Finding Words to Live By in Dad's Letters

When Dustin Grinnell learned that his Fulbright-National Geographic Fellowship application didn’t make the cut last fall, he quit his job and carried out the proposal on his own, traveling to China to learn about traditional Chinese medicine (documented on Instagram here). When he returned stateside, he took off on a 4,300-mile road trip on his 1982 Honda Nighthawk. Grinnell dedicated this video, produced in collaboration with Adrian Stratulat, to his father, whose favorite axiom inspired the journey: "Geologically speaking, a human life is only ten seconds long."




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This Couple Travels the World in a Toyota Pickup

Ashley and Richard Giordano are behind Desk to Glory, an overland trip that the couple pursued in the usual fashion. In the fall of 2013, they quit their jobs, sold their belongings on Craigslist, rented their condo, and hit the road in a Toyota pickup. When a hiatus in their trip landed them back in Vancouver for work, they quickly realized that the truck had become home. The team behind Koyo Photography caught up with the couple to find out why. You can follow Koyo Photography on Facebook here and on Instagram here.

“FOLLOWING FILLMORE”

Outside the Life of a Superbike Racer

Temecula, CA — There’s 5 weeks off from the AMA Superbike season in August but that doesn’t mean Chris Fillmore takes a break. After a hard weekend at Miller Motorsports Park Fillmore is ready to recharge in Utah, the summer Mecca of everything outdoors.

In Following Fillmore, episode eleven, follow Chris from single-tracking with Josh Hayes, on off-road adventures, all set on a backdrop on some of the most remarkable vistas in the world. “I love being here,” says Chris, “it’s the mountains, the people…it’s everything, it’s kind of like a second home.”

Tune in to the latest installment of Following Fillmore, at YouTube.com to see the races, reunions, and everything in between in the mountains of Utah.

Fabulous !! Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip

20 times around the planet 23-year road trip

Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road tripBack in 1989, as the Berlin Wall fell, Gunther Holtorf and his wife Christine set out on what was meant to be an 18-month tour of Africa in their Mercedes Benz G Wagen. Now, with more than 800,000km (500,000 miles) on the clock, Gunther is still going.

The German former airline executive has travelled the equivalent of 20 times around the planet in the vehicle - which he calls Otto. He says he has never had a serious breakdown. Recently in Vietnam, Canadian-born photographer David Lemke joined Gunther on one section of his epic journey.