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A Rain-Soaked Journey from Monforte de Lemos to León: Discovering the CaminoOctober 21, 2024 - 4:24 am
Are You Deep or Superficial? Thoughts From A 9th Century Benedictine Monastery In SpainOctober 19, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Returning to Portugal: The Journey ContinuesOctober 4, 2024 - 2:28 pm
13 Rules To Live By—From A Life On The RoadMarch 15, 2023 - 8:19 am
Lost & Lucky—The Continuing Saga of My Greek Tragedy—No Bags Or Bike— Limbo on ParosMarch 8, 2023 - 11:09 am
A Greek Tragedy: My Motorcycle Is In Pieces & My Luggage Lost.March 2, 2023 - 7:05 pm
Always Plan With Contingency In Mind: Tecate Score Baja 500
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanThe day before a big race always creates a halo of excitement, tension and tentativeness among race teams and crews and even blogger photographers. Darkcyd Racing and driver Robb Rill had little experience with the lastest steed in its stable: The Rally Raid UK built Desert Warrior — a complex and sturdy machine engineered, initially, […]
Baja 500 – Mexico – Inspection & Pre-run
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanWhen it comes to adventure and travel spontaneity can be a friend or it can be a foe. When friend, fellow motorcyclist and rally racing car driver Robb Rill asked me to join him once again for another race in Mexico, I was excited and ready to continue to learn and explore this exciting sport. […]
Darkcyd Racing South of the Border – From WRC Rally Mexico to The Baja 500
/1 Comment/in Africa, Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanOn the heels of its successful showing (2nd place in class) the Darkcyd Racing Team has been busy preparing a new vehicle for entry into the legendary SCORE Baja 500 – a brutal and grueling race down the roughest terrain on the Baja California Peninsula just south of San Diego. With a lifelong dream to […]
Darkcyd Racing Documentary Film Now Online
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanTo Finish Is To Win – WRC Rally Mexico As a reader of this blog, you’ll remember the trials and tribulations of the Darkcyd Racing Team and its bid to finish at the World Rally Championship (WRC) in León Mexico. During the race several photographers and videographers contributed pictures and footage that has now been […]
WorldRider Presentation Southern California BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanWorldRider Presentation Southern California BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County You’re invited to attend Allan Karl’s only Southern California appearance Thursday evening at 6:30pm at BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County in Newbury Park. An evening of storytelling, photography and exciting video along with an always dynamic Q&A session. Come see what it’s like to travel the […]
SoCal Presentation Thursday May 19 BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County
/0 Comments/in Argentina, North America, Travelogue /by allanWhile I’ve been working and hanging out in Southern California, I am excited for two reasons. First, I’m pleased that my adventure motorcyclist friend, Daniel Robla from Argentina is visiting me for a few days here in California. It’s been nearly four years since I last saw him in Argenina in Buenos Aires. We traveled […]
Making Connections – Always.
/0 Comments/in North America, Travelogue, USA /by allanYesterday I heard from Gregor, the Slovenian biker I met in Jordan a few years back. As I noted in February, Gregor and his wife made plans to visit the United States. This was actually a backup plan since they’d originally planned to ride from Slovenia to Egypt. But the tumultuous mideast caused them to […]