World On Wheels

14/08/2024

With Father's Day just around the corner, here's a suggestion for the paternal rider in your family! Order now and we'll get it in the post within 48 hours.

Free Back Issues! contains over 50 stories and anecdotes from 27 years touring the world on two wheels. Get it now from our website: www.WorldOnWheels.tours

29/07/2024

This will be a bit different from my usual travel posts. I’ve never done a 'Gear Review' before.

But I’ve just completed three back-to-back international tours, and this HELD riding gear is without doubt the best motorcycle clothing I have ever worn, in over thirty years of professional riding around the world. Ol’ mate Boris Mihailovic put me on to the Australian distributor, a company called Made In Germany, and I went to check out their stock. Ray Mig made it very easy for me to switch my allegiance immediately.

Believe me, I’ve tried quite a few brands over these 30 years. From top-end, expensive labels promising the world but failing to deliver, to second-tier, cheaper names which deliver what might subsequently be expected.

I travel to many of the planet’s most exotic and challenging locations several times a year, so my gear gets a really good workout. From teeming monsoon rains in the sub-continent, to searing heat in the deserts of Morocco, to freezing cold conditions in Iceland and Norway. And just about everything else in between.

I need gear which keeps me warm when it’s cold. HELD has the usual (but better quality) multiple liner options to allow layering when the bitter north wind begins to blow.

I need gear which cools me when it’s hot. This has very functional vents to facilitate flow-through ventilation.

I need gear which looks stylish! Can’t have the tour leader looking sloppy in front of many groups of 15-20 people now, can we?

I need gear which is comfortable. I can ride a 10-hour day in this and still feel fresh when I eventually park up.

Most of all, I need gear which is waterproof. Not just a label which says '100% Waterproof' on something which then leaks like a colander after 15 minutes in a moderate rainfall. This HELD gear is actually 100% waterproof. The jacket, the pants, the gloves and even the boots, have kept me dry and as warm as toast.

HELD was recently voted Best Clothing Brand 2024 by the highly-acclaimed international Motorrad Magazine, and I fully endorse their decision.

Rating: 10 out of 10 from the Rushin' Judge. Get yourself some HELD gear, you won’t regret it.

30/05/2024

Gorgeous Plitvicka National Park in Croatia, then across the border today into Bosnia-Herzegovina for a long ride across wide open spaces. Bosnia is so green! Delicious burek for lunch in Livno, then on to Sarajevo where we'll have a rest day tomorrow.

15/11/2023

Incredible Iceland!! The land of Fire and Ice. And volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, mountains, thermal springs, lakes, rivers, geysirs. The midnight sun, sensational roads and spectacular coastlines, nature untamed. Puffins, horses, whales, reindeer (all of which are optionally edible...). Fantastic food and wine, cold beers. What's not to love about Iceland? Join us in June 2024 for a once in a lifetime riding experience!
www.WorldOnWheels.tours/Incredible-Iceland

14/11/2023

Here's an ideal Christmas gift for the rider in your life! Head Honcho of World On Wheels, Mike Ferris has literally written the book on international motorcycle touring. Fifty short stories and tales, some of them humourous, some of them edifying, from over 27 years on the road taking like-minded spirits on adventures to all corners of the globe. Includes 70+ photographs. With Australia Post's blessings we can have it in your letterbox well before the fat fella climbs down your chimney.
Order it from the home page: www.WorldOnWheels.tours

06/11/2023

Who wants to ride the Italian Dolomites with us in May 2024? !!
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, and northern Italy all in the one tour. Optional (rest day 🙂) ride to Stelvio Pass.

Check out the full itinerary at www.WorldOnWheels.tours/Dalmatian-Delights

30/10/2023

Hey riders!
2024 is rapidly approaching -- have you chosen your international riding destination yet? Here are a few random images to serve as an inspiration 🙂 Check out our full 2024 tours portfolio at www.WorldOnWheels.tours

28/06/2023

It begins!! Our 2023 Incredible Iceland tour...

15/06/2023

We thought it might be time for a little reminder to pick up the Captain's book, Free Back Issues! A compendium of 50+ tales from 27 years on the road, 320 pages and over 70 photos. Get it from the website, www.WorldOnWheels.tours

22/02/2021

They're ba-a-aack!! We were quick to share the surprising news last year of Compass Expeditions closing their doors -- some folk thought we even jumped the gun a bit. So it's only fitting now that we share today's news that Compass are back. And rightly so; it's a business too good to let die. We wish Mick and Jerry and their two new business partners Brent and Ben all the best. And nice to know Veronica and Craig will be retained in the lineup.

