Ethiopia – loop to Debre Libanos

Well, since we expected rain in the afternoon we had to shortcut the daily loop and decided to do a short ride to Debre Libanos which turned out to be an exciting ride. Once we went out of Addis there was not much traffic anymore...

Ethiopia – Lalibela and its eleven churches

A short flight brought us to Lalibela in the north of Ethiopia. By bike it would have taken at least two days to get there, by plane it was only two hours. We were somehow shocked how “basic” everything here was – especially the houses...

Ethiopia – office staff goes scouting

In more than 30 years of  Edelweiss tours worldwide there are not many countries we have never been to on a bike. However, we are still in search for new countries with new routes and experiences to share with Edelweissers from all over. Ethiopia is...

Salemaleikum – Morocco – it´s over…

Hello Bikers out there – we are going to Morocco! We just arrived by plane today to Malaga Southern Spain, the weather is beautiful, blue sky and around 20 degrees – what else do we need? After a first nice dinner in our Hotel direct...

The final

Well, two weeks went by fast. Two weeks full of adventures, good riding, a time to find new friends and finally a time for farewell. But we got another good riding day, or better to say – a cruising day. It looked like everybody was...

And the winner is …….

Every single tour has got it’s own stories, and most likely a lot of them. And one of them has to be the best. Missed flights, lost credit card or almost lost cell phone were far too shallow to beat this one. Howard Strode from...

3 – 2 – 1 Bungeeeeeeee!!!!

3 – 2 – 1 BUNGEEEEEEEEE ! In my opinion motorcycling in South Africa gives you plenty of thrill, but after 1 ½ weeks on the road some of our group were looking for an extra kick of adrenalin. They have already been told about...

JUST A SHORT NOTE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Leaving Kruger Park we headed for Swaziland. At the order we got surprised by the Swazi border officials, who told Jose, Caesar and Denise that they are not allowed to enter their kingdom because of a lack of visa. Jose explained that the Venezuelan consulate...

What a rest day

Before talking about a great morning in Kruger Park I would like to review yesterday’s ride. Knowing, that I’ll take a group of good riders on to the weekend playground for Johannisburg’s motorcyclists I was excited myself. This leg of our tour through South Africa...

Coming home

Do you know the feeling when you leave the airport and it’s like you’ ve never been away?  That’s what happens to me everytime I land in Jo’burg.  That happened two days ago – and now I’m sitting with guys from Germany, the US, Canada...