Simon and Lisa Interview?

How do you ride around the world | Touratech Travel Talk Interview

During Touratech's 35-year anniversary we sat down with the German Motorcycle giant and chatted about riding, life on the road, how to get started and how to make long term travel actually work.

Some of the answers might surprise you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0knP0T-y0E

Right, this one felt a bit different.

We were at Touratech’s 35-year anniversary, where we sat down with a brand that’s been part of the adventure riding world for as long as most of us can remember, and had a proper chat. Not an overly polished, PR-friendly thing… just a conversation. The kind you’d usually have over a beer after a long day on the bike. It was called the 'Simon and Lisa Interview'. I kknow, not the most imaginative title...but accurate.

Lisa and I talked about the obvious stuff, riding, travel, the bikes, but also the bits people don’t always see. What it’s actually like living on the road long-term. The good days, yeah, but also the awkward, frustrating, slightly scruffy reality of it all.

And of course, the question comes up every time, how do you even start?

I think people expect some big, life-changing moment. A dramatic decision where everything just clicks into place. Honestly, it’s rarely like that. It’s usually a handful of small choices, made one after the other, that slowly pull you in a different direction. You don’t always notice it happening at the time.

We also got into what it takes to make this kind of life sustainable. Not just financially, because that’s only part of it, but mentally as well. Living on the road isn’t one long highlight reel. There are days when it’s hard work, a slog. Borders that test your patience. Plans that fall apart. Moments where you wonder what you’re doing.

But then something happens. A road, a conversation, a place you hadn’t planned on staying, and it reminds you why you started in the first place.

There’s a bit in this interview where Lisa says something quite simple, but it stuck with me afterwards. Not because it sounds clever, but because it’s true. And that tends to carry more weight. See if you can pick up on what it was.

Some of what we talk about here might not be what you expect, and that’s probably a good thing.

If you’ve ever thought about doing something like this, or you’re already partway down that road and figuring it out as you go, have a watch. Take from it what you will.