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    Freighting - Transporting the bikes to South America
    Suzie
    • Apr 14, 2017
    • 7 min

    Freighting - Transporting the bikes to South America

    Shipping our DR650's to South America for our adventure on motorbikes for one year with Motofreight was quite straight forwards and they
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    Bikes - Upgrades and preparation
    Kelvin & Suzie
    • Apr 9, 2017
    • 5 min

    Bikes - Upgrades and preparation

    Here is a comprehensive list & video of the parts and upgrades that we did to the DR650's in preparation for our motorcycle adventur
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    Bikes - What, why and how?
    Suzie & Kelvin
    • Apr 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Bikes - What, why and how?

    What bikes? Why? How we managed to get everything sorted.
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    Kit - Our full packing list
    Suzie
    • Mar 22, 2017
    • 3 min

    Kit - Our full packing list

    What on earth do you take for a whole year travelling? It's quite hard to narrow it down, but our list has got shorter and shorter. Here
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    Tools - What's in our tool kit
    Suzie & Kelvin
    • Mar 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    Tools - What's in our tool kit

    12 months on the road on an adventure motorcycle journey through South America. Lots that can break on a bike. So what tools do you take? Th
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    Travel - It's in the Genes
    Suzie
    • Feb 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    Travel - It's in the Genes

    So, where did the travel Genes come from? What is it that our family have done that has inspired us?
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    Technology - What we plan to use
    Suzie
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    Technology - What we plan to use

    So what do you take on a 12 month trip in the way of technology? We rely on it daily in our modern world but this is what we've chosen t
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    Media - Helpful Books & DVD's
    Suzie
    • Feb 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    Media - Helpful Books & DVD's

    Which books and DVD's do we love? What Magazines do we read? What media sources gave us great advice and inspiration for our Adventure M
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    Licences - International Driving Permits (IDP's)
    Suzie
    • Jan 28, 2017
    • 2 min

    Licences - International Driving Permits (IDP's)

    Another tick off the perpetual preparation list! We now have our International Driving Permits (IDP's). As our departure date draws...
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    Health - First Aid, Emergencies & Insurance
    Suzie
    • Jan 7, 2017
    • 3 min

    Health - First Aid, Emergencies & Insurance

    So, what do you put in your first aid kit for a year on the road? Who will insure you for a year travelling by motorcycle? How do you get he
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    Language - Learning Spanish
    Suzie
    • Dec 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    Language - Learning Spanish

    I've always been a lover of learning languages, Kelvin has not, so when it came down to who was going to try and learn enough of the...
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    Navigation - Our maps have arrived
    Suzie
    • Dec 23, 2016
    • 2 min

    Navigation - Our maps have arrived

    What are the map options for South America? What does the standard Garmin Maps pack cover for South America? Where is the best place for adv
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    Vaccinations - Jabs all sorted
    Suzie
    • Dec 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    Vaccinations - Jabs all sorted

    Here I have a list of the vaccinations we had, where we got them done, costs, and talked about our choice on anti-malarials.
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    New Skills - Offroad Training
    Suzie
    • Oct 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    New Skills - Offroad Training

    Learning new skills like riding off-road has been a challenging but a really fun part of the preparation process.
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    Inspiration - Where it came from
    SuziePrevett
    • Sep 17, 2016
    • 3 min

    Inspiration - Where it came from

    This is about some key events that have influence our choice in destination for our first long motorcycle adventure, the kit we take as well
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    The Beginning - Getting the Motorcycle Travel Bug
    SuziePrevett
    • Aug 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    The Beginning - Getting the Motorcycle Travel Bug

    How it all started in 2012 when we met, to now, planning for a 12 month overland motorcycle adventure in South America.
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    We are Suzie and Kelvin, a couple from Bristol, U.K. We're passionate about adventure motorcycle travel, however before we set off on this adventure, we had only been able to take short breaks of two weeks to go on our motorcycle travels due to work commitments and perceived barriers. To find out more about us or our travels please click here.

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