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September 25, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Strikes & Politics (a tour of South America)

Strikes & Politics (a tour of South America)

Words and Images by Tony Collins Both of these words are guaranteed to strike fear into the most seasoned tour operator because all carefully made plans go out the window. Countrywide strikes blocking roads to major tourist destinations, and your guests’ accommodation Having a Government change the rules at the last minute so you cannot […]

Filed Under: Blog & Updates, South America Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Bolivia, Chile motorcycle tour, Motorcycle Tours, peru motorcycle tour, south america

September 24, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls Part 2

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls Part 2

Words and Images by Mick McDonald We dragged ourselves away from the stunning Dead Valley Resort, scoffed home-made apple pies at Solitaire, crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, and reached the wild Atlantic coast by mid-afternoon, allowing us time to explore the “big smoke” again after so many nights of utter isolation.  Riding further north, we […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Africa, Charley Boorman, Motorcycle Tour

September 10, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls

Words and Images by Mick McDonald Finally, after too many hours on a plane we touched down in Cape Town, South Africa; those first steps down the ramp onto African soil are always ones filled with anticipation and excitement, more so as I knew exactly what we were in for, being my 3rdCharley Boorman ride […]

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August 1, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Photo Bombe Alaska, Flogging It to Deadhorse and Dropping The Anchorage – The True North: Alaska tour by the Travelling Bennetts

Photo Bombe Alaska, Flogging It to Deadhorse and Dropping The Anchorage – The True North: Alaska tour by the Travelling Bennetts

Duncan and Cindy Bennett are regular riders with Compass Expeditions having ridden with us in Australia, South America and on the epic Cairo to Cape Town Expedition. Recently they partook in our inaugural True North: Alaska tour and have very generously allowed us to reproduce their musings from that tour from their fantastic Blog page […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Alaska Motorcycle Tour, arctic circle, Motorcycle Tour

June 24, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 10 – Almost Done

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 10 – Almost Done

By Mick McDonald We woke to a virtual blizzard that only seemed to intensify as the day wore on, it was our last day in Tibet and we were descending nearly 2000mt from the, now snow covered, Tibetan Plateau to what is known as the Mongolian Prefecture, and the town of Golmud, however Tibet had […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, tibet

June 17, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 9 – In the land of the Gods

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 9 – In the land of the Gods

By Mick McDonald The drive out of Lhasa was the usual, epic mountain panoramas, glaciers, high altitude turquoise lakes and posing Mastiff dogs the size of Serengeti lions! We had hit the tourist trail and saw at least 5 other tourists on the route. On top of lofty mountain passes our car seemed to attract […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Mount Everest

June 11, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 8 – Oh my God!

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 8 – Oh my God!

By Mick McDonald Oh My God! These were the words most uttered as we drove an unbelievable fairy-tale landscape of snow-capped peaks, narrow canyonlands dissected by a raging torrent far far below, pine forests, Impossibly scenic monasteries located on a knife edge ridge and a landscape dotted with Tibetan style farmhouses that would command a […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, tibet

June 3, 2019 By Craig Jackson

7 good reasons to ride in Australia with Compass Expeditions

7 good reasons to ride in Australia with Compass Expeditions

We often forget that adventure begins when you leave your own front door and since at Compass Expeditions, we often refer to Australia as our very large and spectacular back yard we wanted to point out some good reasons to come and ride in “Oz” with us.

Filed Under: Australia, Blog Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Australia, Australian tours, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle to ayers rock, Motorcycle Tour

June 3, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 7 – From China with love

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 7 – From China with love

By Mick McDonald We have forgotten what week it is as we farewelled the wonderful Laos, the 3 hour ride to the border, with the obligatory flat tyre, was a fitting way to end our time in Laos as it was yet another scenic overload over the final mountain ranges into China The border itself […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, asia, Asian Overland, Asian Overland Expedition, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour

April 29, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Weeks 1-2

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Weeks 1-2

Week One: And so, it begins, one of the most extensive research trips that we have ever undertaken. Lucky enough to be doing this trip is myself, founder of Compass Expeditions, Mick McDonald and our resident paramedic who has worked on many of our rides, including our Simon Pavey and Charley Boorman events, Sarah Taylor.  […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Major Expeditions, News Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, asia, Major Expeditions, motorcycle adventure, Thailand

July 24, 2018 By Craig Jackson

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #4 – by Allana Goldsworthy

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #4 – by Allana Goldsworthy

Vonderful Volgograd 14 June 2018 Story by Allana Goldsworthy Images – Allana Goldsworthy, Azar Farahmand, Hugo Penasco, Bayne Morison and Dennis Grothues.   Well we are now in Russia – and there are a few things we have noticed. 1.  Whilst less people smoke here than in Turkey or Georgia – it is still the case […]

