Well, frankly, I’m really sad to see a post on this thread that takes the p**s out of people who are interested in travel, however they make it happen. I think Mr Bright should stop being such a cynic and appreciate that one of the beauties of overlanding is that each person can do it the way they would like to do it. Be it round the world, or the length of a continent, or a ride from London to Scotland for the first time, it’s actually doing it that matters. NOT what you ride or what your kit is.

For me, I get a buzz when I hear that anyone is planning a trip, whatever they are planning to be on. I’ve seen plenty of people on the road who are wearing the right kit for safety and riding a bigger bike. And they have been having a ball. The right kit? If it keeps you safe and you feel comfortable in it, then its the right kit.

I’ve also met people travelling on Vespa Scooters, Honda C90s, DR 350s, Africa Twins, Tenere and Tigers and everything on up to the big mile eating bikes that are so popular now. And why should they not be. Some people travel off road at every opportunity and some people stay on the more beaten track. Both ways are right. There is no right and wrong. Chris, you are a very unusual character in that you get far off the beaten track and you do need particular types of bikes to do that. Many people don’t have the same aims for their trips and many people can't make the time to head out that you can. So they enjoy their riding the way they can. Why not encourage everyone to hit the road in whatever way they can, and not try to make a section of the overlanding and travel community feel small.

It doesn't matter how you travel. Bicycle? Small bike? Big bike? Expedition vehicle? What matters to me and I think the greater majority of people who are on HU and go to the HUBB UK is that it has wheels and that a person goes. Great world this.

As for the coffee? I drink latte every chance I get. Love the stuff. I also drank the coffee that the hotel put on last year. It was really good! I’ll be drinking more this year for sure. Oh and yes, I ride a BMW. She has 275,000 miles on her now - 220,000 of those being travel miles. Nuff said.

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