Sunday July 23rd Springfield Massachusetts and a red brick building looms up on my left as I head towns downtown Springfield. I had selected a motel based on location that should put me pass an old red brick building. Could I dare to imagine that after some 8034kms the Indian was actually home? The building looked like those photo's I had researched of the original Indian factory in Springfield? Something was not quite right it looked similiar but not quite r...

Sunday July 23rd Springfield Massachusetts and a red brick building looms up on my left as I head towns downtown Springfield. I had selected a motel based on location that should put me pass an old red brick building. Could I dare to imagine that after some 8034kms the Indian was actually home? The building looked like those photo's I had researched of the original Indian factory in Springfield? Something was not quite right it looked similiar but not quite r...

Gee I wish TravelPod had never closed I had this chapter written and went to add a photo and as so often happens it just lose everything! What is home?, What is a birth place? Does a motorcycle have a home? Does a motorcycle have a birth place? These were the biggest questions to ponder, research and wrestle with in plannig this epic trip. So I found myself in Minnesota in discussion with Polaris Public Relations, well to be honest Polaris Customer Complain...

While this is not my first visit with my friends Nancy & Tom Feinthel in the USA I am still fancinated by the variety and types of home we pass in what has become a tradition of walking a dog around the neighbourhood.this time around it is a visiting dog called Hero his name comes from his recovery from what was given as a fatal disease. He loves 24/7 company and why only a visitor he is part of the family and even understands the Australian accent as witness...

A strange title for a different type of blog. One must expect that I will immerse myself in a wide range of natural & cultural experiences while traveling and this is one of those eposides you will love or hate. Please comment at the end of this blog and be sure to view the photo album of the same name. Nynphaea Odorata is the botanical name for the American White Lily. How did I come to take an interest in these water borne plants. My friend Nancy voluntee...