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July 24, 2018 By Craig Jackson

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #5 – by Allana Goldsworthy

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #5 – by Allana Goldsworthy

Chapter Four – Moscow Awaits Story by Allana Goldsworthy Images – Allana Goldsworthy, Azar Farahmand, Hugo Penasco, Bayne Morison and Dennis Grothues. Well here was a surprise. Tambov. Where? Who? What? This was a 515 km ride – a long day. And the ride was not inspiring – We had a lot of kms to eat […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, BMW Motorrad, bmw r1200gs, Chile motorcycle tour, Compass Expeditions, London to Magadan, Long Way Round, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia

July 12, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #5

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #5

Wednesday 27 June Day 11 We have ended the tour safely, but I’ll send updates for the missing days. A rest day so we had a slow start but went for a short ride to explore a local volcanic lava field.  The eruptions happened just 8000 years ago, and the lava dammed the rivers to […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, Central Asia, Compass Expeditions, Mongolia, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours

June 29, 2018 By Craig Jackson

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #3 – by Allana Goldsworthy

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #3 – by Allana Goldsworthy

ROAD OF BONES 2018 A Long Day’s Journey into Night Story by Allana Goldsworthy Images – Allana Goldsworthy, Azar Farahmand, Hugo Penasco, Bayne Morison and Dennis Grothues. CHAPTER THREE VLADIVAVKAZ TO ELISTA I am working hard to keep on top of these posts otherwise they will still dribbling though as you are opening your Christmas presents! […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, africa motorcycle adventure, Charley Boorman, Compass Expeditions, ewan mcgregor, expedition, London to Magadan, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia, south america motorbike adventures

June 29, 2018 By Craig Jackson

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #2 – by Allana Goldsworthy

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #2 – by Allana Goldsworthy

Road of Bones – 2018 CHAPTER TWO Story by Allana Goldsworthy Images – Allana Goldsworthy, Azar Farahmand, Hugo Penasco, Bayne Morison and Dennis Grothues. Our time in Tblisi, Georgia, passed all too quickly – we enjoyed our couple of nights in our comfortable hotel, in this quirky capital. Massive thunderstorms rolling over Tblisi in the evening […]

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June 29, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #4

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #4

Sunday 24 June Day 8  Saturday was a rest day and we needed it. I went for a horse ride and the had a siesta., Sunday, we retraced our path away from the lake on a dry and dusty road (it had been muddy and puddled on Friday).  I had another problem when my bash […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, Compass Expeditions, expedition, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, Rocky Creek Designs, russia

June 25, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #3

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #3

Wednesday 20 June Day 4  It’s now Saturday, but I’m writing about Wednesday.  We retraced our path down the main road of Darkham and the turned right (west) onto dirt tracks.  Nice easy riding and lovely wide valleys with herds of animals roaming free.  There are no fences, so the animals go where they like.  […]

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June 25, 2018 By Craig Jackson

The Inaugural Compass Expeditions Mongolian Magic Tour – Mick’s Blog – Part #1

The Inaugural Compass Expeditions Mongolian Magic Tour – Mick’s Blog – Part #1

Story and photos by Mick McDonald. Part #1 For the first time in nearly 3 weeks in Mongolia it’s raining, and raining hard, of course it’s our first day of our first ever 14-day Mongolian Magic tour. We struggle out of the capital Ulaan Baatar though a maelstrom of water filled potholes with manic bus […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, Compass Expeditions, expedition, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia

June 20, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #2

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #2

Day 2 Mongolia It was a full-on day.  New bikes had been delivered, old bikes fixed, and the weather was cool but sunny. We left at 8.00am and got back to the hotel at 7.45pm.  We started by visiting the Genghis Khan statue.  It was enormous – the biggest horse in the world apparently.  We […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, expedition, London to Magadan, Long Way Round, Mongolia, Mongolia adventure, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia, south america motorbike adventures

June 18, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #1

Magic Mongolia Blog – July 2018 – By Peter Grace – Part #1

Peter Grace and his brother Dave have joined us on our inaugural Magical Mongolia motorcycle tour and Peter has kindly allowed us to follow along with their journey via his daily updates. I reproduce it here for you word for word without amendment. Many thanks Pete. Enjoy! Craig Compass Expeditions.   First day in Mongolia […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, Central Asia, Compass Expeditions, Magical Mongolia, Mongolia, Mongolia adventure, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, russia, south america motorbike adventures

June 15, 2018 By Craig Jackson

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #1 – by Allana Goldsworthy

London to Magadan – On the road with the Road of Bones Expedition 2018 #1 – by Allana Goldsworthy

