Hello there, followers from all around the globe~
Just would like you to know that I am closing down this blog and moving to Amalina Tales. Please do follow me there for more adventure stories of my travels!
It’s been a wonderful few years with The Exploring Engineer, and I sincerely thank all of you for being part of my stories.
See you at Amalina Tales!
After our eventful first leg, the motorcycle adventure continues!
On the second leg of our journey, the surroundings started to become harsher. Landscapes converted from green to orange and dried leaves scattered the forest floors. Some parts of the forest were even on fire, causing the air to be thick with the scent of smoke. At one point, a burning tree fell in the middle of the road billowing a mass of grey smoke. As Arran skillfully weaved our motorcycle around the burning tree – I silently ticked off a bucket list item – rising from the flames like all those Hollywood movies, check.
With the mention of The Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guevara’s epic 9 month motorcycling journey across 28 South American towns comes to mind – popularized by a 2004 movie with the same name. Not nearly as epic, yet thrilling nonetheless, was The Exploring Engineers’ 5 day motorcycling trip traversing through northern Thailand mountains.
Gabriel García Márquez, an author I love, described so aptly the joys found from traveling. The original poem written in Spanish, I find a lot more poetic and beautiful (isn’t everything in Latin language?) For the purposes of my readers who are largely English- speaking, here is a translation. Scroll down for the original Spanish version.
Travelling is leaving home,
Parting with friends
It’s trying to fly;
To fly along new routes
Crossing paths
It is trying to change.
I’ll be honest here. Writing about the places I visited has never really inspired me.
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