SOUTHERN MAN (and Woman)
Why take an organised tour?
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
SOUTH AFRICAN PROVERB
SOME YEARS AGO, we ran a survey to find out just which destinations really revved your engines. With one exception, the places you voted for were in the northern hemisphere; the exception being New Zealand. At the time, I didn’t think much of it. After all, the traditional motorcycle destinations like Route 66 and the Pacific Coast Highway in the US, the Alps, the Isle of Man and the Norwegian fjords were all up there. It was reasonable to find them the most popular.
Since then, however, I’ve found so many wonderful destinations down here south (or nearly south) of the equator that I thought we’d better put together a bit of a feature to highlight them. Some will be familiar to you, some may not – but they all offer a memorable experience. Let’s take a look at a few of
