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    Suzie Says...Got a pain in the arse?
    Suzie
    • Aug 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Suzie Says...Got a pain in the arse?

    Got a pain in the arse? It could be High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy (PHT) Here’s a quick guide to some of the ways to prevent and tre
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    Week 6 - Cartagena de Indias
    Suzie
    • Jun 4, 2017
    • 10 min

    Week 6 - Cartagena de Indias

    Cartagena de Indias...naked statues, beautiful architecture and classy 'ladies of the night'! It was hot, hot, hot! Adventure motor
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    Week 5, Part 2 - Palomino and Minca
    Suzie
    • May 28, 2017
    • 10 min

    Week 5, Part 2 - Palomino and Minca

    We returned to beautiful Palomino and then onto Minca, in the lush, green hills above Santa Marta. We explored many kilometers of the Minca
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    Week 4 - Aguachicha, Santa Marta, Palomino and Uribia
    Suzie
    • May 8, 2017
    • 14 min

    Week 4 - Aguachicha, Santa Marta, Palomino and Uribia

    Hot weather, beautiful beaches, passion fruit and hawiian pizzas, our travels to the North Coast of Colombia and reaching the start of the L
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    Week 3 - San Gil and Barichara
    Suzie
    • Apr 30, 2017
    • 12 min

    Week 3 - San Gil and Barichara

    San Gil.....sun, rivers, cheap living and steep hills! Two days turned into one week due to a little mishap (yes that was me...again)! No ha
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    Week 1 - Our first week in Colombia
    Suzie
    • Apr 17, 2017
    • 4 min

    Week 1 - Our first week in Colombia

    Well it's been a year of planning to get to this point, and so far all has been well, or at least sort of, but how do we feel now we&#39
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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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    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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    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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    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 language to be able to communicate with others on a daily basis, it naturally fell to me. Kelvin will be learning as much as he can though, and I also hope that we will pick up some good language skills as we travel. Several people recommended the Michel Thomas method of learning as it's all CD's, no pens, paper or trying to memorise stuff advoc
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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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    Route - Anticipated Route
    Suzie
    • Dec 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Route - Anticipated Route

    We are going on a motorcycle adventure in South America...route to be decided on route!
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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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