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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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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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

July 27, 2017 By Craig Jackson

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

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

  Story by Ryan Heath Images by Mick McDonald   It is fair to say that when I told people I was travelling to Kyrgyzstan the most common reaction was, “you’re going where?” I think there was an assumption that any place that ended with “stan” was not a travel destination of choice. People seemed […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: @rockycreekdesigns, Adventure Motorcycling, Compass Expeditions, expedition, London to Magadan, Long Way Round, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, Rocky Creek Designs, russia

July 4, 2017 By Craig Jackson

South America 360 Expedition – The finale!

South America 360 Expedition – The finale!

Back into Argentina form Bolivia, to Santiago, Chile, and then the 360 is done. Tupiza, Bolivia into Humahuaca, Argentina. A generally difficult border went very well, much quicker than anticipated. The twisty mountain roads of Bolivia turn to flat and straight again in Argentina, but not for long. We soon hit the beautiful hills and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions, South America Tagged With: @rockycreekdesigns, Adventure Motorcycling, Chile motorcycle tour, expedition, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Patagonia Motorcycle Tour, Road of Bones, Rocky Creek Designs, south america, south america motorbike adventures, Triumph, Triumph Motorcycles, triumph South America, Triumph Tiger

May 26, 2017 By Craig Jackson

“The biggest mistake of our lives” – The birth of Compass Expeditions

“The biggest mistake of our lives” – The birth of Compass Expeditions

“The biggest mistake of our lives”, a book written by Compass Expeditions founder, Mick McDonald, is now in its second print run and we have a couple of 100 for sale. Purchase your copy now In 2005 four novice bike riders rode Honda Transalps from London to Vladivostok, primarily to raise money for a tiny Australian […]

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March 15, 2017 By Craig Jackson

Mongolian Magic Motorcycle Tour

Mongolian Magic Motorcycle Tour

Mongolian Magic Motorcycle Tour  www.compassexpeditions.com                                                        15 March 2017 Compass Expeditions is excited to announce our latest unique riding destination, Mongolia. “This is definitely one of the most exciting, remote and rarely visited regions left on earth, its true last frontier stuff”, says Compass Expeditions director Mick McDonald, “Mongolia is always a standout highlight for […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, News Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, cambodia motorcycle tour, expedition, London to Magadan, Long Way Round, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Tours, Road of Bones, russia

June 16, 2014 By Craig Jackson

Week 3 – Turkish Delight and disaster strikes

Week 3 – Turkish Delight and disaster strikes

  Update from Week 3 of the Compass Expeditions London to Magadan – Road of Bones Expedition and disaster strikes! All adventures have challenges which must be overcome and on a 105 day expedition there will be more challenges than usual that need to be overcome. After some amazing riding through Turkey, great hospitality by […]

Filed Under: Major Expeditions Tagged With: border landslide, georgia, landslide, London to Magadan, Road of Bones, russia

February 3, 2014 By Craig Jackson

Last Minute 2014 London to Magadan: Road of Bones Spot Available

Last Minute 2014 London to Magadan: Road of Bones Spot Available

One last minute spot available on 2014 Road of Bones Tour: Due to injury a spot has become available on our epic 105 Day London to Magadan: Road of Bones Tour starting from London on the 20th of May and ending 28,500 kilometres away in Magadan on the 1st of September. This journey passes through […]

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November 27, 2013 By Craig Jackson

Driven to Extremes

Driven to Extremes

Compass Expeditions are the world renown experts on travelling the Road of Bones, we were the first commercial motorcycle tour company to ever successfully complete this ride and have become known as leaders in this region. We were thrilled to be able to help Mac Mackenney of http://www.maxadventure.co.uk/  in a very small way with his logistical requirements […]

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July 10, 2013 By admin

New Road of Bones Route for 2014

New Road of Bones Route for 2014

With the BMW Days over Mick is now researching a new and improved route through Europe that will form a very small part of our classic London to Magadan Road of Bones Expedition for 2014. Mick has just ridden the incredible Grossglockner in Austria, a landscape of utterly stunning beauty through the Alps. With 45kms […]

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