the doctors two hours just to wipe the smile off his face” is a quote from Top Secret – one very hilarious movie I used to watch on repeat as a teen. The VHS cassette was worn out, but the image is as … Continue reading “Still great, after all these years”
BACK AFTER NINETEEN YEARS. MY TIMING COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER! I should have suspected something was up when I couldn’t book a room, any room in Tokyo. Some capsule hotels and youth hostel bunks were still bookable, but honestly, I would rather brave it out in a sleeping bag at Shimbashi train station. Now I’m … Continue reading “Cherry Blossom”
WHERE HALF A MILLION BIKERS COME TO PARTY Harry is the world’s biggest dick. No, not figuratively as in “ass hole,” but literally as in “two-meter-high standing Pekker”. Cocks aside, Harry is really a nice dude with a friendly disposition to all who pass by. He’s just another massive guy that happens to clad himself … Continue reading “Bucket-list item #4 – Sturgis”
CELEBRATING END OF COVID IN THE MALDIVES “It’s oh so quiet. Shhhh, Shhhh. It’s oh-so still. Shhhh, Shhhh. I’m all alone. Shhhh, Shhhh. And so peaceful until…“
LA TO ARIZONA ON A HARLEY It is 447 miles to Scottsdale, Arizona. We got a full tank of gas half-eaten energy bar. It’s blistering hot, and we’re wearing full riding gear – gloves, helmet, jacket, and boots. Let’s hit it!
