Hi, I'm Mick, a guy with itchy feet and great eager to travel, most important I like to ride my VFR everywhere and sleep the most crazy places on my way around the world. You probably found your way to my site because you love to travel? We met on the road? You have a motorcycle? Am I an adventure rider? Or do you have to be owner of a speciel bike to be an adventure rider? I let you decide that! What does it matter in the end as long as you have a blast of a journey. One thing I know, I do it my way, and I like to be different from anybody else, so why not take a VFR out on the dirt roads, into Africa and see where it will take me? I wish you welcome to ATWJ - mhoey.eu to follow my adventures around the globe by meeting PEOPLE. If you have any questions, or want to contribute with something, feel free to write! Take the tour from "START"... Don't forget to leave your mark in the "Guestbook"
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CURRENT POSITION OF THE SMELLY BIKER!!! Click on the map to follow my tyre track in "Real-Time"
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Luck, what is that? Something most of us takes for granted, even me! Laptop crashed a couple of weeks ago, lost my pocket camera the other day. Am I whining, haha!
27SEP2011
Lost my Mojo¿ These days things are only going downhill. It is like running your head into the wall!
24SEP2011
Interview with TVN televison Tomorrow at 10 am I am giving an interview with TVN in Santiago brought by Coleman. Things will go on down in the cellar next to the bike for the viewers to get a glimse of the red VFR and what it is like to have travelled from Denmark to Chile on two wheels - Taking the long road home...
25AUG2011
Running out of rubber Not the rubber you would normaly think of, but tyre rubber! After more than 2 years and 66.000 km on the road I am finally runnung out of tyres. Avon are not able to help me in South America/ Chile as they do not export to here. Meanwhile I hope I am able to have a good friend to take a couple of tyres with him on the plane from USA... 25AUG2011
A bit of a tune up! The VFR has gone under a bit of maintenance the last couple of weeks. New Barnett Clutch from Barnett Performance Products in USA and new Royal Purple Synthetic Oil. I must say it is like getting a new bike back after these adjustments. Now I am only waiting on a new battery kindly offered by Express Batteries 13JUN2011
Bike down with faulty battery After a little riding in the weekend the battery of the VFR decided to die on me after 2 years, 66.000 km, 33 countries and lots of times discharged! Well I guess one can't ask for more :-) 13JUN2011
Do I belong here? Will try and see if I can get a job here in STGO. If not able to do that, something tells me to head up to San Pedro Atacama and then over to Sãn Paulo, Brazil to visit friends 13JUN2011
Back in STGO de Chile Nice being back in Santiago. But I had a great time in Argentina, lovely amigos. Time for beers after a 800 km journey today... 10JUN2011
Dakar Motos BAThings good as old times in Dakar Motos, lovely being back in good old DK in Buenos Aires with the two grumpy old men Tom (US) & Dan (UK) 01JUN2011
BA Leaving for Buenos Aires on Domingo 27MAY2011 A bit cold in Argentina, even for a Vikingo! Guess the winter has set in. I am on the road again, lets see where it takes me? The customs of Chile wouldn't extend the importation document of my bike in Chile 20MAY2011
Norbar Torque Tools Inc. Representive of Norbar Torque Tools in Latin America Gregory is coming by with a torque wrench this weekend and to do a photo shot of ATWJ - mhoey.eu and the VFR. Big thanks for fast and great support by Norbar Torque Tools, David Rollason & Gregory J. Young 15APR2011
Waiting for spare parts! After a Valve Clearance Inspection I am waiting on new shims arriving from UK 10APR2011 Rukka helping out ATWJ - mhoey.eu When the Danish importer of Rukka refused to help me out after I in 2009 had purchased his products. The headquaters come into assistance. New Rukka clothes have been send to my parents in Denmark. I will receive it later on when my parents visit me out in the big world. The short story is that my clothes was starting to wear down, zippers etc. and I later got my jacket stolen in Río Grande, Argentina. Thanks so much to Mari & Rukka clothes.. 17MAR2011
Aduana's de Chile When coming back from Mendoza, Argentina they customs of Chile only gave me 1 month import of the bike. I have a 3 months visa. I am at the moment trying to get an extension to be able to stay some more here in Santiago regarding job possibilities! 09MAR2011 A warm thanks to the Danish motorcyclist's I send a big thanks to the people back home that have supported me after my story was printed in Touring Nyt. Thanks so much! 09MAR2011
Danish rock band in Santiago Danish Kashmir gave concert at Amanda yesterday. What a fucking great experience. It also seemed that the great people of Chile enjoyed it to the maximum. The location was full! 09MAR2011
UK Adventurer! Welcome to STGO Tim Davis - We have everything ready for you. A red VFR is waiting for company as well to do the Mendoza visit. Beers are cold and terrace is calling for great stories from the South American continent 17FEB2011
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With a VFR Around the World
This is the journal of a solo motorcycle journey around the world - Created in text and pictures by Mick Høy. Its purpose, is to give the reader a true reflection of travelling through the world with a motorcycle on a low budget. Is it possible? It is not about the distance you do, it is about the experiences you make. When will I ever get enough experiences in this world? I guess never! The journey took start 1st of May 2009. Follow my tyre track around the globe. Don't miss a thing, subscribe to RSS feed... THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A "NORMAL" BLOKE AND HIS BIKE, NO CAMERA CREW OR SUPPORT VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND. THIS IS THE REAL THING! HELP KEEPING THAT POSSILBLE BY SUPPORTING THIS AMAZING JOURNEY...
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