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ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE TOURING EUROPE & WORLD TOURS
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Globe Rider Adventure motorcycle guide
SteveHotson Proprietor of Globerider
Photographer & adventure motorcyclist
20 years adventure motorcycling experience.
First motorcycle was a DT which laid the foundations for the inspiration to go desert riding
in Egypt where I acquired a basic appreciation of
instinctive bike control . . & that's as far as my off-roading goes. Following my instincts & exploring the World are my current passions, with a huge desire to inspire & encourage other riders to come exploring & experience the amazing depth of culture & biking lands that head east of Blighty!
Overland Trips include;
Europe:
Road tours throughout Europe & Scandinavia: from 1983 onward Including; Italy, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Hungary, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, Andorra, Portugal.
Africa:
Overland motorcycle expedition to Morocco: 1987
Overland motorcycle expedition Egypt: 1989
Length of the Nile to Sudan
Eastern Europe:
Overland Motorcycle touring to Budapest from 2004
Including; Hungary, Poland, Czech republic, Slovakia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania
Western Africa:
Western Kenya; 2002 photo assignment including extensive overland travel
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Globe Rider Adventure motorcycle guide
MickTabone Globerider
Adventure motorcyclist, qualified first aid
& diving instructor. Coming from an adventurous career in the Army before moving on to manage a large transport operation, Mick has a wealth of passion & experience for all things adventure & travel related. A competent mechanic & holds professional qualifications in road transport management. A really helpful guy to have on your tour, Mick brings a huge depth of logistics, transport & management skills to the GlobeRider team and will be playing a leading role in developing our World touring program.
Motorcycle Trips include;
Europe:
Italy, Malta, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, Italian Islands
Africa:
Overland motorcycle expeditions
throughout
Morocco
USA:
Travelled across every American state
on a Yamaha Tenere

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®Steve hotson GlobeRider UK photographer & adventure motorcyclist
contact me directly:
email: contact@globerider.co.uk
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GLOBE RIDER MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURES
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| 1989 a trip of a lifetime to the great Pyramids of Egypt! With an ever faithful 'Teresa' . . . a simple Yamaha XT 600 Tenere |
Photography & travel assignment project throughout western Kenya,
documenting the resourceful lives of
the extra ordinary Kenyan people. |
Photography workshop in Kenya
helping children from the Kisumu
slums tell their own stories through
simple images and photographs. |
Distracted by Slovakian locals
on the Budapest recee trip -
resulting in a 2am ride back home across the Czech border! |
Adventure motorcyclist with over 20 years riding experience
Nationality: British / Hungarian. Family near Budapest
Machine of choice: BMW 1200 Adventure - saves carrying chain oil!
Photographer & Director of Lephoto foto agency & library
Other info: motor mechanic, biker for 20+ years, martial arts,
photography, good coffee, anything adventure motorcycling related! |
Steve hotson Globe Rider UK - photographer & adventure motorcyclist
For general enquiries you can contact me directly:
email: contact@globerider.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)7788 101144
Post:
24 North Parade, Lincoln, LN1 1LB, UK
All visits by prior appointment.
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Who are we?
Adventure bike tours are operated by Globe Rider - Steve Hotson - photographer & adventure motorcyclist. Travelling from the UK I will take you on amazing European adventures that will enable you to experience ten countries in 2 weeks! travelling across the Alps & eastern Europe to Budapest. 2009 also includes a China recee' expedition of the first stage of the China world tour, with full around the world tours from 2011.
see World Tours This is not a large corporate run business - more a combination of riders experiences from many years travelling put together into 'select' adventure tours for passionate motorcyclists who are looking to try somewhere & something different! Exploring the hidden gems of European motorcycling & in particularly - eastern Europe, Budapest & the fantastic riding routes that take us there and back!!! |
Why take a supported tour?
GlobeRider tours are all about enabling you to keep the independence of travelling alone whilst benefiting from the support and friendship of a small group of riders. With maybe two weeks touring, it can be difficult to make the most of that time if you've got to worry about finding places to stop, good riding routes as well as dealing with travel formalities, currency and motoring requirements for each country.
We assist with all of this, providing planning & assistance for travelling through each country, leaving you free to simply enjoy the great riding &
freeing up more of your time to enjoy the bike and absorb the local cultures.
At the end of each day, you'll know that you've got a good place to stop where you can unwind and enjoy a good meal and drinks together & look forward to planning the next days riding.
We also provide route packs, sat nav co ordinates, currency assistance & lots of experience and local knowledge to show you routes & places that
you'd probably never discover yourself! There's plenty of opportunity to explore and take your own detours, with the reassurance that if you need assistance you're never far away from a group of like minded travellers. |
Why travel with us?
If you're interested in a more adventurous guided tour of Europe, experiencing the real cultures of eastern Europe with specialist knowledge of Budapest & Hungary. Travel with an experienced motorcyclist & professional photographer with a real passion for east europe & globe trotting by motorcycle! Maybe you're looking for a little more stimulating travel to explore you and your bikes true potential!?
GlobeRider UK to China makes the ultimate overland motorcycle expedition possible for an elite small group of riders, with full planning, support & China motorcycle guide services.
Attempting this overland trip alone is extremely difficult & expensive. GlobeRider UK makes the dream a possibility.
Life changing opportunity to ride the silk route across China with us. Our unique approach to this project combines a wealth of experiences to offer all the support you will need to achieve this ultimate challenge, whilst maintaining a very strong element of adventure and independence. That's what we call 'Independent Rider' world touring! |
Where can we take you?
My specialisation is stimulating eastern european adventure tours, riding across ten countries, Amazing roads, cultures, food & accommodation. That's the TEN COUNTRY EAST EUROPE TOUR! & from 2009 'The Ultimate world adventures' UK to Kazakhstan, China & RTW. Specializing in eastern Europe my touring schedule is focused on providing supported touring trips for the more independent rider who is looking to explore somewhere different from the usual tourist routes.
May to September - 10 Country European motorcycle touring holidays, each one a different adventure.
France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland
London to Beijing
Motorcycle to China |
When to tour?
The best time to experience east europe is May & September, when the roads are quieter the weather calmer and the light has an amazing warmth. Heading far "far-east" is best attempted early summer. |
What's special?
Eastern Europe takes you back to times when things were done right, a little slower with more thought! Leave the hustle & bustle of the West behind! On these trips you'll get a taste of everything, but our ultimate destination of Hungary will leave you with the most amazing memories.
Budapest's stunning variety of relaxing thermal spas have got to be seen to be believed and there's no better place to unwind after a days riding! I have traveled extensively in eastern europe. My father is Hungarian & we have family near Budapest. I will be able to take you on a magical adventure across Europe & have the knowledge & experience to guide you around Budapest's hidden treasures 'the Paris of the East' |
Adventurous RTW Expeditions!?
The ultimate motorcycle world touring adventures, Photography & expedition travelling across the whole of eastern europe, June 2009.
China motorbike tours.
The perfect adventure tours for motorcyclists looking for independence whilst still benefiting from the support and friendship of a small group of riders. Evolving into a unique elite group of globe riders, sharing adventures, experiences and friendships with fellow adventure riders from around the world. This global riding project will evolve into a unique diverse team of explorers from all corners of the world, enabling us to explore & ride the world together.
For further motorcycle touring information and to register your interest, please email us: info@globerider.co.uk |
Globe Rider ® Sole proprietor & inspiration behind Globerider Adventure Bike Tours
GlobeRider® & the GlobeRider logo are registered trademarks in the UK.
Zen travel philosophy: make plans, be spontaneous, go with your instincts.
On these tours we'll do it all!

