What The Press Say
Mike Carter, Freelance journalist to the Observer & Guardian
Mike rode with GlobeBusters from Arica, Chile to Alta Gracia, Argentina on the High Andes Expedition in May 2008 and reflected on his final day with us, in the Travel section of the guardian.co.uk
"My last day with the group was spent in Alta Gracia. The day after they would be heading off to Buenos Aires, where they'd started their trip five weeks and 5,000 miles before. I was to give Kev's wife Julia back her beloved BMW and would fly home from Córdoba.
That night, as on every night in Argentina, we dined in a fine restaurant and ate an entire herd of cattle. If you ask them nicely, they'll often bring you a sprig of lettuce as garnish as well. The food was washed down, as ever, with wine that felt so sublime on the tongue it seemed a crime to swallow it.
The group talked about the trip, about Peru and Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, recalled the roads and the spills and the near misses and the things they had seen which would stay with them forever. For this had been an adventure, not a holiday; exposed and vulnerable on a bike, a part of the landscape through which you travel, it brings a real feeling of achievement, of movement, of sensual pleasure, of survival. Because no matter how many times the cliché is repeated, it holds true: driving a car is like watching a movie; riding a motorcycle like being in one. And when the bill came, as on every night, we all looked at it with wonder as pesos to pounds was calculated and, as I glanced round, I sensed, I think, a collective thought: this is living, really living."
You can read the three part series in the guardian.co.uk below:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Finn Gillespie, Deputy Editor with the Irish Sunday World and correspondent with the Irish Bike Buyers Guide
 Finn joined the 2009 Trans Americas expedition for a few weeks in Patagonia, riding a BMW F800GS. His experiences were the basis of several articles in the Irish press. Finn wrote..
"I rode with Globebusters on the final leg of the Trans Am 2009. It was without doubt the most amazing motorcycle adventure I’ve ever been lucky enough to experience.
I can still see the alluring glint from the snow-peaked Andes as we left Santiago, smell the lamb sizzling on an open barbecue as we rode into an estancia (ranch) in Argentina after yet another spectacular day’s riding, and feel the outpouring of joy and relief as my fellow riders realised just what they’d accomplished on arriving at the ‘end of the world’ in Ushuaia.
And all of this emotion was shared by the Globebusters team - Kevin, Julia and Jeff ‘The Van Man’ - as they had once again successfully guided a group of riders of all shapes and sizes to the end of a journey that most people will only ever experience through the pages of a book or entries on a blog.
If you’re planning on taking on that trip of a lifetime, Globebusters are the people who can make it all the more enjoyable through their vast and invaluable experience on the road, thoroughly professional back-up and route notes that will take you to Nirvana and beyond.
Don’t dream about it, just do it…and let Globebusters help make that dream a reality.
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Dave Batchelor, 2006 Content Editor of RiDE magazine
 Dave joined the first Trans Am (November 2005) in Bariloche, Argentina and rode the final section down to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. He finishes his article about his experience as follows:
"If I haven't conveyed the true sense of camaraderie we enjoyed on the trip, it's because there isn't enough space for the jokes, endless discussions about motorcycles, about travelling, about families, the meaning of life and what it means to be doing the one thing we love - riding bikes.
Kevin & Julia made it easy, with pace notes, superb accommodation, expert guidance and back-up. It was a pleasure to ride with them. If it come to it, put that new kitchen on hold and instead try one of their trips. Not all of us will get the chance to do something as extravagant as ride the Trans Americas, but if this journey has taught me anything, it's that we should all push our boundaries that little bit further - across that blue mountain topped with snow and over that angry or glimmering sea.
And do it today, before the concrete sets hard on much more...
Ian Mutch, MAG President & Editor of "The ROAD" magazine
Author of Looking For America, Lowrider, Motorcycles Forever and Riding With the Beast.
 Ian travelled with GlobeBusters on the North & West Africa trip in November 2008.
"A fantastic experience. There are few places on earth that quite conjure the same romantic appeal as crossing the Sahara. It's one of those great tick boxes that just has to done and the reality is that it's very do-able, on any bike. I used a Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide Custom. The Moroccan loops before the crossing, and the sub Saharan riding after it, add necessary colour and variety to the experience - the Sahara crossing itself only takes five fairly easy days.
There's no need to cover crazy mileages or ride into the night on this trip. I rode at my own pace which is unique to me and met up with people from time to time on the road but always in the evening.
It's a thought provoking trip that is well organised with route notes, nightly briefings and help at the borders in dealing with the bureaucracy. I.ve often travelled abroad on my own but with a trip like this you get the advantage of others looking after a lot of the hassle and if you don't hit the right buttons in Africa you could end up well stuck. You also have the fun of meeting up with a crowd of people in the evening to share experiences with and you have the peace of mind of a back up van.
It also very fairly priced - you'd be hard pressed to better the cost on your own unless you slept by the road."
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