Name – Mick Høy (mhoey) (MacG(i)ver)
Born – August 23, 1978, Helsinge, Denmark
Hometown - Copenhagen
Occupation - Full time traveller, (I fix things)
Education - Aircraft Technician
Old love - Suzuki GT750A, 1976
Email - mhoey.eu@gmail.com
Call me - 0045 50497201/ 0034 620394414
A few words
This is a journal of an `Around the World Journey´ – a motorcycle adventure created in text and pictures by Mick Hoey. Its purpose is to give the readers a true reflection of travelling around the globe by riding a motorcycle, with only the basic things you can have along. During this journey I will try to live my life simple, but at the same time try to experience as much as possible. Thus journey has no time limitations. I’m selling all I own, quitting my job, saying goodbye to friends and family, before I head out on the open road. I will not only cover the story of this journey in text and pictures, good or bad situations. I will also try to give you a taste of what it takes to plan a journey like this, and what comes along with the choices you make, when quitting your job and changing your life for good, and facing the curved roads, new countries and cultures.
This isn’t just a story about large achievements, but about dreams and experiences on my way around the world on a Honda VFR.
I’m doing this adventure because I want to, whether I will succeed or fail, I don’t know? I have the dream and will to make it become true.
People often ask me ´Why pick a street bike for this journey?´ Because I can, and because I want to show that everything in life is possible, if you believe in yourself!
Explaining why I’m going on this adventure is simple. I just want to combine travelling and riding a motorcycle. See the world and its people.
Please feel free to explore this site and take part in this amazing ´Around the World Journey´ which took start 1st of May 2009 – see the world through my eyes…
About mhoey
Ex Aircraft Technician, ex Material Planner, ex Material Supervisor, now Motorcycle Traveller…
I’m a 31-year-old single male from Denmark, born in a small village called Helsinge on Sealand, Denmark. Spend the most of my childhood on a small Island called Amager close to Copenhagen. My name is Mick Hoey.
I have always had big dreams, you may call me a dreamer. Wanted to become a pilot for many years and still do. One day I want to achieve an A-license.
I have been fascinated of aircraft’s since I was a little boy and have worked in the aviation sector since I left school, when I started on my education to become an Aircraft Mechanic. Since then I got my type ratings (M-license) on the Airbus 318/A319/A320/A321 fleet. I worked for SAS, SAS Component, My Travel and Thomas Cook during my 13 years in the sector. My interests are travel, people, culture, nature, music, reading and not to forget motorcycles. My favorite motorcycles are Honda VFR and the VTR SP2. My biggest dream, which is becoming reality, is to travel the world, go to foreign places on my beloved Honda VFR…
So why do this?
- The wonderful scenery this amazing planet has to offer, and all its people
- The challenge of the journey itself, can I manage to go around the globe?
- The curiosity of the unknown, what is in store around the next corner or hill-side?
- And most of all – I love riding my motorcycle
- Taking a Honda VFR around the world through some of the most hostile and remote areas
- Habitual boredom and “every-day-is-the-same-life” is a very good reason too
- A great project in my life keeps me ongoing
- Because I want to, and because I can
- You should do what you want in life, you only live once and it is too short for working
- I believe in the best of people
- I am a dreamer
- Maybe this will influence on other dreamers
- “Life is good” – “A life less normal”
Milestones
- October 2006 – a dream started
- February 2008 – I bought the domain mhoey.eu – what should I use it for?
- February 2008 – the dream turned into reality, planning started
- Marts 2008 – I told my parents and friends that this was what I wanted to live out
- November 2008 – logo designed
- Marts 2009 – quit my job in Denmark
- April 2009 – spend my last month preparing the last things
- May 2009 – the journey started
- September 2009 – I have travelled for four and a half months down through Europe
- September 2009 – I began my African adventures
- October 2009 – Got set back on my African adventures after reaching Dakar, Senegal due to health conditions
- October 2009 – back in Spain
- Marts 2010 – heading to Africa
Thanks for letting me share with you…
Mick Hoey
ATWJ – mhoey.eu
Around the World Journey 2009 – 20XX
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 PM
Hold da helt op, bare jeg turde!!!! Du ønskes en rigtig god tur, vil følge med på denne side.
April 9th, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Hej Mick
Tak for godt samarbejde!§ Ønsker dig al held og lykke på din rejse!
Glæder mig til at følge med på web’en.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Hej Ole
Tak for 16 måneder i det sundeste og bedste firma der findes i Kastrup Lufthavn. Jeg kommer til at savne de gode venner i Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, ingen tvivl. Mange hilsener fra mig…
mhoey
April 15th, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Hej sødeste Skatter,
Du skør, men dejlig – Jeg kommer til at savne dig her i TC.
God rejse – Glem mig ej.
Knus
Mutter / Skatter
April 16th, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Hej Mutter
Du kan tro at jeg aldrig glemmer en god ven som dig ;oP
Hils drengene, og sig til Mats at han skal kigge forbi på hans Versys…
Mange knus og kram fra mig
mhoey
April 16th, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Davs Mick,
Hoppas jag hinner besöka dig innan du “get away”!
Ju mer jag läser på din sida ju mer önskar jag att
man kunde göra detsamma. Fan, det är ju världens äventyr
du ger dig ut på.
Live well, vi hörs,
Mats
April 18th, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Hej min kompis
Jeg håber også du når at kigge forbi, det skal du, så jeg kan se din nye Kawa Versys.
Der er ikke andet for, end at du og Ulla må komme ud at besøge mig i den store verden.
Hold omdrejninger oppe.
