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From Upper Bavaria round the world - We´ll start in June 2011!

Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by Bea & Helle, Feb 2, 2011.

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Bea & Helle, Dec 23, 2013

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Hello all together,

Our new travel report The Rock is about THE ONE rock in Australia.

Of course there are plenty of travel reports and pictures about the Uluru but of course, as soon as we arrived there, dark clouds have been risen from the horizon but that´s not always a bad sign!

What we exactly experienced in the heart of Australia you can read here:

http://www.timetoride.de/2013/12/23/australien-21-the-rock/

(Please select English Language at the right hand side of the web page!)

And our web page www.TimetoRide.de got a complete new design and now it works on all smartphones, tablets & Apple products and the best thing is, we have integrated a translation program now so you can convert any article on our page into English or any other language you wish within a couple of seconds!

Furthermore we have a comment box under each travel blog from now on so you can reply to them directly on our web page!

If you want discover what else has changed, please visit our new web page www.TimetoRide.de

And we have updated our Facebook page with a couple of new pics so better check it out regularly!

Click here for our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-...15955945143396

Cheers, currently from Brisbane/Australia
Bea & Helle

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Bea & Helle, Dec 24, 2013

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Dear family, friends and follower,

even if we have absolutely no Christmas feeling maybe it´s because its 30 degree hot here in Australia and the sun is burning from the sky we want to use the opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas!

Enjoy the coming days with your loved ones!

Yours
Bea & Helle

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Bea & Helle, Dec 30, 2013

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 Hello everybody!

Our new travel report Next turning two days ahead! is about the unbelievable message on our navi that our next turn will be in 576 km.
Furthermore we are struggling with the extreme heat in the Australian Outback and Bea lost her snack to a sneaky bird.

Click here to find out what exactly was going on:
http://www.timetoride.de/2013/12/27/australien-22-nächste-abbiegung-zwei-tage-voraus/

Furthermore we have a new photo album with a selection of our shots from our travel report The Rock online on our Facebook page.

Click here for our new Facebook photo album The Rock:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.623043831101269.1073741837.115955945143396&type=1

Cheers from Auckland/New Zealand and a Happy New Year!

Bea & Helle


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Bea & Helle, Jan 8, 2014

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 In our new travel blog "contact difficulties" it´s all about Bea´s "Dicke Rosi" being a bit stubborn and our unexpected meet up with Santa Clause and his followers.
If you want to know more about what happened, just click here: http://www.timetoride.de/2014/01/08/australien-23-kontaktschwierigkeiten/

After a long 14 day separation from our bikes it was finally time for our reunion.
Thanks to the unbelievable helpful staff from the biosecurity and the Auckland port security we´ve been able to get our bikes back just before the weekend.
Yeha!!!

It´s been our first day on the road and New Zealand showed its best sides already.
Wonderful summer weather, fantastic winding gravel road through secluded landscapes and a breathtaking view over the coast.
That definitely makes the heart of every motorcycle traveler beat faster!

If you are looking for the SERIOUS BIKER LOOK as well, then this offer might just come right for you:

We have a big winter saving sale in our SMALL-CORNER-SHOP!

How it works?
20% off everything
Run time: January 8th January 14th, 2014
Coupon Code: MONEY20
Cannot be combined with other coupon codes

Click here for our SMALL-CORNER-SHOP:
http://timetoride.spreadshirt.com/



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Bea & Helle, Jan 14, 2014

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 Hey Guys!

In our new travel report temporary farewell it´s all about preparing our faithful travel companions for their great journey.

But despite of all the shipping stress we found the time to have a closer look around the Gold Coast and Brisbane and we experienced a fantastic Christmas day including gift giving and feast!

Check the travel report for more details:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/01/15/australien-24-abschied-auf-zeit/
(On the right hand side you´ll find a button to select the language!)

