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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 […]

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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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, News Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Africa, Cape Town, Charley Boorman, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, Namibia, Victoria falls

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, Charley Boorman, Compass Expeditions, ewan mcgregor, expedition, Long Way Round, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, BMW Motorrad, bmw r1200gs, Charley Boorman, Compass Expeditions, ewan mcgregor, expedition, Grossglockner, London to Magadan, Long Way Round, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, russia

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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March 2, 2017 By Craig Jackson

Cairo to Cape Town 2017 – Kenya – Crew Report

Cairo to Cape Town 2017 – Kenya – Crew Report

Our border crossing day today out of Ethiopia and into Kenya went pretty smoothly once the chaos of the Ethiopian side was behind us. The new roads in the harsh inhospitable north of Kenya made travelling a breeze and we completed our 450 km plus a border crossing in good time to set up our […]

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December 19, 2016 By Craig Jackson

Compass Expeditions and Rocky Creek Designs – A Quality Partnership

Compass Expeditions and Rocky Creek Designs – A Quality Partnership

Compass Expeditions and Rocky Creek Designs – A Quality Partnership Our tour bikes and support vehicles do some pretty hard yards in Australia and across the globe. Flat tires and exhausted batteries are things that inevitably happen and are frustrating and time consuming for us when on tour or conducting our research trips. That is […]

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November 21, 2013 By Craig Jackson

Free Tickets to Melbourne F1 Grand Prix

Free Tickets to Melbourne F1 Grand Prix

Want a free General Admission ticket to the 2014 F1 race at Albert Park Melbourne? Easy. For all riders joining the Charley Boorman Tasmania and the High Country ride in February 2014 we shall give away a free GA pass to the Melbourne Formula 1. Why? Because Charley will be racing in it, well not […]

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October 2, 2013 By admin

Charley Boorman to appear at Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show

Charley Boorman to appear at Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show

    World-renowned motorcycle adventurer, Charley Boorman will be a special guest at the 2013 Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show, November 15-17, as part of his upcoming Australian shows on the Charley Boorman Live Tour. Charley, the star of the Long Way Round and Long Way Down motorcycle adventure series with great friend Ewan McGregor as well as Race to […]

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October 2, 2013 By admin

Charley Boorman Australia 2013/2014

Charley Boorman Australia 2013/2014

  Charley Boorman, the son of acclaimed film director John Boorman has carved a career out of travel & adventure. He helped push open the door of motorcycle adventure travel with his classic TV show, Long Way Round accompanied by his great friend Ewan McGregor.  This was subsequently followed by numerous other big hits, including Race […]

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June 24, 2013 By admin

Interview with Charley Boorman

Interview with Charley Boorman

Charley Boorman leads Australia tours with Compass Expeditions In early 2013 Motorcycle Adventurer Charley Boorman led two fantastic tours with motorcycle tour experts Compass Expeditions that were a huge success. The first tour was called Sydney to the Outback and was an amazing 10 day ride passing through the Blue Mountains, Broken Hill, Flinder Ranges […]

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Compass Expeditions - Suspends operations due to COVID-19

 

It is with a profound depth of sadness that we announce that after millions of kilometres ridden around the world with Compass Expeditions, that we have been forced to make the incredibly tough decision to suspend operations due to Covid 19 and the subsequent travel bans.

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