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Rally Around the World for Childhood Cancer Research will take place July - September 2012 as a solo, around-the-world motorcycle ride to support Rally Foundation's mission of empowering volunteers to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research

A couples foray into the big empty.

This is the story of Franklin and I. Two backpackers touring South America, who, in February 2011 switched to two wheels in the Chilean capital of Santiago. We rode north to Colombia through arid deserts, mountain ranges, sticky jungles and insane cities. We took on adverse weather conditions, impossible altitudes and corrupt cops all on a shoe string budget. Not that we could have even afforded a shoe string. Santiagonorth documents our highs and our lows, our conquests and our defeats. Enjoy.

There are ways to see the world, and then there are ways to feel the world. Motorcycle travel is the latter. This trip, or rather the next period of my life promises to be full of that freedom, and I hope to share it with you through the thoughts, photos, and videos on this blog.

Bruce Smart is a serving police officer and in October 2012 he is setting off to ride a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 sports bike, 100,000 miles around the world, through over 66 countries to raise £1M for his four selected charities. They are The Royal British Legion, the Born Free Foundation, The Children’s Trust, and the St Christopher’s Hospice. He’s fulfilling a promise and embarking on an epic journey. Follow the build up to his incredible journey (and eventually the trip itself) here.

It was absolutely quiet except for the wind, which blew in gusts and swirls. In all directions, all 360 degrees, vistas of the vast boreal tundra. Now that we had reached the Arctic Circle what adventure lay before us?

One Man's search for answers while traveling throughout North and Central America on a Motorcycle.

Being both motorcycle riders with a love for travelling, we talked about touring the world on bikes about two years ago. After looking into logistics/constraints and places we wanted to explore, we decided to tour the Americas from Alaska, USA to Ushuaia, Argentina. We also wanted to have the same motorcycle to simplify maintenance, and find something we would both feel comfortable riding. We ended up chosing the Suzuki V-Strom 650, a 07' grey one for Chad and a 05' red one for Caroline. We left for our journey on 6/14/09 from Washington, DC.

Blog following the journey of a couple from New Zealand travelling from Anchorage to the bottom of South America and then back up to Rio.