CHAPTER ONE ISTANBUL Story by Allana Goldsworthy Images – Allana Goldsworthy, Azar Farahmand, Hugo Penasco, Bayne Morison and Dennis Grothues. This is the first of what will probably be a semi regular posting! Dependent upon WiFi access, computer skills, battery life and inclination! We are embarking on a trip that will take us through 16 […]

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May 29, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Spain, Portugal & Morocco – The Research Trip

Spain, Portugal & Morocco – The Research Trip

We often get told “we are living the dream” and its times like these that we can only wholeheartedly agree that yes “we are living the dream”. Words and images by Mick McDonald Following is the ramblings of Veronica and Mick as we conduct a research trip for our new 20 day Spain / Portugal […]

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January 16, 2018 By Craig Jackson

Born to Ride – Asian Overland Story.

Born to Ride – Asian Overland Story.

Our friends at Born to Ride Magazine have ran this great story featuring our new 104 day major expedition, The Asian Overland – Darwin to Beijing. The Asian Overland is a great long distance adventure that does not require you to have any off road riding experience as over 95% of the route is on […]

Filed Under: Asia, Australia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, bmw f700gs, BMW Motorrad, bmw r1200gs, cambodia, cambodia motorcycle tour, Compass Expeditions, expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, south america motorbike adventures

December 6, 2017 By Craig Jackson

INNOVV C5 Motorcycle Camera System – Road Test Review

INNOVV C5 Motorcycle Camera System – Road Test Review

    The INNOVV C5 is a WiFi, Full HD, Remote Lens, Motorcycle Camera System.   Compass Expeditions was asked to test and review the INNOVV C5 Camera system on a couple of bikes in our motorcycle tour fleet. We sent one to our crew in South America and fitted the others two to our […]

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, BMW Motorrad, bmw r1200gs, cambodia motorcycle tour, Chile motorcycle tour, Compass Expeditions, Crew Training, INNOVV, INNOVV C5, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours

October 30, 2017 By Craig Jackson

It’s time to start planning for the 2018 Compass Expeditions Reunion.

It’s time to start planning for the 2018 Compass Expeditions Reunion.

Next year the dates will be 14th – 15th of April and will be visiting the wonderful NSW South Coast region, around Merimbula, wonderfully located halfway between Sydney & Melbourne, for some incredible riding, good company and great tucker. This reunion is open only to past Compass clients family & friends Lunch will be at […]

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October 10, 2017 By Craig Jackson

INNOVV C5 Motorcycle Camera System Install

INNOVV C5 Motorcycle Camera System Install

We recently received two INNOVV C5 cameras to test on our fleet off tour and rental Motorcycles in Australia. Our first impressions of the C5 units when we opened the boxes were that they are very solid and compact units. There is a camera, a recorder unit and a wiring harness along with mounting hardware […]

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October 3, 2017 By Craig Jackson

Charley Boorman – Cape Town To Victoria Falls – African Adventure 2017

Charley Boorman – Cape Town To Victoria Falls – African Adventure 2017

Charley Boorman, Billy Ward and a great group of adventurous riders and pillions departed Cape Town in overcast conditions on the 29th of August. They were headed for warmer weather and an amazing and challenging African experience. Providing  logistical and mechanical support was the founder of Compass Expeditions, Mick McDonald, and our regular tour medic, […]

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September 12, 2017 By Craig Jackson

2017 Australia Encompassed – Part 1

2017 Australia Encompassed – Part 1

One of the highlights for me leading tours, is meeting and riding with a diverse group of riders from all over the world and sharing great roads and attractions along the way. Our Australia Encompassed tour 2017 is no exception. Introducing the group we have Rafael from Spain, Miguel from Portugal, Paul from Norfolk Island, […]

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August 30, 2017 By Craig Jackson

True North: Alaska – The Research Run Gallery

True North: Alaska – The Research Run Gallery

Bayne, one of our trusted Compass Expeditions all rounders has just completed the research trip for our new True North: Alaska motorcycle tour. We had him hit the road following routes that we thought would be perfect for an amazing ride through this staggeringly beautiful landscape. Sometimes we were spot on other times Bayne was […]

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August 2, 2017 By Craig Jackson

Kyrgyzstan Explorer – The view from the support truck – Week Two

Kyrgyzstan Explorer – The view from the support truck – Week Two

Click Here to read about WEEK ONE of the tour   Story by Ryan Heath Images by Mick McDonald The next day we are off the bikes but the adventure does not stop. Early in the morning we board two former Russian army trucks that transport us to the stunning alpine valley of Altyn Arashan. […]

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