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I read somewhere that life on two
wheels finds you free from walls and
windows, which creates a vulnerability
that breeds excitement. Fortunately,
this has become true for us – I'm Lisa
Morris and my partner is Jason
Spafford, a pair of wanderlust seekers
from Nottingham. We've sold our
house and most of our belongings in
order to finance a once in a lifetime
trip ‘bottom up’ through the Americas.
It’s very liberating when you liquidate
your assets and pack your life up into a
few boxes; it’s our time to be as free as
a bird – to fly through space at the
twist of a throttle. We’ve scuba dived
the globe over the last fourteen years
together, by-products of which can be
seen through our photography,
videography and travel writing. We’ve
got an explorative appetite and it feels
good to diversify, integrating our
passions into something fresh. Riding
from Argentina to Alaska for 12-18
months will be full of flavour to bite
into.
'it's our time to be as
free as a bird'
We decided on the Americas because
neither of us has been, apart from a
scuba diving expedition to the Galapagos
Islands. A Passage de Carnet is not
necessary to travel anywhere in the
Americas and most of the countries we’ll
be riding through are fairly stable
politically, so it just seemed like a perfect
starting point in which to get a taste of
motorcycling adventure.