Just Do It. Rosie Gabrielle isn’t you typical globetrotter. She doesn’t over plan. She doesn’t much plan at all. She doesn’t even carry a tool kit. Leaving the details to serendipity isn’t for everyone, but it works for her. Though her father was killed in a motorcycle accident, it didn’t scare her off. Quite the opposite. It gave her the desire to ride. Eschewing the machismo of many travellers, Gabrielle habitually pushes herself to breaking and beyond. Why? Let her tell you in her own words. And learn why Pakistan is more that just another country to check of her to-do list.

Funny, perceptive and articulate. B.J. Hessler has, seemingly, done it all. From a degree in Latin American studies at Boston University to a career in public health to chucking it all away to run DC Dirt Camp, an east-coast school for off-road riders of all skill levels. But that’s not all. B.J. credits riding in the dirt as a major factor in helping to pull her out of a lifestyle that teetered toward addiction.

Lawrence Hacking is a veteran off-road racer, with plenty of motocross and enduro experience in North America and overseas (including the Baja 1000, ISDE, Baja Rally, and lots more). This week, he's here to talk about what it takes to prepare for, and then survive, in the Dakar Rally. He knows what he's talking about—Hacking raced in the very last Dakar Rally that ran the traditional France-to-Senegal route back in 2001.

All things old: Airhead 247 podcaster Darren Dortin talks vintage BMW, life in rural Arkansas, his love of paper maps, and why he just can’t fathom cell phone ownership. 

What is adventure? How do you find it? Most of us will answer that question in different ways. In the case of Nick Adams, he doesn't attack near-impossible terrain, ripping up the mud with full-on knobbies and a hundred-horsepower-plus engine. Instead, Nick takes regular street bikes—particularly his old 1972 Moto Guzzi Eldorado—much farther into the wilderness than most adrenaline bros would ever dare.

Motorcycling was shocked by KTM's worsening financial news, and saddened by the passing of racing legends Malcolm Smith and "Motorcycle Mary" McGee. This week, podcast host Neil Graham and ADVrider managing editor Zac Kurylyk discuss the big news and the cultural shifts (would you ever ride a Chinese motorcycle?) that we see in the world of moto.

Doug Wothke isn’t your typical globetrotter. From his home in LA ("Lower Alabama” he says with a chuckle), Wothke, better known around these parts as rtwdoug, has ridden an oddball assortment of antique motorcycles to the far corners of the earth. Ever wondered what to do if your 1940s Indian shreds a transmission while you’re half-way across Russia? Talk to Wothke, he’s been there.

From the balls-out Confederate to the ornate and unexpected Curtiss EV, designer JT Nesbitt strikes out on his own to make the ultimate American motorcycle—the Magnolia 4.

Lois Pryce is a low-key rebel. She bailed on her record label gig in her 20s and hit the road. And hasn’t looked back. From Alaska to points south, through snow and deserts, to a romp through Iran—and all done by her lonesome. But what makes her different is her acutely observed writing. And then there’s the banjo…

It's the most wonderful time of the year for motorcyclists. This week, in Milan, Italy, the EICMA motorcycle show ran, with manufacturers from around the world showing off their new bikes. Podcast host Neil Graham and guests Zac Kurylyk (ADVrider managing editor) and Michael Uhlarik (veteran motorcycle designer) all have some thoughts on the show's good, bad and ugly machines.