Cheers from beautiful New Zealand
Bea & Helle


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Bea & Helle, Jan 25, 2014

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 In our new travel report Farewell from Down Under we are telling you about our last days in Australia and our journey into a new adventure

For more details click here:
www.timetoride.de/2014/01/25/australien-25-abschied-von-down-under/
(On the right hand side you´ll find a button to select the language!)



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Bea & Helle, Feb 22, 2014

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 G´day!

As we left Australia just recently after 1 ½ years it´s time to publish a (quite extensive) conclusion about this (quite big) country. We start with our very personal conclusion about Australia and give you some practical and helpful tips and tricks. Furthermore we listed all our required wearing parts, equipment defects and much more. We also give you all details about shipping us and our motorcycles from Australia to New Zealand.

www.timetoride.de/länderinfos/fazit-australien

Furthermore we have a couple of new travel reports about New Zealand:

In our first travel report Release on bail it´s all about our first experiences and impressions in New Zealand and our battle with the New Zealand authorities and against the time to get our two travel companions free.
If we made it?
You will find out here!

www.timetoride.de/2014/01/26/neuseeland-1-welcome-to-new-zealand

In our second travel report The forgotten World! we´ll report about our first kilometers on New Zealand´s roads which turned out to be an absolute motorcycle highlight already. Among other things we´ll tell you about our exciting trip along the Forgotten World Highway to the rebellious republic of Whangamomona where we even got an own entry stamp into our passport!
www.timetoride.de/2014/02/17/neuseeland-2-die-vergessene-welt

And our new travel report The proposal is now online, too. Who got a proposal from whom, why we discovered parts of the North Island in a foursome and many more you can find out in our travel diaries.

www.timetoride.de/2014/02/23/neuseeland-3-der-heiratsantrag

Please use language select button on the right hand side of the page!

Enjoy our stories!


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Bea & Helle, Mar 1, 2014

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 As the name suggests, our new travel report Upside Down is about things (or motorcycles?) which stand overhead.
Furthermore we are visiting the place with the longest name on earth and we make a detour to the most southern point of the North Island of New Zealand, where we have quite close contact to some fur seals.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/03/01/neuseeland-4-upside-down/
(Please use language select button on the right hand side of the page!)



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Bea & Helle, Mar 15, 2014

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 Today we have 2 new travel reports up our sleeve:

On the one hand in our new travel report Somewhere over the rainbow it´s all about a rainbow?
No, not really.
But we´re exploring the Rainbow Road, a well known Offroad track through the stunning untouched nature of New Zealand´s South Island.
Furthermore we´re exploring Christchurch together with the German motorcycle gang.

Sounds interesting?

Find out more:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/02/27/neuseeland-5-somewhere-over-the-rainbow/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

And on the other hand in our new travel report The mountain is calling! it´s all about mountains. Well, almost everything.
We have been introduced into the Maori tradition as well and tried delicious Hāngi. What, you don´t know what Hāngi is? Then read our travel report and find it out!

Click here to view the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/03/15/neuseeland-6-der-berg-ruft/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)



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Bea & Helle, Mar 21, 2014

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 In our new travel report In the land of the long gray cloud we are exploring the solitary vastness of the South Island.

Furthermore we are visiting the steepest road in the world as well as the deepest lake in Oceania.

Well, and as the title of the travel report suggests, we are able to enjoy the pleasure of the typical New Zealand weather once again. ;-)

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/03/13/neuseeland-7-im-land-der-langen-grauen-wolke/
(Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

Yours
Bea & Helmut


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Bea & Helle, Apr 1, 2014

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 G´Day!

In our new travel report Another day in Paradise we have the unique opportunity to discover the mountains and glaciers of the South Island from the bird´s eye view.

Furthermore we explore some great motorcycle roads despite of the partially rainy weather and we espied a real movie action hero.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/03/31/neuseeland-8/
(Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

Yours
Bea & Helle


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Bea & Helle, Apr 6, 2014

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 G´day mates!

In our new travel report "On the trail of a catastrophe" we are exploring Christchurch which had been widely destroyed due to a major earthquake in the year 2011.

