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“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

Not chasing destinations.
Chasing the feeling of getting there.

We’re Agata and Joris – two riders exploring the world on two wheels. From remote off-road tracks to long-distance journeys across continents, we share real stories, tested gear and the kind of adventure you can’t always plan.

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    Caucasus Tour 2013: 6,500 Kilometres, Three Weeks and a Few Lessons Along the Way

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PLOT TWIST: THE SUITCASE STRIKES BACK! Remember y PLOT TWIST: THE SUITCASE STRIKES BACK!

Remember yesterday's post about the three near-heart attacks during my Vietnam preparations?
Well, apparently, the universe decided that three weren't enough. 

After successfully rescuing my passport from an accidental trip to the Netherlands, confirming that my international driving permit was actually valid, and making an emergency trip to Hopper Garage to retrieve my forgotten riding gear, I thought the drama was finally over.

Oh, how wrong I was.

While packing, I managed to kick my suitcase. Hard. With my right foot.
The result? One increasingly purple, swollen and rather painful fourth toe. And a growing suspicion that I had just broken it. 🤦‍♀️

A day before flying to Vietnam. For nine days of off-road motorcycling.
Seriously?!?!

So instead of finishing packing, I found myself walking (!) to the hospital, on Polish Independence Day, when everything was operating in emergency mode.
Two hours, one X-ray and a considerable amount of worrying later...

🥁🥁🥁

NOT BROKEN! 
Just spectacularly bruised.

I've never been so happy to hear that I'd simply managed to hurt myself like an idiot. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

So the Vietnam adventure is still on! The suitcase, however, is officially my biggest enemy and will be handled with extreme caution from now on.

Today is departure day. I still have to finish packing, and get myself onto that plane.

What could possibly go wrong? 

Actually, DON'T ANSWER THAT.

Vietnam, here I come! 

Hopefully.

[Agata] 

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**ADV Hoppers Archive: Caucasus Tour 2013** The a **ADV Hoppers Archive: Caucasus Tour 2013**

The archives are officially open! 

And we're starting with a journey that, back in 2013, I described as "the trip of my life."

Three weeks, 6,500 kilometres, six motorcycles and a group of people I barely knew before departure. The destination? Georgia, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

There were spectacular mountains, ancient monasteries, unforgettable encounters, challenging roads and quite a lot of mud. There were also approximately 12 motorcycle falls , a damaged pannier, occasional tears of frustration and plenty of laughter.

It wasn't always easy. And I definitely wasn't always enjoying myself. But looking back, I wouldn't change a thing.

This trip taught me a lot about riding, travelling with others and, perhaps most importantly, myself.

And there's another reason this story feels special today: part of our route took us through Nagorno-Karabakh, a region whose political and human reality has changed dramatically since our visit.

I've dug out my original Polish travel diaries, skipped the daily breakfast reports and turned them into one longer story.

Full story on **ADVHOPPERS.EU** — link in bio (IG) / link below (FB).

*Old Roads. New Stories.*

[Agata]

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Introducing ADV Hoppers Archive — Old Roads, New S Introducing ADV Hoppers Archive — Old Roads, New Stories!

Long before ADV Hoppers became a two-person adventure, there were already plenty of roads travelled, borders crossed, motorcycles dropped (some things never change 😉), and stories worth telling.

Some of those adventures happened more than a decade ago. Back then, I was sharing them on my personal blog, in Polish, usually as daily travel diaries. Lots of details, plenty of emotions, and probably far too many descriptions of breakfasts and fuel stops. 

Now I've decided to dust off those old travel journals, give them a little makeover, and bring them to ADV Hoppers.

Not simply translating them, but turning them into proper travel stories — keeping the original adventures, impressions, occasional frustrations and my (sometimes questionable) sense of humour.

And we're starting with Caucasus Tour 2013. 

Three weeks, 6,500 kilometres, incredible mountain roads, muddy challenges, a few bruises to the ego, and a journey through Georgia, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh — a region that has changed dramatically since then.

It was one of those trips that taught me a lot about motorcycle riding. And even more about myself.

📖 First story coming soon to ADVHOPPERS.EU!

A little journey into the past. Because some adventures deserve to be told again.

[Agata]

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Right on time… only a few months before the next w Right on time… only a few months before the next women-only trip 😄
Finally sharing the story from our Nepal ride through Upper Mustang — dusty roads, high passes, apple pie ranking, and a group of badass women on bikes.
Better late than never, right? 
Full story on the blog.
And a video will follow shortly!

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Getting there… eventually. The plan was ACT Greec Getting there… eventually.

The plan was ACT Greece.

Getting to the start of ACT Greece? Well, that became a trip of its own.

Poland → Serbia → North Macedonia → Albania → a few unexpected days off here and there → a change of plans → another change of plans → and finally… Leskovik.

Not exactly the route, timing or journey we had imagined when leaving home.

But that's motorcycle travel for you. Sometimes getting there is half the adventure.

Here's the short version.
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