Mange hilsener
mhoey
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Søde,
Vi er en masse der tænker på dig – god rejse…
Knus Lotte
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Hej Lotte
Tak for din smukke hilsen. Det varmer, tanker går retur til jer.
Mange knus
mhoey
April 25th, 2009 at 12:30 PM
hej mick
har du en adresse hvor jeg kan komme på fredag og sige ciao til dig.
Jeg skal godt nok på nathold, men jeg må lige holde mig lidt vågne efter arbejde.
mvh
mikael kristensen
April 27th, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Hej Mikael
Glæder mig til at se dig. Pas nu på dig selv, og se om du ikke kan nå at få et par timer på øjet ;oP
Adressen er:
Mortel Alle 35
2791 Dragør
Mange hilsener
mhoey
June 12th, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Hej Mick
Kigger lige på alle dine billeder og ser at du har fundet familiefirmaet(ha ha ha)
Skal hilse fra alle de andre på kontoret
Du ser ud til at have en dejlig tur med masser af oplevelser
Vi ses snart igen og god vind
Claus
June 12th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Hej Claus
Jeg er glad for at hoere fra dig, og haaber det gaar dig godt, jeg taenker jo paa de gode kammerater fra TCAS jeg har haft, og forhaabentlig stadigvaek har naar jeg engang kommer hjem! Det kan ikke undgaaes at I har gjort et stort indtryk paa mig.
Jeg var simpelthen noedt til at tage en afkoersel fra motorvejen for at tage det billede. Saa du kan godt sende dem en mail, paa at de ikke har lov til at bruge dit brand!
Jeg har proevet at skrive til hotellet i Gambia, men endnu intet hoert!
Maa vinden blaaese din vej…
Hils alle, ogsaa Max-drengen med mindre han kommer herned, naar vi tager til pool party i Barcelona paa soendag? Vi er 6 gutter der tager en road trip’íng i en Vito van, skal nok blive morsomt. Naar jeg taenker efter, tror jeg ikke det er en god ide, han plejer jo at stjaele pigerne fra mig. Nu har jeg dem jo for mig selv….
Mange hilsener
mhoey
June 21st, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Hej Mick
Allerede nu lyder det som om helt fantastisk spændende tur, og du kan sikkert forestille dig hvor meget det trækker i et andet mc-hjerte, at følge dit eksempel!
Det er superfedt at læse dine beskrivelser og oplevelser, og man skulle næsten tro at du havde taget kurser i at skrive den slags. Kender du til http://www.strikingviking.net og hans RTW trips? Han beskrivelser er også meget levende og spændende, og helt sikkert et kig værd.
Jeg holder gaffelnøgle og stjerneskruetrækker krydsede og håber du får alletides fede RTW tur, og prøver at følge med så meget jeg kan på din website. Og hvis der er noget jeg på et tidspunkt kan være behjælpelig med, skal du ikke tøve med at kontakte mig…
Ps. Eventyret begynder når tingene holder op med at gå som planlagt!
Hilsen
Jasper (IFE TCAS)
June 21st, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Hej Jasper
Hvordan går det derhjemme? Jeg sidder her og skriver til dig midt i et industrikvarter i udkanten af Madrid, du gætter hvorfor når du læser den sidste post. Honda’en banker i tomgang ved siden af mig, mens jeg lader min laptop og batterier!
Jeg kender ikke til det link du sendte, men det ser godt ud, så hans eventyr må lige tjekkes ud!
Det er utroligt så mange mennesker man møder og de oplevelser de giver en. Nok derfor jeg er lidt tung i røven, ang. at komme videre fra Spanien. Jeg kommer nok til at bruge en måneds tid ekstra hernede, da jeg har lovet at komme retur til Pamplona for at se tyrefægtning “San Fermin”.
Jeg håber at GS’eren får lyst til at komme ud på lidt længere eventyr. Så må Dr. Rasmussen jo bare give accept, selvom jeg ved at han ikke kan undvære dig.
Der er fede veje hernede, mine dæk er dog ved at give op, bagdækket skal skiftes inden længe.
Hold omdrejninger oppe. Mit humør kan ikke komme ned.
Jeg savner jer og selskabet, det må du godt sige til dem, så der kommer måske en uopfordret ansøgning engang om mange år, når jeg rammer dansk jord igen!
Mange hilsener til en god kollega
mhoey
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:00 PM
If moving to Ithaca
requested that the road is long
and rich in adventure and knowledge.
A Lestrygonians, Cyclops
Do not be afraid and angry Poseidon,
your way will not find
while in high keep your thinking,
while a strange feeling
invade your mind and body.
A Lestrygonians, Cyclops
fierce Poseidon you will not find
if you do not carry in your soul,
if not your soul before you put them.
Pray that the road is long.
Many summer mornings have on your route
when with pleasure, gladly
never seen entering the ports.
Stop at Phoenician markets
to buy fine objects:
pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfumes as you can-many –
and visit many Egyptian cities
to learn from their scholars.
Take Ithaca always in your mind,
reaching it is your destiny.
Do not hurry the journey,
better to last many years
‘re old when she arrive,
rich with what you’ve gained on the way
not expecting Ithaca to reward you.
In Ithaca you the marvelous journey.
Without it you would not have taken the road
and now nothing has to offer.
If you find her poor, Ithaca not deceived you.
Today they are wise, and rich experiences,
understand what is meant by Ithaca.
Konstantinos Kavafis (1863-1933)
P.D.; Have a nice journey, a long journey… Thanks for everything you have shared with us. We will always be with you.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:04 PM
sorry, is Ítaca, not Ithaca