Furthermore we meet a fellow German motorcycle travel couple and spend a couple of great evenings in great company with the "German motorcycle gang" in Christchurch. :)

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/04/06/neuseeland-9-auf-den-spuren-einer-katastrophe/
(Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

Yours
Bea & Helle


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Bea & Helle, May 4, 2014

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 G´day mates!

It is nearly been a month since you heard from us last. But that doesn´t mean that there haven´t been any news on our web page. Quite the contrary, in the meantime we have released 3 new travel reports!

In our first travel report A freezing surprise New Zealand surprised us one more time with its diversity.
From fresh snow in the Alps to summer temperatures by the sea to our battle against the sand flies there is much going on this time!

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/04/15/neuseeland-10-eine-frostige-%C3%BCberraschung/
(Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

In our second travel report In our new travel report Step by step farewell it´s all about our last days on New Zealand´s South Island.
We explore some secluded gravel roads along the bays and fjords around the breathtaking Marlborough Sounds.
Furthermore Bea has a little accident with her bike and we experience a tropical thunderstorm on our way up North.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/04/11/neuseeland-11-s%C3%BCdinsel-ade/
(Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

And in our latest travel report Just the usual madhouse it´s not about a streak of bad luck but of rain which is hunting us for weeks now.
Furthermore we are meeting our friend and fellow motorcycle traveler Paul again and Helmut has to slave for the new rubber on our tires.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/05/04/neuseeland-12-der-ganz-normale-wahnsinn/
Please use language select button on right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

Furthermore, we have another exciting news: We arrived at our destination for the next couple of weeks!

While our bikes have to spend some time on the high sea crossing the Pacific Ocean (hopefully) unscathed we visit our home country.

We will use this forced stop over not only to visit our families and friends but also to work and thereby refilling our travel funds.

Nevertheless we still have plenty of travel reports, user reviews and one or another new video up our sleeve.

So it remains exciting, even if we are back home for a couple of weeks!

Cheers, for once this time from our Bavarian homeland
Bea & Helle



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Bea & Helle, Jun 8, 2014

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G´day mates!

Despite our 7 to 4 job we have been quite busy during the last couple of weeks and have released not one but two new travel reports on our web page.

In our first travel report Course north we are exploring New Zealand´s far north.

Amongst other things we are fighting with a whole crowd of people for a hot spring on a beach, we are enjoying riding our motorcycles along the windy costal roads of the Coromandel Peninsula and in Auckland we get spoiled with original Bavarian Käsespätzle (cheese Spaetzle).

Furthermore we enjoy the great Kiwi hospitality once again and we experience one of our highlights in New Zealand, we are riding our bikes on the famous Ninety Mile Beach.
What a ride!

Click here for the full travel report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/05/18/neuseeland-13-kurs-nord/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

And as the title The last kilometers suggests, in our latest travel report it is all about our last motorcycle kilometers on New Zealand soil.

And these last kilometers have a lot to offer. We are visiting the most northern point of the North Island and we are training our motorcycle riding skills in the deep sand around the foot of massive sand dunes.

Furthermore Helmut becomes the victim of a nasty wasp attack and he has to deal with some more difficulties :)

Click here to read more about our adventurous last kilometers in New Zealand:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/06/07/neuseeland-14-die-letzten-kilometer/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the web page!)

Enjoy!

Yours
Bea & Helle

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Bea & Helle, Aug 17, 2014

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Hello!

In our new travel report Ka kite anoo Aotearoa! it´s time to say goodbye to the land of the long white cloud and to our friend Rik from Auckland who supported us so much.

Sometimes New Zealand made it quite hard for us to travel, as the weather conditions often haven´t been easy, but we will really miss the fantastic motorcycle roads, the incredible landscape and the friendly and helpful people!

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/08/10/neuseeland-16-ka-kite-anoo-neuseeland/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

In our second travel report Seperate ways we no, don´t panik, we don´t go separate ways now!

