adventure series
AROUND GAIA – Living on a Motorcycle
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Photos by Shawn Scott
hat happens when two
people meet under
adventurous circumstances,
fall in love, and decide to
make adventure their life?
Meet Ivana, from Macedonia and Manuel,
from Spain and find out.
In April of 2013, the couple embarked
on a trip around the world on a
motorcycle. I got to catch up with them
at Latus Harley Davidson/Triumph on
April 2 to hear their story and learn
some interesting facts about living on a
motorcycle. Mostly, how does a couple
stay together with such togetherness?
The answer, according to Manuel, among
other things, “she is the boss”. Funny,
Ivana has the same answer.
They came to Latus via their friend
and Latus Marketing Coordinator Aran
Graham. According to Aran, he was
riding from Sarasota FL to Portland OR
on his Harley, and happened to spot a
couple on the side of the road near Joshua Tree, CA. At that point he decided a good
leg stretch was needed and pulled up next to them and said hello. Thinking they would
be impressed, he mentioned that he had been on the road for twelve days at that point.
Ivana followed up that they had just passed their thousand-day mark, and his jaw hit the
pavement. He learned about their journey, and invited them to stay with him if they ever
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