"It’s now with the greatest of pleasure that we can announce that, like the legendary Phoenix, Compass Expeditions has arisen from the ashes and will once again offer world renowned, unique, exciting motorcycle tours across the globe." Mick McDonald.

29/10/2020

Latest issue of Adventure Rider mag, #43 in news shops now! Read how an Australian cricket captain helped us out of a confronting situation...

02/09/2020

Hm, what day of the week is it?

26/08/2020

Adventure Rider magazine Issue #42 is on the shelves at the moment, with a story that harks back to happier times when we were free to ride the world! This little travel tale took place in Turkey... 🙂

23/08/2020

09/08/2020

Well, 2020 continues to be a year of surprises and new challenges. But in the expectation that travel restrictions will eventually be lifted and the world can reset to a somewhat new normal, we've been working on our international motorcycle touring calendar for 2021.

22/07/2020

Congratulations to Captain Sharelle Quinn, who was selected for the honour of flying the last 747 from the Qantas fleet on its final flight today. As well as being the first female Captain of The Flying Kangaroo, Sharelle is a keen motorcyclist and a friend of World On Wheels, having done three tours with us recently.

03/07/2020

So the latest issue #41 of Adventure Rider magazine is on the shelves right now, and contains of course the regular column by Mike Ferris. This issue is a 4-page anecdote on a particular character we met in Iceland; go check it out!

03/05/2020

Well, ... the 4th of May. Today is the day 16 of us are supposed to fly into southern Spain, to pick up motorcycles and ride to Morocco tomorrow. For obvious reasons, it ain't happening, so I shall have to amuse myself (and possibly others) by looking back on this journey from recent years.

22/04/2020

Latest issue of Adventure Rider mag #40 on the shelves in Oz right now, with a 4-page article by columnist Mike Ferris. Go grab a copy!

10/04/2020

04/04/2020

We're getting quite a few people asking us if we have any clients stranded overseas during this pandemic Covid crisis. We can assure everyone that World On Wheels has no-one stuck overseas looking for a way to get home.

We were halfway through our Yaks 'n' Yetis tour of Nepal / India / Bhutan when we became aware of impending border closures and government restrictions. We took the difficult decision to terminate the tour early and fly out while we still could, and everyone made it back home in a timely manner.

We did have a group of 16 heading to Morocco at the end of this month, but this obviously has had to be cancelled. Or rather, postponed for an indefinite period of time.

Stay safe out there peeps, the world is a dangerous place right now. We can only hunker down and see out the storm, whilst we hope and prepare for brighter skies ahead.

31/03/2020

Many think Covid-19 is some kind of alien invasion that spells the end of the world. But the real threat to us is a much deadlier virus: a hatred of all the values that have underpinned our civilisation for centuries.

11/03/2020

Good morning Darjeeling! 'n'yetis

03/03/2020

So, fantastic first day's ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara, 200km in sunshine, and as we climb the stairs to our hotel rooms, this happens!

29/02/2020

Ah yes, there's only one city in the world that manages to do electrical work in such a special manner! It's good to be back in Kathmandu

19/02/2020

We have a little yarn in the current Adventure Rider Magazine #39 (Aust) about the time we were incarcerated for a week in Bolivia, while chaos ensued all around us and the Government subsequently fell...

03/12/2019

See our latest 'Postcards from the Edge' introducing our new two-wheeling travel brochure, celebrating the end of our 25th year with a special offer, and inviting you to our annual event!

https://email.worldonwheels.tours/t/r-190B4A950981057E2540EF23F30FEDED

Hot off the 'virtual press' is our latest two wheeling safari brochure created for your exhilaration and inspiration in 2020. Just click on the image to enjoy your digital copy.... we do recommend viewing on your desktop screen for maximum enjoyment!

08/11/2019

We're in Wollongong this weekend participating in the Australian Motorcycle Festival. Come on down and say G'day!!

27/10/2019

Moto2 is GO!!

24/10/2019

We're at Phillip Island for the Oz MotoGP -- come on down and visit our Expo stand and enjoy the superb racing!