In fact, we have to send our faithful travel companions on a big journey all alone once again.
Therefore we have to prepare our bikes Alperer and Dicke Rosi and fit them into their new temporary homes.

But the clock is ticking and we don´t have much time left until our booked container vessel departs.

If we will make it and get our bikes ready to go in time? Have a look at our new travel report and find it out:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/06/29/neuseeland-15-getrennte-wege/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

Enjoy!

And we have released a new field report, this time about our Priums OmniFuel fuel cooker.

It starts with our search for a suitable cooker and the correct handling of a fuel cooker.

We also share our experience with the cooker in its daily use and tell you everything interesting you need to know about fuel cookers.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/ausrüstung/erfahrungsberichte/primus-benzinkocher/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

Happy cooking!

Yours
Bea & Helmut

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potski, Aug 18, 2014

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Hi Bea & Helle,

WOW, you guys did it! Two young adventurous people took two old Honda Transalps, prepared them and then explored on them.
You must have so many tales to tell! Your joy of travel/people/different cultures is evident. The bikes were prepared very well before you left and despite their many travels and spills they look fit to do it all again. I think your bikes are still at sea, but you have bought another faithful Transalp as transport, so now you have three
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Cheers
Potski

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Bea & Helle, Oct 9, 2014

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G´day mates,

lately we´ve been very quiet but during our stop over back in our home country Germany we´ve been very busy with fulltime jobs and preparing the next leg of our motorcycle journey.

But since one week we are in South America and now we´ll finally continue with posting exciting and informative travel reports, videos and pictures!

To finish our motorcycle travel through Oceania we want to begin with our Conclusion New Zealand which is finally online!

We have not only collected information about entering the country, the costs for camping & living and track information but we also share our personal tips & tricks which helped us a lot during our almost four month stay in New Zealand.

Furthermore we give you many useful information, prices, contact persons and GPS-coordinates about our motorcycle transport from New Zealand to Chile.

We hope that the information provided will help you plan your own motorcycle trip to New Zealand!

Click here for the Conclusion:http://www.timetoride.de/l%C3%A4nderinfos/fazit-neuseeland/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

In addition, we have posted a couple of pictures on our Facebook site to share our first experiences and impressions about South America.

One thing is for sure, South America is welcoming us with breathtaking landscapes, delicious Asado and incredible motorcycle roads!

Click here for the pictures: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-to-ride/115955945143396

Cheers from cold Mendoza/Argentina
Yours Bea & Helmut

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Bea & Helle, Oct 9, 2014

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 @Potski:
Thank you very much for your positive feedback!
We´ve been at home for about 5 month, working in fulltime jobs to refill our travel funds and preparing the next leg of our trip.
But now we are back on the road, exploring South America!
So have a look to this thread from time to time, we´ll keep you updated with our adventurous trip!


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Bea & Helle, Oct 17, 2014

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 G´day mates,

our first South America travel report All mans business is about Helmut on tour without Bea. But instead her he get´s supported by his mate Markus. The two went to Chile to deal with the customs and to get our bikes out of the port and they had to organize a safe parking place for our bikes for the next two month. But where is Bea? And why storing the bikes for two month?

Click here for the whole story:
www.timetoride.de/2014/10/16/s%C3%BCdamerika-1-chile-alles-m%C3%A4nnersache/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

Cheers from bloody hot, windy and dusty Parque Provincial Ischigualasto/Argentinien
Bea & Helle


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Bea & Helle, Oct 26, 2014

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 G´day mates,

in our new travel report Forces break Germany we are talking about our nearly six month stay back at home.
We had a lot to organize and to deal with, before we´ve been finally able to get back on the road at the End of September.

Click here for the report:
http://www.timetoride.de/2014/10/26/deutschland-letzte-vorbereitungen-der-countdown-l%C3%A4uft/
(Please use the language select button on the right hand side of the page!)

Cheers from beautiful Cafayate/North-Argentina
Bea & Helmut


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