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These trips are about adventure Motorcycle journeys with a destination.
There are lots of other tour companies that will guide you around the same paths of tourists.
Our journeys are about new experiences, discovering places that you wouldn't otherwise explore.
Travel and exploring new places is important . . . It kick starts your imagination. Everything becomes more real and purposeful,
Your senses are awaken as you are focused on learning more, exploring and discovering more about the wider world out there.
What is everybody else in the world doing today? Why not come see for yourself!? . . . . |
The Ultimate adventure motorcycle expedition to China scouting ride 2009, & full CHINA tours from 2011.
Applications invited from adventure motorcyclists looking for the ultimate overlanding motorcycle adventures across east Europe to Asia.
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The ultimate motorcycle adventures for riders who want to ride around the world with the support of a group,
whilst still maintaining a strong element of independence.
Routes and initial accommodation stop points are planned, with full route guides and sat nav co ordinates, enabling you to enjoy the riding of every country safe in the knowledge that you'll know how far and where you need to get each day to enjoy great riding and a good place to stop. I do however like to include a strong element of spontaneity and leave room for a little improvising! Adventure motorcycling should be exciting,
challenging, stimulating and not too scripted! |
GlobeRider My earliest childhood memories are of wandering with my plastic motorbike & sidecar, exploring the rough ground around my home, before it turned into more houses. I guess I'd be about 4 years old when collecting old car parts I fell down a big hole & completed my first expedition! I kept exploring, soon I'd raised enough money to buy some camping gear & slowly dared to venture further & further, initially just to the local fields where I'd make base camp and cook dinner. And then quite some years later, the revelation that at 17 I'd be able to buy a vehicle with an engine & travel great distances overseas. But I couldn't wait that long, so learned to drive on fields & booked my driving test for my 17th birthday - which I just had to pass. I fitted a new engine and armed a few tools & my new map of Europe + £100, headed for Scandinavia, via Paris! Magic times, until I was challenged at the German border - for driving before I was 18! oh, & had my own British Policemen waiting for me when I got back off the boat at Dover, who had been advised that there was a very young chap travelling across Europe who couldn't possibly be legal to drive at 17. Motorcycling continually allows me to live my dreams. Biking to Casablanca for my 21 st birthday - riding to the Pyramids - & some years later discovering my Fathers homeland, his family & the Hungarian house he was born in. This discovery led me to ride to Budapest, where I discovered with a little creative riding, I could explore 10 - Countries in 2 weeks - & just as other 40 year olds were enjoying mid life crises, GlobeRider was born again!
Motorcycling continues to enable me to explore my wildest dreams - some remain distant dreams & some become amazing realities to treasure. My continuing ability to travel by motorcycle is a great gift. This is an amazing time to live, with incredible opportunities to travel. I dare to continue my dreams, to keep exploring and share experience & experiences with my fellow travellers as we continue to journey & find 'The Way' around the World. Stevehotson |
contact
email: contact@globerider.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)7788 101144
Post: 24 North Parade, Lincoln, LN1 1LB
UK
All visits are by prior appointment.
Interested in pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone?
Where would you like to adventure?
Motorcycle adventure tours UK, Germany, black forest and complete circuit tour of Germany, Austria, swiss Alps, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, world tourings, Turkey, Black sea, Kazakhstan, China RTW,

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