Tag Archives: Honda Varadero

Career and Motorcyle Travel

Posted on September 24, 2012 by greg

Below are two interesting articles written about my trip and how it impacted my career. http://findingclarity.ca/747/zen-and-the-art-of-career-advancement-greg-powell/ http://findingclarity.ca/732/the-rules-of-the-road-career-lessons-i-learned-on-my-motorcycle/

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Motorcycle Maintenance and some ZEN

Posted on August 11, 2012 by greg

I have been very fortunate with my Honda Varadero, the only repairs that I have had to do to the bike that were not a result of normal wear (i.e. brakes, chain etc) or accidents (rim and mirror) was my … Continue reading →

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Roadside Attraction Ride (part 2 of 2)

Posted on July 28, 2012 by greg

After a fun night at one of the two watering holes in Hearst it was time to get back on the road.  Just outside of Hearst I turned left onto ON-631, another amazing road. While riding the 631 I was … Continue reading →

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Northern Roadside Attraction Ride – Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2012 by greg

I have been working in Northern Ontario for the past couple of months and riding opportunities have been limited to “to and from work”.  Using my motorcycle as a commuting vehicle was driving me crazy, it somehow seems unnatural. I … Continue reading →

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Hero’s Highway Ride

Posted on June 9, 2012 by greg

After spending so many months riding solo it felt very strange to be pulling out onto the road with so many other bikes. When my friend Sean emailed me a few weeks ago about the Hero’s Highway ride I told … Continue reading →

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Back in Canada

Posted on May 21, 2012 by greg

Adjusting to life back in Canada has been interesting. I landed on April 2nd and sometimes it feels like I never left and yet other days everything feels strange. I get familiar products from familiar stores even though I live … Continue reading →

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The Final Ride

Posted on March 28, 2012 by greg

The Final Ride …. In South America anyway ….  for NOW!! It was cold the morning backed my bike out of the hostel and on to the street in Buenos Aries. As I was attaching the panniers on the bike … Continue reading →

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La Boca, Argentina

Posted on March 25, 2012 by greg

“Don’t go there its dangerous”  – stranger on the street when I told them I was going to La Boca. I am so tired of hearing this “Don’t go there its dangerous”  and then the rants of all the bad … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aries, Argentina

Posted on March 22, 2012 by greg

I’ve parked the bike and am being cosmopolitan for a while.

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Into the Wind and Rain, and Floods, and Wind and Wind

Posted on March 14, 2012 by greg

I left El Calafate early as I wanted to make good time on what would be the first day of many before reaching Buenos Aries. The weather co-operated most of the morning, not too cold, reasonable winds for Patagonia and … Continue reading →

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